EIPBN Early Career Award
The EIPBN Early Career Award recognizes outstanding researchers who are in the early stages of their career for technical contributions to nanofabrication technology and service to the EIPBN community. The award shall consist of a plaque and a cash award of USD $1,000. The recipient of the award will also be invited to give the annual EIPBN Early Career Award Lecture. The nominations for 2026 are due Friday, March 20, 2026.
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Congratulations to the 2026 Early Career Award Winner!
Jessica Andriolo, Montana Technological University
Jessica Andriolo is the 2026 Early Career Award winner at EIPBN. Dr. Andriolo is a Research Associate, the Director of Technology Transfer, and an Affiliate Faculty member at Montana Technological University. She leads research and translation efforts within the Montana Tech Nanotechnology Lab (MTNL), overseeing a multidisciplinary team spanning undergraduate through doctoral researchers and contributing to the development of the institution’s nanofabrication and characterization capabilities. Dr. Andriolo’s work centers on electrospinning as a versatile platform for functional nanoscale materials, with applications spanning biomedicine, energy, and environmental technologies. Her group has developed electrospun systems and materials for antimicrobial and antiviral therapies, photonic drug delivery, photovoltaics, flexible and wearable sensing, energy storage devices operable in extreme environments, and environmental filtration systems. A defining aspect of her approach is a strong emphasis on translational impact, with multiple technologies progressing toward commercialization, including licensed inventions. In addition to her research, she has played a key role in building infrastructure and educational pathways in nanofabrication at Montana Tech where she helped establish the first cleanroom facility and developed new interdisciplinary coursework in biomedical engineering.
Eligibility
Nominees for the EIPBN Early Career Award must satisfy the following criteria:
- Have made significant advances to nanofabrication technology and presented that work at one or more EIPBN meetings.
- Have received their terminal degrees less than 10 years prior to the year under consideration.
- Be in a full-time appointment in academia, government laboratory, or industry.
Nomination Procedure
Applications to the award should include:
- A one-page application form including the name and affiliation of the candidate, the number of years in current position, the year terminal degree was received, and contact information for two references who are active at EIPBN.
- A one-page description of noteworthy contributions and future vision to nanofabrication technology and service to EIPBN.
- Current CV.
- Two letters of support from active EIPBN participants (program, advisory, committee members, etc.).
Please submit by email a single PDF including the application form, description of contribution, and CV to the EIPBN Conference Chair at cc26@eipbn.org. The applicant should also arrange to have the reference letters sent to the Conference Chair before the deadline.
Applications to the award should include:
- A one-page application form including the name and affiliation of the candidate, the number of years in current position, the year terminal degree was received, and contact information for two references who are active at EIPBN.
- A one-page description of noteworthy contributions and future vision to nanofabrication technology and service to EIPBN.
- Current CV.
- Two letters of support from active EIPBN participants (program, advisory, committee members, etc.).
Please submit by email a single PDF including the application form, description of contribution, and CV to the EIPBN Conference Chair at cc26@eipbn.org. The applicant should also arrange to have the reference letters sent to the Conference Chair before the deadline.
Award Administration
The applications will be reviewed by the EIPBN Steering Committee on the following criteria: 1) Novelty of technical contributions, 2) Impact of research, and 3) service to EIPBN community. The EIPBN Early Career Award recipient will be announced two weeks before the conference and be recognized at the annual conference banquet.
2025 Early Career Award
Carla Perez-Martinez, University College London
Carla Perez-Martinez is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London. Dr Perez-Martinez joined the LCN in 2020, where she is a principal investigator leading work towards the development of nanomanufacturing technologies based on new sources of ions from ionic liquids. Dr Perez-Martinez obtained her BS, MS, and PhD degrees from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in 2011, 2013 and 2016, respectively. From 2016 to 2019 she was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Oxford, where she was also appointed Junior Research Fellow of Trinity College.