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2008 Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant was awarded to two student
members from the radiation effects community. At the opening of
the NSREC technical sessions (July 2008), Tim Oldham, Chairman of
the Radiation Effects Steering Group, presented both students with
the grant. The grant included tuition for the 2008 NSREC Short Course
and a check for $500.
The purpose of the Phelps’ Grant is to promote continuing
education and encourage membership in the IEEE 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 within the radiation effects community.
On behalf of the NPSS, we are proud to announce that the two recipients
for the 2008 Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant are Xiao Jie
Chen and Oluwole A. Amusan.
Xiao Jie Chen
 Xiao
Jie Chen received his bachelors degree in Electrical and Computer
Engineering from New Mexico State University, a Masters degree in
Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Arizona,
and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering
at Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A. His main
research work is on characterization and modeling of degradation
mechanisms of silicon devices in harsh radiation environments, and
he has authored or co-authored more than ten journal and conference
papers as a student. He plans to complete his Ph.D. in August 2008.
His professor, Dr. Hugh Barnaby, Associate Professor of EE, nominated
him.
Oluwole A. Amusan
 Oluwole
A. Amusan (S’02) received his B.S. degree in Electrical and
Electronics Engineering from Alabama A&M University in Huntsville,
AL in 2003 and the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt
University, Nashville, TN in 2006. He is currently working on his
Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, TN. His research interests include microelectronic circuit
analysis and design, effects of radiation on integrated circuits,
specifically designing for radiation hardness, technology CAD modeling
of CMOS devices, and modeling circuit-level soft errors. He has
authored or co-authored more than thirteen journal and conference
papers as a student. He plans to complete his Ph.D. in August 2008.
His professor, Dr. Lloyd W. Massengill Professor of EECS, nominated
him.
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