AWARDS COMMITTEE
NPSS Society Awards
Nominations are Due January 31, 2010

January 31, which is the submission deadline for the NPSS Society level awards, is almost upon us. This is an excellent opportunity to recognize the contributions of a mentor, a colleague, or a student by nominating them for one of these prestigious awards—surely you know somebody who deserves one! These NPSS Society level awards are given annually and all NPSS members are eligible for them. The awards are the Merit Award ($5000), which is for scientific and technical achievement; the Early Achievement Award ($3000), which is for scientific and technical achievement within the first decade of the career; the Richard F. Shea Award ($5000), which is for service to the NPSS, and four Graduate Scholarship Awards ($750 each).
     Nominations for all of these are due on January 31, and the decisions will be announced in March. This is the second year that the nominations have been due this early in the year. This allows the awards committee to make their selections in time to present the awards during the appropriate 2010 NPSS conference.
     There are also a larger number of Technical Committee Awards given each year. Nominations for these are generally due later in the year (typically in the spring), and the next Newsletter article will feature them.
     More information on these and other relevant Awards, including submission information and tips for writing a successful award nomination, is available at http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/nps/awards.htm.