THE KEN STANDING AWARD
Submissions for The Ken Standing Award are now being accepted!
The Ken Standing Award is presented by the University of Manitoba and ETP Symposium biennially to honour a scientist who has made a significant contribution to technology development in support of research in the life sciences. Nominees are expected to be 50 years or younger at the time of the nomination. The award is now presented at the Lake Louise Tandem MS Workshop and includes a $2500 CDN cash award and a commemorative sculpture. The award winner will be a featured speaker at the Workshop. The award honours the career of Ken Standing, Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba, who was a major figure in the development of time-of-flight mass spectrometry for bioanalytical applications. The next award will be presented at the 38th Lake Louise Tandem MS Workshop in 2026. The selection committee will include peer scientists and the ETP Scientific Advisory Committee.
Please see guidelines for more information.
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2026 AWARD ARE NOW OPEN.
Last day to submit: August 1, 2026
Notification of Winner: September 30, 2026
Presentation will take place at the 38th Annual Tandem Mass Spectrometry Workshop, Lake Louise, AB (December 2 to 5, 2026)
Previous award winners include:
Dr. Brandon Ruotolo, University of Michigan (2024)
Dr. Emma Lundberg, Stanford University (2019)
Dr. Leonard Foster, University of British Columbia (2017)
Dr. Benjamin A. Garcia, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine (2015)
Dr. Lars Konermann, University of Western Ontario (2013)
Dr. Daniel Figeys, University of Ottawa (2011)
Dr. Joshua J. Coon, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2009)
Dr. John D. Brennan, McMaster University (2007)
The Standing Award is sponsored in part by:
University of Manitoba
Office of the Vice-President
(Research and International)
