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your well – deserving colleagues for the IEEE Nuclear and
Plasma Sciences Society and Committee awards now!
If you have any questions, e – mail or call me. The deadline
is May 15, 2006.
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.
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 fields 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.
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
Continuing Education Grant
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 TWO such awards in its
30 – year history.
Prizes: 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
through the committee’s conference bugets. 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.
(13) Best Student Paper Awards: All conferences at conference committee’s
discretion.
Igor Alexeff, the Awards Chairman, can be reached at Ferris Hall
315, Middle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-2100; Tel: +1 865-974-5467;
Fax: +1 865-974-5483; E-mail: lexeff@utk.edu
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