Kenneth T. Whitby Award American Association for Aerosol Research

The Kenneth T. Whitby Award “recognizes outstanding technical contributions aerosol science and technology by a young scientist. The purpose of the award is to encourage continued work in the field and ongoing support of such endeavors”. The award honors Kenneth T. Whitby, known for his contributions to aerosol measurement, the study of aerosol properties and behavior, and the nature of atmospheric aerosols.

2010 Recipient of the Kenneth T. Whitby Award Wendelin J. Stark, Ph.D. ETH Zurich, Switzerland Nominated by Professor Dr. Sotiris E. Pratsinis Ph.D. at ETH Zurich, 2002 Associate Professor, ETHZ, referred journal articles on aerosol engineering in heterogeneous catalysis, and aerosol synthesis of nanomaterials for medical, biological and chemistry applications Founder of the Functional Material Laboratory with a focus on aerosol synthesis of nanomaterials at the interface between medicine, biology and chemistry, “...introduced new aerosol production method for inorganic salt and bio-ceramic nanoparticles....essential in bone and dental prosthetics...” “....introduced a new mechanism for how nanoparticles enter in cells, the so-called “Trojan horse” that gave him the 2008 ACS Science Award in Environmental Science for the corresponding 2007 article in ES&T.....”