2006 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference Awards Comments by the Chairman

Abstract

T is a longstanding tradition of the IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) to honor the Outstanding Conference Paper and the Outstanding Data Workshop Presentation. In recent years recognition has also been given to the best paper presented and first-authored by an IEEE Student Member. The awards process not only rewards authors for particularly high quality and important work, but also encourages all authors to produce presentations and manuscripts of high technical quality, clarity of presentation, and significance to the community. As in previous years, this difficult selection process began at the conference, where the Awards Committee selected the candidate papers based on the conference presentations (both oral and poster). At least four committee members judged each conference session and scored each presentation on the basis of technical quality, originality, clarity and significance to the community. At the conclusion of the conference the committee met to discuss the presentations and their scoring. Twelve presentations were selected as candidates for the Outstanding Conference Paper Award. The three highest scored papers presented by IEEE Student Members were among the twelve selected candidates and these were additionally considered for the Outstanding Student Paper Award. During the conference each committee member also evaluated all the Radiation Effects Data Workshop presentations for selection of the Outstanding Data Workshop Presentation Award. Following the conference, the manuscripts of the twelve nominated papers were reviewed and scored using the criteria mentioned above. This was a time-consuming and difficult process, requiring each committee member to thoughtfully read and compare the twelve candidate papers during late July and August. Although there were a number of strong candidates, one paper stood out due to its consistently high scores across committee members. Accordingly, I am pleased to announce that the winner of the 2008 NSREC Outstanding Conference Paper Award is: