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are sponsored by the IEEE-NPSS Nuclear Medical and Imaging Sciences
Council (NMSIC), which is the steering committee for the annual
Medical Imaging Conference(*).
Deadline for application: July 15, 2009
The Young Investigator Medical Imaging Science Award is given annually
to a young individual in recognition of significant and innovative
technical contributions to the field of medical imaging science
The award consists of $1,500, a certificate, and a plaque presented
at the IEEE NPSS Medical Imaging Conference. Nominees will be judged
according to their contributions to medical imaging science as demonstrated
by the technical merit and creativity of their research. Priority
will be given to nominees whose research has been published in peer-reviewed
journals, especially if the nominee is the first author. Graduate
students or other individuals, whose highest degree was awarded
no more than six years prior to the date of nomination are eligible.
The Edward J. Hoffman Medical Imaging Scientist Award is given annually
to an individual in recognition of outstanding contributions to
the field of medical imaging science. The award, consisting of $3,000,
a certificate, and a plaque, is presented at the IEEE Medical Imaging
Conference. In selecting the recipient of this award, primary consideration
will be given to the impact and innovativeness of a nominee's research
in the field of medical imaging science. Other factors include a
nominee's research contributions over a career and his/her influence
on medical imaging science through education.
Please consider nominating your well-deserving colleagues for the
IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and Committee awards. More
details and application forms are available on the NPSS awards website:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/nps/awards.htm
(*) Held in conjunction with the Nuclear Science Symposium:
http://www.nss-mic.org/2009/NSSMain.asp
Anna Celler, Ph.D. FCCPM, Chair, NMISC awards subcommittee, can
be reached at Medical Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology,
UBC & Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, VGH Research
Pavilion, 828 West 10th Avenue, V5Z 1L8, Vancouver, BC; Phone: +1
604-875-5252; Fax: +1 604-875-4376; E-mail: aceller@phas.ubc.ca.
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