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awards are sponsored by the IEEE-NPSS Nuclear and Medical Imaging
Sciences Technical Committee (NMSITC), and are presented at the
annual Medical Imaging Conference(*).
Deadline for application: July 15, 2008
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 $1,000, 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 $2,000, 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 note there are several other IEEE NPSS awards that NSS/MIC
attendees may qualify for:
• the Merit Award,
• the Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award,
• the Early Achievement Award,
• the Graduate Scholarship Award,
• the Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant,
• NPSS Student Paper Awards
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 in Dresden,
Germany, October 19 – 25, 2008 http://www.nss-mic.org/2008
Paul Kinahan, the Chair of the NMISTC Awards Committee can be
reached at: kinahan@u.washington.edu
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