EDS Awards & Recognitions

IEEE & EDS Award and Election Deadline Date

IEEE Nanotechnology Council Awards

Dear EDS Member:

As incoming President of the Society let me welcome you in the New Year. Electron Devices Society continues to be vibrant with its members earning accolades in the global technical community. The latest of these was the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics that was awarded to three of our past members Dr. Willard Boyle, Dr. Charles Kao and Dr. George Smith. We believe that many members of our society are involved in activities, technical and otherwise, that deserve to be recognized. We therefore encourage you to take the time to nominate fellow members for awards that we give out each year. It is in this vein that we would like to draw your attention to several of our awards listed below.

J.J. Ebers Award
The winner of the J.J. Ebers Award receives a check for $5,000 and a certificate presented at the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). The deadline for nomination submission is 1 July 2010. For more information on this award, please visit: http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/society/eds/awards/ebers.html

Distinguished Service Award
The winner of the Distinguished Service Award receives a check for $2,500 and a certificate presented at the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). The deadline for nomination submission is 30 June 2010. For more information on this award, please visit: http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/society/eds/awards/distinguished.html

Education Award
The winner of the Education Award receives a check for $2,500 and a certificate presented at the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). The deadline for nomination submission is 1 September 2010. For more information on this award, please visit: http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/society/eds/awards/EDS_Education_Award.html

Early Career Award
The winner of the Early Career Award receives a check for $1,000 and a certificate presented at the annual GOLD lecture that is held in conjunction with the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). The deadline for nomination submission is 15 August 2010. For more information on this award, please visit:
http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/society/eds/awards/early_career_award.html

PhD Student Fellowship
The winner of the PhD Student Fellowship receives a check for $5,000 and a plaque presented at the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). The deadline for nomination submission is 15 May 2010. For more information on this fellowship, please visit: http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/society/eds/education/fellowship.html

Masters Student Fellowship
The winner of the Masters Student Fellowship receives a check for $2,000 and a certificate presented by the Dean or Department head of the student’s enrolled graduate program. The deadline for nomination submission is 15 March 2010. For more information on this fellowship, please visit: http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/society/eds/education/mastersstudentfellowship.html

Region 9 Biennial Outstanding Student Paper Award
The winner of the Region 9 Biennial Outstanding Student Paper Award receives a check for $1,500 and a certificate presented at either the International Caribbean Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems (ICCDCS) or the Symposium on Microelectronics Technology and Devices (SBMicro). The deadline for nomination submission is 15 February 2010. For more information on this award, please visit: http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/society/eds/awards/r9_award.html

Chapter of the Year Award
The winner of the Chapter of the Year Award receives a check for $1,000 and a certificate presented at the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). The deadline for nomination submission is 15 September 2010. For more information on this award, please visit: http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/society/eds/awards/chapter_award.html

These awards draw nominations from all over the world and have a high prestige associated with them. You can get more information about eligibility, deadlines and other details simply by visiting the websites listed above. If you need more information or have a question or need help on how to prepare a nomination, please contact the EDS Awards Vice-President, Al Mac Rae, E-Mail: a.macrae@ieee.org. While we think that we have a comprehensive set of awards representative of our member activities, if you would like to suggest new awards, we would also like to hear from you.

Sincerely,

Renuka Jindal, Al Mac Rae,
2010 EDS President EDS Vice President of Awards