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The International Thermoelectric Society (ITS) generally sponsors two Best Paper awards at the annual International Conference on Thermoelectrics. The awards presently carry a cash prize of five hundred (US$500) each and are given at the annual Conference.  Click here to see an example (from ICT99) of  the criteria used for judging the awards.

ICT2002 (Long Beach, CA, USA)

Best Scientific (Armin Heinrich) Paper

Design and characterization of cold point thermoelectric coolers.

U. Ghoshal
ghoshal@nanocoolers.com
Nanocoolers, Inc., Austin, TX  USA
Full Text PDF File available for Download

 

Best Applications Paper

Use of thermal isolation to improve thermoelectric system operating efficiency.

L. E. Bell
lbell@amerigon.com
BSST LLC, Irwindale, CA  USA
Full Text PDF File available for Download

ICT2001 (Bejing, China)

Best Scientific Paper

High figure of Merit ZT in PbTe and Bi₂Te₃ Based Superlattice Structures by Thermal Conductivity Reduction

A. Lambrecht, H. Beyer, J. Nurnus, C.Künzel, H. Böttner,   Dr. Armin Lambrecht
armin.lambrecht@ipm.fhg.de
Fraunhofer-Institut für Physikalische Messtechnik, Freiburg, Germany

Best Applications Paper

Thermoelectric Generator (TEG) for Heavy Diesel Trucks

J. C. Bass, A. S. Kushch, N. B. Elsner
info@hi-z.com
Hi-Z Technology, Inc., San Diego, CA  USA

ICT2000 (Cardiff, Wales)

Best Scientific Paper

Geometrical Magnetothermopower

J. P. Heremans, C. M. Thrush, D. T. Morelli
joseph.p.heremans@delphiauto.com
Delphi Research Labs, Warren, MI  USA

Best Applications Paper

Practical Design for a Rural Stove-Top Thermoelectric Generators

R. Nuwayhid¹, F. Moukalled¹, R. Abusaid¹, M. Daaboul¹, D. M. Rowe², G. Min^2
1Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebenon
²School of Engineering, Cardiff University, UK

ETS2001 (Freiburg, Germany)

Best Poster Award

Physical Properties of Te-Doped CoSb₃

J. Leszczynski,  K. Wojciechowski and A. Malecki
Cracow/Poland

 

ICT99 (Baltimore, MD, USA):

Best Poster Award

Carrier Pocket Engineering to Design Superior Thermoelectric Materials Using Superlattice Structures

T. Koga¹, X. Sun², S. B. Cronin² and M. S. Dresselhaus^2,3
1Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
²Dept. of Physics and 3Dept. of EECS, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

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