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IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
Nomination Deadline - 31 January
The IEEE Graduate Teaching Award is a
Technical Field Award established by
the Board of Directors in 1990 and
renamed in honor of Leon K. Kirchmayer
in 2002. Dr. Kirchmayer was well
known and revered throughout the
world for his commitment to students
and education.
This award honors teachers of electrical
and electronics engineering and the
related disciplines, ‘for inspirational teaching of
graduate students in the IEEE fields of interest.’
A primary goal of the IEEE is to ensure that the
Institute Awards Program provides due recognition
for superior achievement in the engineering profession.
To that end, and in response to the desire of the
membership, the Awards Board, and Board of Directors
that the field of education be more broadly recognized,
this award for graduate teaching was added
to the Awards Program. Selection criteria include
such contributions as curriculum development,
authorship of course materials, involvement with students
and faculty in advisory capacities, as well as
‘attracting students to engineering and scientific
professions, and preparing them for
effective careers in engineering and the
sciences.’
Recipient selection is administered
by the IEEE Awards Board through the
Technical Field Awards Council. It is
awarded to an individual only.
In the evaluation process, the following
criteria are considered: excellence in
teaching graduate students, curriculum development
with the inclusion of current research and
development knowledge that reflects the state of the
art in courses, authorship of course material for graduate
students; and involvement with and direction of
students to prepare them for effective careers in engineering
and the sciences, and the quality of the nomination.
The award consists of a bronze medal, certificate
and honorarium.
For nomination form, list of past recipients and a
committee roster:
www.ieee.org/awards/sums/gradtch.xml
Call for Nominations: SSCS Predoctoral Fellowships
2007 – 2008
Due Date is 1 May, 2007
Nominations for the Society’s Predoctoral Fellowships
in solid-state circuits are due on 1 May,
2007 for the academic year 2007-2008. The oneyear
awards will include a stipend of $15,000, tuition
and fees up to a maximum of $8,000, and a grant of
$2,000 to the department in which the recipient is registered.
A maximum of two awards will be made.
Applicants must have completed at least one year
of graduate study, be in a Ph.D. program in the area
of solid-state circuits, and be a member of IEEE.
The award will be made on the basis of academic
record and promise, dissertation research program,
and need.
Applications should be in electronic format and
must include the following items:
A Short (one-page) Biography - including IEEE
membership number.
Academic Records - including a copy of all relevant
undergraduate and graduate transcripts.
Graduate Study Plans - including a summary of
what has been completed and what is planned (about
2 pages is appropriate), plus a list of any publications
authored or co-authored. A copy of each publication
is desirable. Work that must be done to complete the
graduate program of study should be explained -why
it is important, and what is novel about its
approach -- as well as the importance of SSCS predoctoral
fellowship support toward completion of the
doctoral degree.
Letters of Recommendation - At least two letters
of recommendation are required; one should be from
the principal advisor. These letters should address
academic record, accomplishments and promise,
graduate study research program, and need.
Deadline: 1 May 2007
Please email your application materials to:
sscsFellowship@ieee.org.
Electronic file submission is preferred but if paper
files are all you can provide, either fax them to +1
732-981-3401 or mail to:
IEEE-SSCS Executive Office
Predoctoral Fellowship
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854
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