Peter Haas Award

NOMINATION DEADLINE:

OPEN: 12 November 2012
CLOSE: 18 January 2013

DESCRIPTION:

To recognize outstanding contributions to Pulsed Power Technology resulting from an indivdual's continued effort to develop programs of research, education and information exchange that are the basis of the progress in Pulsed Power.

PRIZE:

A plaque, $3,000 cash award, and an invitation to present a talk at the Pulsed Power Plasma Science Conference and to have the text of the talk published as an invited paper in the IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

The Peter Haas Award recognizes outstanding contributions to pulsed power technology resulting from an individual's continued effort to develop programs of research, education, and information exchange that are the basis for progress in pulsed power. The Peter Haas Award was established at the 6th IEEE Pulsed Power Conference (June 1987) and bears the name of the late Peter Haas who was recognized at the 2nd Pulse Power Conference (1979) "for many contributions to a strong and vigorous pulsed power program through sound management, steadfast conviction, and farsighted technical acumen." Today, the Peter Haas Award honors those individuals that share Peter's dedication, leadership, and administrative vision for pulsed power.

The Peter Haas Award description and criteria

ELIGIBILITY:

Individuals who have made outstanding technical contributions to pulsed power technology for at least ten years.

FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS:

Nomination form (pdf)

ADDRESS NOMINATIONS, ENQUIRIES, AND CORRESPONDENCE TO THE PPST AWARDS COMMITTEE CHAIR::

Dr. Frank E. Peterkin
Chair, IEEE PPST Award Committee
e-mail: ppst.awards@gmail.com

A list of prior award recipients from 1981 to 2011 is maintained on the IEEE NPSS PPST/TC website and can be found here .