Nominations are due January 24, 2025, for awards that will be presented at the IEEE NSREC 2025 Conference, July 14-18, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Radiation Effects Award Nominations

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2025 IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) Radiation Effects Award. The purpose of the award is to recognize individuals who have had a sustained history of outstanding and innovative technical and/or leadership contributions to the radiation effects community. The $3000 cash award and plaque will be presented at NSREC Nashville, Tennessee. Forms are available electronically at http://ieee-npss.org/technical-committees/radiation-effects/and must be submitted by January 24, 2025. Additional information can be obtained from Megan Casey, Senior Member-at-Large, BAE Systems, for the Radiation Effects Steering Group. Megan can be reached at [email protected].

Radiation Effects Early Achievement Award Nominations

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2025 Radiation Effects Early Achievement Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize an individual early in his or her career whose technical contributions and leadership have had a significant impact on the field of radiation effects. The $1500 cash award and plaque will be presented at NSREC Nashville, Tennessee. Forms are available electronically at http://ieee-npss.org/technical-committees/radiation-effects/ and must be submitted by January 24, 2025. Additional information can be obtained from Megan Casey, Senior Member-at-Large, BAE Systems, for the Radiation Effects Steering Group. Megan can be reached at [email protected]

Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant Nominations

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2025 Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant. The purpose of the grant is to promote continuing education (attendance at the 2025 NSREC Short Course) and encourage membership in NPSS. Outstanding members of NPSS who are either Student Members, Post-Doctoral Fellows or Research Associates, or unemployed members needing assistance in changing career direction can be nominated for the award. The actual amount of the grant will be determined prior to the 2025 NSREC in Nashville, Tennessee. Funds are to be used towards covering travel costs to attend the NSREC Short Course. The grant also provides complimentary short course registration.

Nomination forms are available electronically at http://ieee-npss.org/technical-committees/radiation-effects/ and must be submitted by January 24, 2025. Additional information can be obtained from Laurent Artola, Member-at-Large, ONERA, for the Radiation Effects Steering Group. Laurent can be reached at [email protected]

NSREC 2025 Short Course, Nashville, Tennessee

The Short Course Chair is Matthew Marinella, Arizona State University. The theme is: Radiation Effects in Modern and Emerging Technologies

Presentations and speakers for the four sessions are:

• Cumulative Effects in CMOS, Prof. Hugh Barnaby, Arizona State University and Dr. Marc Gaillardin, CEA
• Modeling Single Event Transient Effects in CMOS, Dr. Dennis (Scooter) Ball, Vanderbilt University and Dr. Jeffrey Black, Sandia National Laboratories
• Radiation Effects in Nonvolatile Memories, Prof. Marta Bagatin, University of Padova and Dr. T. Patrick Xiao, Sandia National Laboratories
• Radiation Effects in Microelectronic Systems, Prof. Jeff Goeders, BYU and Prof. Fernando Fernandes, INRIA

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