Purpose
MRS
Graduate Student Awards are intended to honor and encourage graduate
students whose academic achievements and current materials research
display a high level of excellence and distinction. MRS seeks to
recognize students of exceptional ability who show promise for
significant future achievement in materials research.
Procedure
Graduate Student Award Applications are accepted from graduate
students who authored or co-authored a submitted abstract that
is ultimately accepted for the current MRS meeting. Applications
are reviewed by the Graduate Student Award Subcommittee and
symposium organizers for the selection of finalists. At the
MRS meeting, a panel of judges evaluates all finalists for
the Gold and Silver Awards based on 1) the quality of their
application materials, and 2) a ten-minute talk presentation
and five-minute discussion.
Award
Package
All
finalists receive either Gold or Silver Awards, a complimentary
meeting registration, and a one-year MRS student membership.The
Gold and Silver awards are presented during the Award Ceremony
at the MRS meeting and announced in the MRS
Bulletin and on this Web site. The prizes consist
of: $400 and a presentation plaque for the Gold Awards; $200
and a certificate for the Silver Awards.
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Rules
and Eligibility
The
applicant must be:
- an author or co-author of an abstract submitted
for presentation during the upcoming MRS
meeting specified on the current application
- in good standing in a recognized academic
graduate degree program
Applicants who received their final research
degree within a period of not more than four
months prior to the MRS meeting are eligible.
Previous
MRS Gold Award recipients are ineligible
Application
The
applicant must submit the following items to
the Materials Research Society (MRS) by the deadline
specified on the application in order to be considered
for the Graduate Student Award competition (late
or incomplete applications will not be evaluated):
- Completed
application form (Download
the application
form for the 2006 MRS Spring
Meeting.)
- One copy of one
abstract that has been submitted separately for the meeting and which the applicant selects for award evaluation
- A two-page-or-less description
of research associated with the abstract to be considered for the award, including a clear, concise description of the:
- aim
of the work and its relationship to
the status of the field
- applicant's specific contributions and how they demonstrate exceptional ability and future promise
- significant results of the work and how they relate to the specific research area and the broader materials field
- status of any publications authored
by the applicant that are relevant
to this research
- Letter
of Evaluation form and supporting letter, both signed by the applicant's thesis advisor(s)
Note:
ALL above materials must arrive at MRS by
the deadline. Applications and letters of
evaluation may be sent individually. Resumés
or separate publication lists are not to be
included with the application.
Criteria for Selection
In the selection of both finalists and award recipients, the judges look for evidence of:
- Excellence
in the conduct of materials research, including
- thoroughness of the applicant’s work
- originality and independence of the applicant’s contributions
- depth of understanding of the research topic, the methodologies used, and the relationship of the results to the specific research area and the broader materials field
- scholarship and ingenuity shown by the student in attacking the research project
- Promise for future substantial achievement in materials research
General
Information
- MRS
Graduate Student Awards are presented at
both the Spring and Fall Meetings. (Download
the application
form for the 2006 MRS Spring Meeting.)
- Complete
application packages must be received by
the deadline specified on the application.
- Each application is valid for only one specific meeting.
- Finalists will be notified approximately six weeks before the meeting and will be required to present a 10-minute special talk for judging at the Graduate Student Award Special Talk Session during the week of the meeting. Because the award recognizes the achievements and potential of the student, not the research project, the finalist must be the presenter during the Special Talk Session.
- Finalists will be requested to send a head/shoulders photograph to MRS for display at the meeting.
- Any
questions concerning the Graduate Student
Award application may be directed to Jane
Stokes, Graduate Student Award administrator,
phone: 724-779-3004 x302, e-mail: stokes@mrs.org
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