John Bennett Fenn received the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for development of electrospray Ionization (ESI), an important technique used in mass spectrometry.
John gave the Plenary Address at the 2004 SVC TechCon. Coupled with the interests of his son John B. Fenn, Jr., a long-time participant in the SVC, led to the creation of this scholarship. Committed to education and to solving problems of a practical and useful nature, he felt the SVC was a good venue for finding students with the same inclination.