ITS News, ICT2009 Abstracts Due March 1, 2009
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The International Thermoelectric Society (ITS) announces the 2009 Goldsmid Award for Excellence in Research in Thermoelectrics by a Graduate Student.
The award is sponsored by Marlow Industries, Inc. and carries a cash prize of one thousand dollars ($1000) and a Descriptive Certificate that will be presented at the Banquet of the 28th International Conference on Thermoelectrics and the 7th European Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT & ECT 2009), in Freiburg, Germany.
In addition, the 2009 Award will include a US$1000 contribution to the awardee to cover travel and fees for attending ICT & ECT 2009, July 26 - 30, 2009 in Freiburg, Germany.
Eligibility:
Ph.D. candidate graduate student holding a Master Degree or its equivalent who is actively engaged in theoretical, experimental, synthesis or device research in the field of thermoelectrics.
Criteria for selection:
The winner will be chosen from among the applicants by a Selection Panel who will consider the following items:
- Journal Articles with publication dates, acceptance dates or submission dates in the 24 months preceding the conference.
- Presentations at local, national and international meetings as well as invited seminars and colloquia in the same period.
- Letters of reference.
- Other recognition.
Selection Panel:
The 2009 Goldsmid Award Committee appointed by the ITS President will nominate up to but not exceeding six other non-ITS Board members representing various geographical regions to form the Selection Panel. The Selection Panel will review the nominations and make the final recommendation to the 2009 Goldsmid Award Committee.
Application:
Should be sent by email in a pdf file to the Committee Chair Dr. Jihui Yang, jihui [dot] yang [at] gm [dot] com, and include:
- Letter of nomination from thesis advisor.
- Resume.
- Copies of publications, acceptances or submissions in the last 24 months. First authorship will be factored in.
- Titles and locale of presentations given in the last 24 months.
- Letters of reference (no more than 3)
The Committee Chair must receive applications by:
Applications Due: May 1, 2009
Each panelist will rank the applications using a standardized format that will weigh in the different criteria, and will submit the results to the Committee Chair by e-mail. Ties will be resolved by vote organized by email or by conference call among all Panelists. If there is any difficulty in the winner attending the conference the ITS will endeavor to aid the winner in any way feasible in doing so.
Applications should be emailed to:
Dr. Jihui Yang
Staff Research Scientist
Materials and Processes Lab
GM R&D Center
30500 Mound Road
MC 480106224
Warren, MI48090
Tel: 586-986-9789
Fax: 586-986-3091
jihui [dot] yang [at] gm [dot] com (use Subject: Goldmid Award Inquiry)
The International Thermoelectric Society (ITS) announces the 2009 ITS Young Investigator Award for Excellence in Research in Thermoelectrics by a young investigator who holds a permanent position in either: academia (tenure track), industry, government lab or scientific institute (e.g. The Max Planck Institute). This award is to be given to a young researcher who has exhibited a record of excellent original work and significant results in the field of thermoelectrics or thermoelectric materials. The recipient should have shown significant research in the early stages of his/her career.
The award is sponsored by The International Thermoelectrics Society (ITS) and carries a cash prize of two thousand dollars ($2000 in US currency) and a Descriptive Certificate. The 2009 award will be presented at the Banquet of the 28th International Conference on Thermoelectrics and the 7th European Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT & ECT 2009), July 26 – 30, in Freiburg, Germany.
In addition, the recipient of the ITS Young Investigator Award will be given an invited talk at the ICT & ECT 2009 in order to highlight the research leading to the award.
Eligibility:
The candidates are expected to hold a Ph.D. Degree and be actively engaged in theoretical, experimental, synthesis or device research in the field of thermoelectrics. The candidates must be in a tenure track faculty position or employed in a stable position in industry, a government lab or scientific institute (e.g. The Max Planck Institute). It is expected that they should have been in this position at least two years. However, contributions and productivity for the full five years will be considered. Postdoctoral researchers or temporary industrial positions are not eligible. The candidates must be within 5 years of receiving their Ph.D. as of June 1st of the year of the nomination.
The ITS Young Investigator Award for Excellence in Research in Thermoelectrics is intended for truly exceptional contributions to the field for a five-year period following the nominee’s Ph.D. The ITS Young Investigator Award is intended to be an annual award. However, in the event of the lack of applications that the ITS Board or Award Selection Committee views as meeting the expectations for this award, then no award will be given that year.
Criteria for selection:
An Award Selection Panel who will consider the afore mentioned eligibility criteria will choose the winner from among the applicants:
A nomination letter is required. A full resume of the candidate and highlighting the contributions justifying the nomination is also required. Three letters of reference are required in addition to the nomination letter. None of the letters should exceed two pages.
The work will not be judged as part of their Ph.D. thesis but work that occurred after their Ph.D. research. The work may be a continuation of their Ph.D., but significant new contributions and findings will be required. The selection committee will be considering only original work and contributions.
Journal Articles with publication dates, acceptance dates or submission dates within the 60 months preceding the June 1st cutoff date. Therefore for the 2009 award the period of consideration is May 31st, 2004 through June 1st, 2009.
Presentations at local, national and international meetings as well as invited seminars and colloquia in the same time period will be considered.
Other awards or recognition will also be considered.
Selection Panel:
The Selection Panel will consist of the previous ITS conference chair (i.e. ICT08 Chairman for the 2009 Award) or his designee and he/she will serve as the Panel Chair. The Panel Deputy Chair will be appointed by the ITS President. The Panel Chair with the help of the Deputy Chair will nominate up to but not exceeding four other non-ITS Board members representing various geographical regions. The panel selection is accomplished through action of the ITS Board via whatever means are most convenient, most likely via email exchange.
Application:
Should be sent to the current ITS President:
Dr. Thierry Caillat, President, International Thermoelectric Society
Principal Member of the Technical Staff
MS 277/207
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
Tel: (818) 354-0407
Cell: (818) 645-6372
Fax: (818) 393-6951
e-mail: thierry [dot] caillat [at] jpl [dot] nasa [dot] gov
A letter of nomination and no more than three letters of recommendation should be sent to the ITS President directly from the references and nominator. (An email attachment as a word or pdf document is preferred).
Full Resume & Highlights of the 5 years following the Ph.D.
Copies of 1st page of publications, acceptances, or submissions in the last 60 months. (Manuscripts to be submitted or in progress will not be considered.)
Titles and locale of contributed or invited presentations given in the 5-year period under consideration.
The ITS President must receive applications by:
May 1, 2009
Each panelist will rank the applications using a standardized format that will weigh in the different criteria, and will submit the results to both the Panel Chair and Deputy Chair by e-mail. Ties will be resolved by vote organized by email or by a conference call among all Panelists. If there is any difficulty in the winner attending the conference the organizing committee will endeavor to aid the winner in a feasible and reasonable manner.
Source URL (retrieved on 2009-02-17 21:02): http://www.its.org/young_call_2009
Online Registration Now Open!
Online Abstract Submission Due March 1, 2009!
I am looking forward seeing you in summer 2009 in Freiburg.
Harald Böttner
(Chairman ICT-ECT 2009)
Dr. Harald Böttner
Abteilungsleiter Thermoelektrische Systeme
Fraunhofer Institut für Physikalische Messtechnik
Heidenhofstr. 8
D-79110 Freiburg
Tel: # 0049/761/8857-121
Fax: # 0049/761/8857-224
email: (Click here for email form):
Head of Department Thermoelectric Systems (TES)
Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques
http://ict2009.its.org/
Up to four International Thermoelectric Society (ITS) Board Director positions will be opened for election at the 28h International Conference on Thermoelectrics , to be held in Freiburg, Germany, July 26-30, 2009. The ITS Nomination and Election Committee invites you to nominate your candidate(s) by clicking here. The Committee will make every effort to attract candidates from a variety of geographic, technical fields, and institutions, to best serve the Mission of the International Thermoelectric Society. The list of current Board Directors can be found below .
Bold indicates term expires at ICT2009
| Title |
Username |
Contact |
Term Begins |
Term Expires |
| ITS President |
thierry.caillat |
Caillat, Thierry |
2009-01-01 |
2011-12-31 |
| ITS Secretary |
rowedm1 |
Rowe, D. M. |
2006-08-11 |
2009-07-30 |
| ITS Treasurer |
harald.boettner |
Böttner, Harald |
2007-07-06 |
2010-12-31 |
| ICT Organizer |
chenlidong |
Chen, Lidong |
2008-08-08 |
2011-12-31 |
| ICT Organizer |
davej [at] uoregon [dot] edu |
Johnson, Dave |
2006-12-20 |
2009-07-30 |
| ITS Board Member |
lbell [at] bsst [dot] com |
Bell, Lon |
2008-08-08 |
2011-12-31 |
| ITS Board Member |
Ryoji Funahashi |
Funahashi, Ryoji |
2007-06-07 |
2010-12-31 |
| ITS Board Member |
koumoto |
Koumoto, Kunihito |
2006-08-11 |
2009-07-30 |
| ITS Board Member |
peter.franz.rogl |
Rogl, Peter |
2007-06-08 |
2010-12-31 |
| ITS Board Member |
jsnyder [at] caltech [dot] edu |
Snyder, Jeff |
2007-06-07 |
2010-12-31 |
| ITS Board Member |
cuher |
Uher, Ctirad |
2009-01-01 |
2009-07-30 |
| ITS Board Member |
jzmc7g |
Yang, Jihui |
2008-08-08 |
2011-12-31 |
Board Directors are elected for a three-year term and are expected to play an active role in the international Thermoelectric Society business and promotion. The major goals (objectives) of the Society, as stated in the ITS Constitution , are to:
- PROMOTE an understanding of the role thermoelectric technology may play in environmental impact and mitigating global climate change;
- PROMOTE the advancement of the thermoelectric industry, science and engineering;
- PROMOTE collection and exchange of information and education which will benefit the thermoelectric community;
- PROMOTE systemization of measurements to and in comparison of materials and devices;
- PROMOTE awareness of the larger community to thermoelectric issues and solicit wider involvement;
- PROMOTE a forum of exchange of information and achievements. -Newsletters;
- PROMOTE a mechanism for coordinating and promoting conferences.
Nominations will be accepted until June 15, 2009. Short biographies and information of the Nominees will be posted on the ITS web site at (http://www.its.org ) shortly after.
The election of the new Board Director will be organized at the Conference in Freiburg and further details (including the final number of positions opened) will be announced at the beginning of the conference by the ITS President and the ITS Nomination and Election Committee.
To make a nomination, login to http://www.its.org and go here: http://www.its.org/nominations
Links:
[1] http://ict2009.its.org
[2] http://www.its.org/contactboard
[32] http://www.its.org/itscst99
[33] http://www.its.org
The following is an announcement from the President of the International Thermoelectric Society.
Dear Prospective Conference Organizer,
The International Thermoelectric Society (ITS) is looking for organizations interested in hosting its 30th annual International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT) in the year 2011.
The ICT has been the most important annual meeting for scientists, engineers and industry in the field of thermoelectric research and development for application to power generation, thermal management and sensing equipment. Thanks to a renewal in the field of thermoelectrics, and a string of well-organized conferences, interest in this conference has been steady in the last few years with attendance between 200 and 300 “thermoelectricians".
ITS typically holds a three year rotation for conference sites between Europe, Asia and the Americas, where most of the activities in thermoelectrics are located. In 2011, the ICT is scheduled to return to the Americas, where it was last held in 2008 in Corvallis, Oregon. Thus, ITS's preference is for candidate organizations, especially universities and national laboratories, located in the Americas to host ICT2011. However, that does not preclude ITS from entertaining strong proposals from other parts of the world and other types of organizations.
Interested parties should first send, preferably by e-mail, a brief notice of intent to propose to the ITS President. Upon receipt of the notice, the ITS president will provide details relative to anticipated conference organizers responsibilities, guidelines and other ITS expectations. Full proposals should be sent, as early as possible but no later than June 1st 2009, preferably by e-mail to the ITS President, to the ITS treasurer, and to the ITS Secretary.
Proposals should include relevant details including host organization, location, preliminary dates, Conference Chairperson, projected sponsors and prospects for financial support, and accessibility; briefly state the expected advantages to the ITS for awarding the conference organization to you; describe accommodation facilities, travel connections, plans for accompanying persons, the possibility of holding short courses, evening events; last but not least, the expected registration costs for regular participants, students and accompanying persons.
The ITS Board plans on reviewing the proposals at the annual ITS Board Meeting immediately prior to ICT2009 and award organization of the conference at the 2009 ICT in Freiburg, Germany . You may be invited to give a brief presentation on your proposal to the ITS Board at the conference in Freiburg.
On behalf of the International Thermoelectric Society, I am looking forward to your proposals.
Best regards,
Thierry Caillat
President, International Thermoelectric Society
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
MS 277-207
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109
USA
Phone: (818) 354-0407
thierry [dot] caillat [at] jpl [dot] nasa [dot] gov
Please direct your responses to:
Dr. Thierry Caillat, ITS President <thierry [dot] caillat [at] jpl [dot] nasa [dot] gov>
Dr. Harald Böttner, ITS Treasurer <Harald [dot] Boettner [at] ipm [dot] fraunhofer [dot] de>
Prof. Michael Rowe, ITS Secretary <rowedm1 [at] Cardiff [dot] ac [dot] uk
Links:
[1] http://ict2009.its.org
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