Deadline: 15 July each year

DESCRIPTION:

This award is given annually (previously only in in odd-numbered years) to a young individual in recognition of significant and innovative technical contributions to the field of medical imaging science. The award, consisting of $1,000, a certificate, and a plaque, is presented at the IEEE Medical Imaging Conference.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Nominees will be judged according to their contributions to medical imaging science as demonstrated by the technical merit and creativity of their research. Priority will be given to nominees whose research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, especially if the nominee is the first author.

ELIGIBILITY:

Graduate students or other individuals, whose highest degree was awarded no more than six years prior to the date of nomination.

Past recipients:

1997 - Paul Kinahan, University of Pittsburgh / Martin Tornai, Duke University (shared)
1999 - Freek Beekman, Utrecht University Hospital
2001 - Jinyi Qi, LBL
2003 - Habib Zaidi, Geneva University Hospital
2005 - Patrick LaRiviere, University of Chicago
2007 - William Paul Segars, Duke University

Forms:

Nomination form (Microsoft Word RTF)
Nomination form (PDF format)

Address nominations, inquiries, and correspondence to:

Paul Kinahan, PhD
Chair, IEEE NMISC Awards/Fellows Sub-Committee
e-mail: kinahan@u.washington.edu