MSA 2021 Awards
development of new techniques that have contributed to the advancement of microscopy and microanalysis. A technologist is defined as an individual whose primary role is in microscopy and microanalysis tool development or service. Established principal investigators/project managers are not eligible for this award.
Fiori Award: Karen Bustillo Karen Bustillo joined the
Karen Bustillo, Principal Scientific Engineering
Associate,
Center for Electron Microscopy, Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
National
Lawrence Berkeley National Center for Electron Microscopy (NCEM) in 2013 aſter complet- ing her PhD in Materials Sci- ence and Engineering from UC Berkeley, where she used photoluminescence, Raman spectroscopy, and TEM to study electronic materials. She also has a strong background in solid-state NMR. Trough the Molecular Founder user program at NCEM, Karen has worked with and contributed to the research of microsco- pists from around the world. At the NCEM, she manages three transmission electron microscopes with emphasis
on STEM EDS, 4D-STEM, and in situ capabilities. She is also a highly sought-aſter mentor for new users and staff at LBL and has made a lasting impact in the EM community far beyond LBL. Last year, she was the scientific contact person for over 30 active projects from national and international groups (plus another ∼70 users that use the three instruments she oversees on day-to-day operations). She is the scientific advisor on a portfo- lio of user projects that includes soſt organic materials, inorganic nanoparticles, cosmic samples, and biological samples. With the NCEM team, she has pushed the development of scanning nano diffraction, or 4D-STEM, especially as it is applied to polymers, framework materials, and other beam-sensitive materials.
Hildegard H. Crowley Award for Outstanding Technologist in the Biological Sciences Tis award annually honors a technologist from the
biological sciences who has made significant contributions, such as the development of new techniques that have contributed to the advancement of microscopy and microanalysis. A technologist is defined as an individual whose primary role is in microscopy and microanalysis tool development or service. Established principal investigators/project managers are not eligible for this award.
Crowley Award: Trace A. Christensen Trace is a Research and Development Specialist at the Mayo
Clinic Microscopy and Cell Analysis Core Facility in Roches- ter, MN. He received a BS degree in Biology from Saint John’s University and MS degree in Biotechnology Enterprise from Johns Hopkins University. Trace has also spent time training at MBL, University of Colorado Boulder, and the Scripps Research Institute. He has worked in biological microscopy and research
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Leona Cohen-Gould, Senior Staff Associate in Biochemistry, Micros- copy, and Image Analysis, and Core Co-Director, Electron Microscopy and Optical Microscopy Cores, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York.
Trace A. Christensen, Mayo Clinic Microscopy and Cell Analysis Core.
for over thirty years at the Mayo Clinic. He is involved in designing experiments and developing protocols to facilitate the research goals of investigators using a variety of imaging modalities. He has extensive experience in micro- wave processing and 3DEM techniques. Recently, he con- tributed significantly to work in mitochondrial dynamics of Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, Usher syndrome, and ischemic strokes. Trace enjoys mentor- ing both undergrad and gradu- ate students. He helped design
and build a 3DEM service at the Mayo Clinic that includes processing, serial block-face imaging, and data analysis that is utilized by researchers at the Mayo Clinic and throughout the country. Trace has been an active member of MSA since 2003 and served as Treasurer of the Diagnostic and Biomedical Microscopy Focused Interest Group for several years. He is also a member of the Minnesota Microscopy Society and is actively working to help bring new microscopy and data analysis tech- nologies to local universities and research institutions.
Morton D. Maser Distinguished Service Award Tis award recognizes outstanding volunteer service to the
Microscopy Society of America as exemplified by Mort Maser, who served the Society for many years with great dedication. Tis award is made annually to honor an MSA member who has provided significant volunteer service to the Society over a sustained period of time.
Morton D. Maser Award: Leona Cohen-Gould Lee has been an active
member of 1980 and has
(E)MSA since attended the
annual M&M meeting since 1998. She is a member of the Certification Board and the Technologists’ Forum, and she was Chair of the Certifi- cation Board from 2011–2013, Vice-Chair from 2015–2018, and is once again serving as Chair, 2019–2021. In her role as Chair, Lee coordinates the biannual exam cycle to certify Biological EM Technologists. She reviews the applicants for eligibility, arranges for a proctor, and administers the written exam. She collects the submissions for the practi- cal exam and distributes the
material to other Board members for evaluation and grading. She then notifies the candidate of the results. Lee regularly
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