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he M.W. Welch International Scholarship was established in 1965 to support younger scientists working abroad in vacuum science and technology. The scholarship was made possible by support from M.W. Welch, and the Welch family continues to provide funds annually. The first scholar was chosen in 1968, and scholars have been identified each year since then. The scholarship amounts to $15,000 per year.
The Announcement, Application and Research Proposal and Agreement forms are available on the web or by contacting the Administrator: Dr. F.R. Shepherd, 3 Grierson Lane, Ottawa, Ontario, K2W 1A6, Canada, frank_shepherd@avs.org.
Deadline for application for a given year is 15 April of the preceding year.
Organizational structure of the M.W. Welch Foundation is:
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Scientific Director: Mariano Anderle (It)
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Scholarship Treasurer: Stephen Rossnagel (USA)
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IUVSTA Treasurer (Ex-Officio): John Grant (USA)
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Trustees:
--Janez Setina (Slovenia) (till 2010)
--Ugo Valbusa (Italy) (till 2011)
--Ivan Petrov (USA) (till 2012)
--Lars Montelius (Sweden) (till 2013)
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Administrator: F.R. Shepherd (CN)
The scholars and their countries of origin and study have been:
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Year
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Name
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Country of Origin
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Country of Study
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1969
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J. Lopez-Sancho
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Spain
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USA
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1970
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M. Vesely
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Czechoslovakia
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USA
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1971
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S. Tabata
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Japan
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France
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1972
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E. Rieger
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Hungary
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Netherlands
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1973
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J. Czyzewski
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Poland
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USA
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1974
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O. Christensen
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Denmark
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France
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1975
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S. M. Ojha
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India
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USA
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1976
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H. Urbankova
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Czechoslovakia
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USA
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1977
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H. Kezuka
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Japan
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Germany
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1978
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L. Verheij
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Netherlands
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United Kingdom
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1979
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P. I. Cohen
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USA
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Not Used
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1980
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J. A. Kolaczkiewicz
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Poland
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Germany
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1981
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C. V. Dharmadhikari
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India
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USA
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1982
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P. A. Dowben
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USA
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Germany
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1983
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Antoni Ciszewski
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Poland
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USA
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1984
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Catherine Foley
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Australia
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USA
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1985
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Jan Paul
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Sweden
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United Kingdom
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1986
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Yumin Gao
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China
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France
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1987
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S. N. Sahu
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India
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Australia
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1988
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G. M. Sundaram
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USA
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United Kingdom
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1989
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Suda Uthanna
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India
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Germany
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1990
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Lars G. Hultman
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Sweden
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USA
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1991
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M.-A. Hassan
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Iraq/Sweden
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USA
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1992
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Jose del Barco
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Argentina
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France
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1993
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Wu Hong
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China
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USA
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1994
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Marlin Foltin
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Slovakia
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USA
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1995
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Wei Yang
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China
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USA
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1996
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Helmut Öfner
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Austria
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USA
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1997
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Sasha Gorer
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Israel
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USA
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1998
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M. Keidar
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Israel
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USA
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1999
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She Guan Wang
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China/Israel
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USA
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2000
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Erik Svedberg
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Sweden
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USA
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2001
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Christine A. Nicoll
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Canada
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United Kingdom
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2002
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Muhammad Tawalbeh
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Jordan
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Canada
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2003
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Rafi Shikler
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Israel
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United Kingdom
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2004
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Maksim Kireitseu
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Belarus
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USA
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2005
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Johanna Rosen
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Germany
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Australia
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| 2006 |
Oren Tal
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Israel |
The Netherlands |
| 2007 |
Alexy Shashurin
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Israel |
USA |
| 2008 |
Henning Urban
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Germany |
United Kingdom |
| 2009 |
Antonio Politano
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Italy |
Spain |
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Applications must be received prior to April 30 for the scholarship starting in September of that year. The applicant must have a letter forwarded from the laboratory in which she or he proposes to study in support of the application. The Announcement, Application and Research Proposal and Agreement forms are available on the web or by contacting the administrator: Dr. F.R. Shepherd, 3 Grierson Lane, Ottawa, Ontario K2W 1A6, Canada, frank_shepherd@avs.org
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