NPSS Awards: Merit Award

Description: To recognize outstanding technical contributions to the fields of Nuclear and Plasma Sciences.

Prize: $5,000, Plaque, and Certificate

Funding: Funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.

Eligibility: Any individual who has made technical contributions to the fields of Nuclear and Plasma Sciences.

Basis for Judging: Selection criteria, in order of importance are:

  1. importance of individual technical contributions;
  2. importance of technical contributions made by teams led by the candidate;
  3. quality and significance of publications and patents;
  4. years of technical distinction;
  5. leadership and service within the fields of nuclear and plasma sciences and related disciplines.

Nominations are limited to 10 pages in length.

Presentation: One award presented annually at Nuclear Science Symposium or at an NPSS sponsored meeting chosen by the nominee.

Nominations: SUBMIT BY JANUARY 31 each year to the Awards Chair