Christian Poivey

2024 IEEE/NPSS Radiation Effects Award

For seminal leadership in the development of radiation hardness assurance (RHA) methods, ability to work across international borders, and unwavering support to the NSREC and RADECS communities

Christian Poivey graduated from l’Institut des Sciences de l’Ingénieur (ISI) Clermont-Ferrand, France in 1985. Then, he carried out research work on electrical simulation tools in the Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) at Bruyeres Le Chatel, France. In 1988, he was awarded the degree of “docteur ingenieur” from the University of Clermont-Ferrand II for this work. In 1988 he joined Matra Marconi Space (MMS, now AIRBUS DEFENCE&SPACE), Velizy, France. From 1988 to 1992, he worked as a part engineer. In 1992, he moved to the position of radiation effect engineer in MMS radiation group. In 2000, he joined the radiation effect group of NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. There, he was the radiation lead on ST5, LRO, and MMS projects. He also conducted studies about Single Event Effects (SEE) in linear devices, Virtex-4 FPGA and flight data analysis. Since 2007, he works in the European Space Agency (ESA), Noordwijk, The Netherlands. There, he has supported numerous projects about Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA) issues such as JWST, MTG, ALPHASAT, MTG, JUICE, ORION… He was also the lead for the drafting of European Cooperation for Space Standard (ECSS) RHA standard ECSS-Q-ST-60-15C issued in 2012. He is currently working on an update of this standard as well as the tailoring of the standard for lower mission classes. He is also the lead for 2 flight radiation experiments flown on ALPHASAT and PROBA-2 spacecraft.

Dr. Poivey has served the radiation effects community in numerous capacities. For the RADiation Effects in Components and Systems (RADECS) conference and the IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) he has served as a Short Course Instructor, and Session Chair. He was the technical chair of NSREC 2012 and RADECS 2018. He has also served as an editor and reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science journal.

Dr. Poivey has authored or co-authored more than 100 papers and has given presentations at several conferences (including the IEEE NSREC, RADECS, and SEE Symposium).

Adrian Ildefonso, Indiana University

2024 IEEE/NPSS Radiation Effects Early Achievement Award

For contributions to the study of pulsed lasers for single-event effects testing and dedication to service within the radiation effects community.

Dr. Adrian Ildefonso is a research engineer in the Photophysics and Radiation Effects Section at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C., USA. In January 2025, he will join Indiana University Bloomington as an assistant professor of Intelligent Systems Engineering. Dr. Ildefonso received his B.S. degree in computer engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR, USA, in 2014. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, in 2017 and 2020, respectively.

At NRL, Dr. Ildefonso’s research has centered on understanding and mitigating the effects of ionizing radiation on semiconductor devices, circuits, and systems for space applications. He specializes in various techniques that complement accelerator-based testing for single-event effects (SEEs), including the use of pulsed lasers to emulate the SEEs produced by ionizing particles in microelectronic systems. Recently, his work has focused on intentionally tailoring laser-induced charge deposition profiles for accurate prediction of particle-induced SEEs.

Dr. Ildefonso actively contributes to the radiation effects community as a member of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society. He has served as a reviewer and technical committee member for the IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) and the Radiation Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS) conference. Passionate about STEM outreach, science communication, and workforce development, Dr. Ildefonso’s dedication extends beyond his research. From 2020 to 2023, he served as the social media coordinator for the IEEE NPSS Radiation Effects Steering Group (RESG), spearheading initiatives to modernize NSREC’s digital presence and develop informative content for young professionals, including videos on how to prepare a strong summary and how to deliver a great oral and poster presentation.

Dr. Ildefonso has co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and has received several best paper awards, including the NSREC Outstanding Student Paper and Outstanding Conference Paper awards in 2018. He has also been honored with the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant and the IEEE NPSS Graduate Scholarship. Dr. Ildefonso’s transition to Indiana University will allow him to leverage his experience at NRL to continue advancing his research in microelectronics for extreme environments, while mentoring the next generation of engineers to strengthen the microelectronics workforce.

Teresa Farris, Archon LLC

2024 IEEE/NPSS Radiation Effects Award for Exemplary Service to Meetings & Conferences

For exemplary service as a member of the IEEE Radiation Effects Steering Group and unwavering support to the NSREC and RADECS conference committees.

Teresa has demonstrated a long-term history of outstanding and innovative leadership contributions in support of the Radiation Effects Community, and the Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) in particular. This specifically includes promoting cooperation and exchange of technical information to support the professional development and project design, manufacture and testing of hardware by members the Radiation Effects Community. From 1999 – 2023, she served as the NSREC Publicity Chair and the Radiation Effects Steering Group Publicity Chair. From 2018 – 2023, she also was the Radiation Effects Steering Group Exhibits Chair. She served as the Industrial Exhibits Chair for the 1995 NSREC and the Local Arrangements Chair for the 1997 NSREC. She organized and oversaw the production and distribution of the Call for Papers, the Short Course Announcement, and the Conference Brochure. She also led the production of the quarterly article for the NPSS Newsletter, organized the yearly election, and arranged for NSREC coverage by the press. This contributes in a quiet but profound way to the smooth and successful operation of the Conference and the community.

Teresa is the coauthor of 13 Radiation Effects Data Workshop papers and 4 peer reviewed papers published from 2003 to 2017. Topics include total ionizing dose and signal event effects characterization of devices and radiation hardness characterization of a 130nm ASIC library technology.

In addition to supporting the NSREC, Teresa has also had major roles in organizing and facilitating links to other radiation effects conferences and workshops including the RADiation and its Effects on Components and Systems Conference, the Government Microcircuit Applications & Critical Technology Conference, the Hardened Electronics and Radiation Technology Conference, the Radiation Hardened Electronics Technology Conference, the Single Event Effects (SEE) Symposium, and the Military and Aerospace Programmable Logic Devices (MAPLD) Workshop. While working with these additional venues, she actively promotes the IEEE/NPSS and NSREC to their leadership and attendees. Indeed, she is one of the primary reasons the IEEE NSREC is such a vital forum to report model and data acquisition progress to the radiation effects research and development community at large.

Michael Campola, NSREC 2025 Vice-Chair of Publicity, can be reached by E-mail at [email protected]