Nominal Package Research Articles

Barriers and facilitating factors experienced by agriculture and natural resources university faculty members during the nomination process for teaching awards

AbstractTeaching awards provide faculty members external validation of their excellence in the classroom and opens pathways for leadership and research collaboration. The objective of this study was to identify barriers and facilitators experienced by faculty members during the nomination process. We conducted semi‐structured interviews with 12 faculty members in agriculture and natural resources to gather information about their experiences during the teaching award nomination process. Barriers experienced during the nomination process included time and effort needed to prepare the nomination package lack of administrative support, lack of awareness of award opportunities, questioning one's own competitiveness, and perceived biases in the award selection process. Factors that facilitated a faculty member submitting a nomination package included a culture of support; demonstrated efforts to improve one's teaching effectiveness; self‐confidence, valued external recognition, and persistence; promotion and tenure deadlines; and familiarity with the nomination process. Removing barriers and assisting faculty members during the nomination process requires improved communication about the existence and importance of teaching awards and support from administrators or faculty peers. This support could include teaching workshops, opportunities to participate in the scholarship of teaching and learning, and assistance in editing and preparing a teaching award nomination package.

The ASLO Awards Program Primer: How it Works, Historical Trends, and How You Can Get Involved

The ASLO Awards Program Primer: How it Works, Historical Trends, and How You Can Get Involved

Acceptance of the 2015 Mineralogical Society of America Distinguished Public Service Award

Thank you, Peter, for the kind words. They are much appreciated. At this point, typical Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) awardees will relate why they think they received their honor. Unlike other MSA awardees, I need not guess. Even before Council saw it, the award committee’s report and the nomination package came my way as I collected reports for the Council meeting, along with, at first, a puzzling congratulatory sentence in the cover message from the committee chair. My award nominator and supporters were mostly past MSA Presidents. (Thank you.) Each recognized dual contributions both in my role a MSA’s Executive Director and my acting beyond the requirements of the position. It was noted that just doing a good job extremely well might not constitute the exceptional contributions recognized by the Public Service Award. This was the challenge faced by the award nominator and supporters. Thus the letter writers’ task primarily became an exercise to communicate to the award committee the wider public service by MSA to the society and, secondarily, my role. Each had a different take on the public service criteria, which reflected their interests and the issues that arose during their time in office. The criteria they wrote about fell into four areas: These were the readily recognized public services such as Mineralogy4Kids, Distinguished Lecturer Program, research grant programs, Collector’s Corner, and databases. This would also include MSA-Talk, MSA’s presence at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, and the 15 …

A Mechanised Proof of Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems Using Nominal Isabelle

An Isabelle/HOL formalisation of G\"odel's two incompleteness theorems is presented. The work follows \'Swierczkowski's detailed proof of the theorems using hereditarily finite (HF) set theory. Avoiding the usual arithmetical encodings of syntax eliminates the necessity to formalise elementary number theory within an embedded logical calculus. The Isabelle formalisation uses two separate treatments of variable binding: the nominal package is shown to scale to a development of this complexity, while de Bruijn indices turn out to be ideal for coding syntax. Critical details of the Isabelle proof are described, in particular gaps and errors found in the literature.

From the editor-in-chief February 2014

Being elevated to the level of Fellow for IEEE is an incredibly prestigious honor. It is a distinction that is reserved for IEEE members who are recognized for extraordinary accomplishments in their felds of expertise by leaders in those felds. At the time of nomination, each candidate must currently hold Senior or Life Senior Member grade. This distinction is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors. Self-nomination is not permitted so each candidate must be nominated by someone else who oversees preparation of the nomination package. This package is quite extensive and includes but is not limited to the candidate's publications, patents, and letters of reference from other Fellows regarding specific contributions in their particular feld of expertise and the impacts they have had in the feld. To provide a reference for the distinguishing significance of this Grade, there are currently approximately 380,000 members of IEEE internationally and the total number of Fellows selected in any single year does not exceed one-tenth of one percent of the total voting membership. Each nominator must identify an IEEE Society or Technical council whose evaluating committee will assess the nominee's technical qualifications and contributions. Therefore, it is with great pride and pleasure that I announce to you those members of our IEEE AESS Society who have been elevated to the level of Fellow in 2014. Six of these members were evaluated directly by our society and five were evaluated by others. Below is a list of these outstanding researchers and practitioners along with a brief summary of their most significant contributions.

Kevin E. Trenberth Receives 2013 Climate Communication Prize: Citation

We, Kevin's friends and colleagues, are pleased to have prepared his nomination package. Across the broad and expansive climate science community, there are very few people who have a history of sustained engagement like Kevin. Whereas many people have worked to convey the importance of climate change, Kevin has tirelessly done so for decades. In addition, the breadth of his activities is astonishing. It includes innumerable interviews on radio, on television, and in printed media over the past 30 years. He has also taken on many leadership communication roles within the scientific community, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to name just one.

Acceptance of the Clark P. Read Mentor Award: Mentor and Mentee–A Lasting Relationship

Acceptance of the Clark P. Read Mentor Award: Mentor and Mentee–A Lasting Relationship

ASME Frank Kreith Energy Award

The Solar Energy and Advanced Energy Systems Divisions of ASME are soliciting nominations for the 2008 ASME Frank Kreith Energy Award. The award was established by the divisions in 2005 to honor an individual in recognition of significant contributions to a secure energy future through innovations in conservation and/or renewable energy technology. Contributions may be through research, education, and/or practice. The award is named in honor of Dr. Frank Kreith and recognizes his contributions to the fields of heat transfer and renewable energy.Eligibility: Only candidates whose names have been submitted in nomination will be considered for the award. Criteria for the award will be based on, but not limited to any of the following:1 1. Significant research contributions in energy conservation and renewable energy2 2. Significant contributions to education related to energy conservation and renewable energy3 3. Significant contribution to the practice of engineering through invention, design or implementation of innovations in the field of energy conservation and renewable energy4 4. Significant service to society that has lead to a more secure energy future.Nominations: Nominations must be submitted using the standard ASME procedure for Society Awards. The required nomination and recommendation forms may be downloaded at http://www.asme.org/Governance/Honors/SocietyAwards/General_Information.cfm. The nomination package should include the nomination form, a curriculum vita of the nominee, a statement of the nominee's significant achievement(s) for the award, limited to two pages, and five recommendations. The recommendations should provide detailed evidence of the candidate's contribution to a secure energy future through innovation(s) in conservation and/or renewable energy technology. At least two of the references must be members of ASME and no more than one should come from the nominee's organization. An electronic copy (PDF format is preferred) of the candidate's package, including curriculum vitae, letters of recommendation, and the nomination form should be prepared and forwarded to the Chair of the ASME Frank Kreith Energy Award Selection Committee for review.Deadline: All copies of the nomination package must be received no later than December 1, 2007.Send nominations and inquiries to:1 Chair,ASME Frank Kreith Energy Award Selection Committee2 Prof. Jane H. Davidson3 Department of Mechanical Engineering4 University of Minnesota5 111 Church St., S.E.6 Minneapolis, MN 55455Contact: Email: jhd@me.umn.edu; Fax: 612-625-6069

Numerical Heat Transfer Predictive Accuracy for an In-Line Array of Board-Mounted Plastic Quad Flat Back Components in Free Convection

Numerical predictive accuracy is assessed for board-mounted electronic component heat transfer in free convection, using a computational fluid dynamics code dedicated to the thermal analysis of electronic equipment. This is achieved by comparing numerical predictions with experimental measurements of component junction temperature and component-PCB surface temperature, measured using thermal test chips and infrared thermography, respectively. The printed circuit board (PCB) test vehicle considered is populated with fifteen 160-lead PQFP components generating a high degree of component thermal interaction. Component numerical modeling is based on vendor-specified, nominal package dimensions and material thermophysical properties. To permit both the modeling methodology applied and solver capability to be carefully evaluated, test case complexity is incremented in controlled steps, from individually to simultaneously powered component configurations. Component junction temperature is predicted overall to within ±5°C (7%) of measurement, independently of component location on the board. However, component thermal interaction is found not to be fully captured.

New Environmental Engineering Awards for a New ASCE

As you all know, ASCE has been and continues to be in the process of reinventing itself for the new century. An important development for environmental engineering has been the establishment by ASCE of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute ~EWRI!, into which was incorporated the old Environmental Engineering Division and a number of other former ASCE divisions. The EWRI is organized in councils, including the Environmental Multi-Media Council, the Hydraulics and Waterways Council, the Infrastructure Council, the Irrigation and Drainage Council, the Planning and Management Council, and the Watershed Council. Each of the councils has started with a fresh look at current issues and needs of our profession. There is a new energy and enthusiasm for forging new directions for ASCE. It is an exciting time for our organization. When EWRI was established in 1999, the old Environmental Engineering Awards Committee was relocated to the Environmental Multi-Media Council ~EMMC! after discussions with the leaders of the transition effort. The EMMC Awards Committee, which I chair, has continued traditional functions which include the following: ~1! reviewing papers in the Journal of Environmental Engineering and the Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management to make recommendations for three EWRI Awards ~Hering Medal, Horner Award, Greeley Award! and five Society awards ~Norman Medal, Croes Medal, Wellington Prize, Collingwood Prize, and State-of-the-Art Award!; ~2! making recommendations for the Huber Research Prize, based on submitted nominations; and ~3! nominating candidates and make a recommendation for the Freese Award and Lecture. All of the awards listed in ~1! are for published papers. They have varying criteria, which are described in detail at the ASCE Web site. All authors or potential authors are encouraged to review the focus and criteria for these prestigious, paper-related awards. Some have narrow criteria, while others have a broad scope of eligibility. A criterion for most of the awards is that at least one of the authors is a member of ASCE. Authors submitting papers to the Journal and to the Practice Periodical should remember to note their membership status. Of course, all authors are strongly encouraged to join ASCE. While ASCE has numerous awards for published papers related to environmental engineering, there are few awards to recognize professional achievement. With encouragement from the leadership of EMMC, particularly Dr. Cecil Lue Hing and founding EMMC Chair Wendy Cohen, the EMMC Awards Committee explored new awards that EMMC could offer for different kinds of professional achievement. In Spring 2001 the committee proposed and received approval for three new, broader-scope awards. Initial winners will be selected in 2002. The three new ASCE EWRI EMMC awards are these: Award for Achievement in Environmental Engineering Education—to honor an individual who has made outstanding contributions to environmental engineering education, both at the individual’s home institution and more broadly. Award for Achievement in Environmental Engineering Government Service—to honor an individual who has made outstanding contributions to environmental engineering as practiced in government and service to the public, both at the individual’s organization and more broadly. Award for Achievement in Private Practice of Environmental Engineering—to honor an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the private practice of environmental engineering, both at the individual’s organization and more broadly. These awards will be given for cumulative achievement or for a specific project, based on nominations from ASCE members. A nomination package will include a resume for the nominee and six supporting letters. The requirements for the sources of the supporting letters vary among the three awards. For each award, service to the profession will be used as a criterion to help distinguish among highly qualified nominees. Details about nomination procedures are available at the EMMC Web site: www.asce.org/ inst–found/ewri–comm–multimedia.cfm. Only one of each award will be given annually, and each award will consist of a plaque. No award will be given when a worthy candidate is not identified. Only members of ASCE are eligible to receive the awards. Nominations will be considered valid for three years. The deadline for nominations will be August 1 of each year, with subsequent evaluation and recommendation of winners to the EMMC officers by November. Awards will be presented at a spring or summer EWRI conference in the following year. These new awards provide a great opportunity for us to honor colleagues who have contributed to the civil and environmental engineering profession in diverse ways. Please consider nominating a deserving ASCE colleague for one of the new awards.