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behalf of NPSS, we are proud to announce two recipients for the
Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grants.
Xing Zhou is in the process of completing her research in the interdisciplinary
graduate program in materials science at Vanderbilt University.
She has made significant contributions to the understanding of the
separate and combined effects of bias-temperature stress and ionizing
radiation exposure for MOS devices with high-K dielectric materials.
Xing has authored 11 publications, and was first author on four
of them. Last July, a paper on which Xing was first author, “Bias-temperature
instabilities and radiation effects in MOS devices,” was one
of 11 papers nominated for the Outstanding Conference Paper Award
at the IEEE NSREC in Seattle, WA. Her thesis advisor, Dr. Daniel
M. Fleetwood, Professor of Electrical Engineering, nominated her
for this award.
Andrew Wroe is completing his studies in medical radiation physics
and dosimetry at the Centre for Medical Physics, University of Wollongong,
Australia. He has been performing research on micro- and nano-dosimetry
with protons and heavy ions for therapeutic and space applications.
He expects to receive his PhD in June 2007. Andrew has authored
ten publications, and was first author on three of them. Andrew
recently presented a paper entitled “Silicon microdosimetry
in heterogeneous materials: simulation and experiment” at
the Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) in Ponte
Vedra Beach. His professor, Dr Anatoly Rosenfeld, nominated Andrew.
At the opening of the NSREC technical sessions (July 18, 2006),
both students were presented with the Phelps Grant. The grant included
tuition for the short course and a check for $500.
It should be noted that both students have submitted papers for
publication in the December 2006 issue of the Transactions of Nuclear
Science. Both are members of IEEE and NPSS.
The purpose of the Phelps Grant is to promote continuing education
and encourage membership in the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
(NPSS).
The basis for judging is exceptional promise as a graduate student
working in the fields of the NPSS, “exceptionally good work”
in those fields, and an expectation that attendance at an NPSS-sponsored
short course will result in an improved possibility of obtaining
a job.
Professors should consider nominating their most promising students
before May 15, 2007. Forms can be found on the NSREC web site (www.nsrec.com).
Veronique Ferlet-Cavrois, Member-at-Large and Phelps Award chair
for the Radiation Effects TC, can be reached at CEA, BBP12, Bruyeres,
LeChatel 91680, FRANCE; Phone: +331 69264265; Fax: +331 69267115;
E-mail: veronique.ferlet@cea.fr.
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