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The time is NOW for
nominating your well – deserving colleagues for the IEEE Nuclear
and Plasma Sciences Society and Committee awards. If you have any
questions, E-mail or call me. The deadline for nominations is May
15, 2005.
The NPSS Awards comprise the following.
The Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award.
Description: To recognize outstanding contributions through
leadership and service to the NPSS and to the fields of Nuclear
and Plasma Sciences.
Prize: $2,000, Plaque, and Certificate.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
Eligibility: Any member of the IEEE and NPSS who has contributed
to the fields of nuclear and plasma sciences through leadership
and service.
Basis for Judging: Selection criteria are:
a. Leadership roles and leadership quality;
b. Innovative and important contributions to Society activities;
c. Service and dedication to the NPSS;
d. Technical achievements.
Presentation: One award presented annually at Nuclear Science
Symposium (Or at any other IEEE NPSS meeting that the awardee chooses.)
The NPSS Merit Award
Description: To recognize outstanding technical contributions
to the fields of Nuclear and Plasma Sciences.
Prize: $2,000, Plaque and Certificate.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
Eligibility: Any individual who has made technical contributions
to the fields of Nuclear and Plasma Sciences.
Basis for Judging: Selection criteria, in order of importance
are:
a. Importance of individual technical contributions;
b. Importance of technical contributions made by teams led by the
candidate;
c. Quality and significance of publications and patents;
d. Years of technical distinction;
e. Leadership and service within the fields of nuclear and plasma
sciences and related disciplines.
Presentation: One award presented annually at Nuclear Science
Symposium or at an NPSS sponsored meeting chosen by the nominee.
The NPSS Early Achievement Award
Description: To recognize outstanding contributions to any
of the fields making up Nuclear and Plasma Sciences, within the
first ten (10) years of an individual’s career.
Prize: $1,800, Plaque, and Certificate.
Funding; Funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
Eligibility: Member of the IEEE NPSS who at the time of nomination
is within the first ten (10) years of his or her career within the
field of interest of NPSS.
Basis for Judging: Three (3) letters of recommendation, publications
and/or reports, patents, etc. which demonstrate outstanding contributions
early in the nominee’s career.
Presentation: At any major NPSS sponsored conference chosen
by the awardee
The NPSS Graduate Scholarship Award
Description: To recognize contributions to the fields of
Nuclear and Plasma Sciences.
Prize: $500, Certificate, and one – year paid membership
in the NPSS.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
Eligibility: Any graduate student in the fields of Nuclear
and Plasma Sciences.
Basis for Judging: Evidence of scholarship such as academic
record, reports, presentations, publications, research plans, related
projects and related work experience, Participation in IEEE activities
through presentations, publications, student Chapter involvement,
etc., will also be considered.
Presentation: Up to four (4) awards presented annually. Check
and certificates sent to nominator to be presented at a special
occasion at the winner’s institution.
Paul L. Phelps Award
Description: The Paul L. Phelps award is different, in that
its objective is to permit people to attend short courses at IEEE
NPSS meetings by giving them travel grants.
Prize: Several travel grants per NPSS conference.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
Eligibility: Any graduate student in the fields of Nuclear
and Plasma Sciences. Also members of the IEEE who are unemployed
or have trouble obtaining travel funds. Each grantee must attend
a short course.
Basis for Judging: Each conference shall have an appointed
chairman to handle Phelps travel grants. The amount of funding per
conference is determined by the short course attendance at the previous
conference. (Consult the IEEE NPSS Treasurer.) This amount may then
be subdivided at the discretion of the appointed chairman to accommodate
several recipients. Application for the grant is by a letter to
the appointed chairman (or the conference chairman, who will forward
it to the proper person) well in advance of the conference date.
The letter will convey the need for the grant, as well as biographical
and scientific information to demonstrate the scientific capability
of the potential grantee.
Presentation: A check will be sent to each grantee, preferably
well before the conference, but as soon as possible in the case
of late application.
The IEEE Awards Program
There are an abundance of high – level awards obtainable directly
from the IEEE. In general, our society has ignored these awards.
To my knowledge, the NPSS has only received ONE such award in its
30 - year history.
Prize: Download the IEEE Award Manual from the web at IEEE
AWARDS and be amazed at what is available! And get to work!
The IEEE NPSS Technical Committee Awards:
Description: Most of the Technical Committees under the IEEE NPSS
umbrella have their own awards. These awards are in general funded
from the committee’s conference returns. These awards are tabulated
below. Details are obtainable from the IEEE Web page, IEEE.NPSS.
Summary of Committee Awards:
(1) Computer Applications in Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Award.
(2) Radiation Effects Award.
(3) Radiation Instrumentation Early Career Award.
(4) Radiation Instrumentation Outstanding Achievements Award.
(5) Fusion Technology Award.
(6) Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Award (PAST Award).
(7) Plasma Science and Applications Award.
(8) Edward J. Hoffman Medical Imaging Scientist Award.
(9) Young Investigator Medical Imaging Science Award.
(10) Erwin Marx Award
(11) Peter Haas Pulsed Power Award.
(12) Outstanding Pulsed Power Student Award.
Igor Alexeff can be reached at Ferris Hall 315, University of
Tennessee, Middle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-2100; Phone: +1 865
974-5467; E-mail: alexeff@utk.edu.
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