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NPSS Awards

Steve Meikle, NPSS Awards Committee Chair

The NPSS sponsors a variety of awards, which are described at: https://ieee-npss.org/awards/npss-awards/. The deadline for receiving nominations for most of these awards is January 31st of each year.

The nomination process is relatively straightforward, with the forms are available at the web site. Previous winners are also listed at the web site. Please consider nominating your colleagues for these awards.

If you have any questions, please contact Steve Meikle, NPSS Awards Committee Chair, at [email protected].

The NPSS awards:

  • NPSS Merit Award
  • NPSS Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award

  • NPSS Early Achievement Award

  • NPSS Graduate Scholarship Award

  • NPSS Charles K. Birdsall Award for Contributions to Computational Nuclear and Plasma Sciences
  • NPSS Robert J Barker Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Pulsed Power Applications 
  • NPSS Women in Engineering Leadership Development Travel Grant
  • IEEE Magne “Kris” Kristiansen Award for Contributions to Experimental Nuclear and Plasma Science
  • IEEE NPSS Edward J. Hoffman Early Career Development Grant
  • IEEE Ronald J. Jaszczak Graduate Award
  • IEEE Glenn F. Knoll Post Doctoral Educational Grant
  • IEEE Glenn F. Knoll Graduate Educational Grant

Technical Committee Awards:

Each NPSS technical committee also sponsors awards, which are described at https://ieee-npss.org/awards/technical-committee-awards/.

  • Computer Applications in Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Award (CANPS)
  • Fusion Technology Award (FTC)
  • Edward J. Hoffman Medical Imaging Scientist Award (MIC)
  • Freek J. Beekman Medical Imaging Technical Achievement Award (MIC)
  • Bruce H. Hasegawa Young Investigator Medical Imaging Award (MIC)
  • Erwin Marx Award (PPST)
  • Arthur H. Guenther Pulsed Power Student Award (PPST)
  • Peter Haas Pulsed Power Award (PPST)
  • Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Award (PAST)
  • Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Doctoral Student Award (PAST)
  • Plasma Science and Applications Award (PSAC)
  • Plasma Science Igor Alexeff Outstanding Student in Plasma Science Award (PSAC)
  • Radiation Effects Award (REC)
  • Radiation Effects Early Career Award (REC)
  • Radiation Effects Award for Exemplary Service to Meetings and Conferences (REC)
  • Radiation Instrumentation Early Career Award (RITC)
  • Emilio Gatti Radiation Instrumentation Technical Achievement Award (RITC)
  • Glenn F. Knoll Radiation Instrumentation Outstanding Achievement Award (RITC)
  • Valentin T. Jordanov Radiation Instrumentation Travel Grant (RITC)

Steven Meikle, University of Sydney, can be reached at [email protected].