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Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) Administrative Committee
made two changes to the NPSS Society Awards process at its June
meeting. These changes are: (1) beginning in 2008, the deadline
date for nominations has been moved from May 15 to January 31 and
(2) nominations will be limited to 10 pages in length. All nomination
forms and supporting materials must be received by the deadline
to be considered.
Before the reasons for these changes are provided, please note that
NPSS Society Awards are the Merit Award, Richard F. Shea Distinguished
Member Award, Early Achievement Award, and Graduate Scholarship
Award. Descriptions and nomination forms for these awards can be
found at http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/nps/awards.htm.
The first change was made to allow the Awards Committee to make
its selections by the end of March in a given calendar year. Awardees
would then be able to receive their awards and be recognized at
the conference of their choosing in the same year that the selection
is made. For example, if the winner of the 2008 Merit Award attends
the Radiation Effects Conference, he/she could then be recognized
at the Nuclear & Space Radiation Effects Conference held in
July, 2008. At the present time, the awards selection process isn’t
compete until the fall. For 2007, many of the winners won’t
receive their awards until calendar year 2008.
The second change in the Society Awards process limits applications
to 10 pages. Simply put, applications have become unwieldy and frequently
exceed 30 pages. Some are as long as 80 pages! The awards committee
believes that 10 pages are more than adequate to support a nomination.
I have been involved in awards selection throughout my career and
I’m certain that the length of a nomination does not correlate
with its chances of success.
In addition to Society awards, there are Technical Committee Awards
that are listed below. The most accurate description of these awards,
including the due date for nominations, can be found on NPSS conference
web sites. For example, to see the awards sponsored by the Nuclear
Medical and Imaging Sciences and Radiation Instrumentation Technical
Committees, go the web site of the 2007 Nuclear Science Symposium
and Medical Imaging Conference website at http://www.nss-mic.org/2007.
At its June meeting, the NPSS AdCom approved a motion to rename
the Outstanding Pulsed Power Student Award in honor of Art Guenther,
i.e., the Arthur H. Guenther Pulsed Power Student Award. A listing
of all Technical Committee Awards follows.
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;
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.Arthur H. Guenther Pulsed Power Student Award; and
13.Best Student Paper Awards.
Finally, in addition to Society and Technical Committee Awards,
NPSS Sponsored Conferences that have Short Courses solicit nominations
for Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grants. These grants are intended
either for tuition in NPSS Sponsored Short Courses, or for partial
or total travel expenses to attend NPSS Short Courses. These grants
are available for outstanding Student Members of NPSS and unemployed
members of NPSS who need assistance in changing career directions.
Each conference appoints a chairman to handle Phelps travel grants.
So, once again, please consult the conference web site.
I’d like to thank this year’s NPSS Awards Committee
for their hard work. They are Igor Alexeff, Hal Flescher, Steve
Gitomer, and Bill Moses. We have a great set of nominations for
the 2007 awards. Please keep these nominations coming!
Peter S. Winokur, Chair, NPSS Awards Committee, can be reached at
the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Washington, DC; Phone:
+1 202 694-7090; E-mail: p.winokur@ieee.org.
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