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Particle Accelerator Science and Technology

Paolo Craievich, PAST Chair

The IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society Particle Accelerator Science and Technology (PAST) Technical Committee grants the PAST Award to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of particle accelerator science and technology. 

The two 2025 Awards will be presented at the North American Particle Accelerator Conference 2025 (NAPAC’25), which will be held from August 10th – 15th in Sacramento, California, USA. At least one award will be given to an individual early in her/his career.

Nomination packages are to be submitted by electronic mail only. The package should include a nomination letter containing a suggested award citation, a brief curriculum vitae, a list of relevant publications and up to three letters of support from persons besides the nominator.

Nominations should be sent to Jean R. Delayen ([email protected]) by March 31st, 2025.

The PAST Awards are sponsored by the Particle Accelerator Science and Technology (PAST) Technical Committee (TC) of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS).

Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Doctoral Student Award

The Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Doctoral Student Award is to recognize significant and innovative technical contributions to the field of particle accelerator science and technology as demonstrated in a student’s doctoral thesis. The 2025 Award will also be presented at NAPAC’25.

Nominations should include a nomination letter from the thesis adviser containing a suggested award citation, a link to a web site containing an English version of the Ph.D. thesis, a brief curriculum vitae, a list of relevant publications, and up to three letters of support from persons besides the nominator.

Nominations should be sent to Edda Gschwendtner ([email protected])  by 31 March 2025.

The PAST Doctoral Student Award is sponsored by the Particle Accelerator Science and Technology (PAST) Technical Committee (TC) of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS).

Dr. Paolo Craievich, PAST Chair, can be reached at [email protected]