Call for Candidates to the 2001
Goldsmid Award

The International Thermoelectric Society announces the 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 and will be presented at the Banquet of the 20th International Conference on Thermoelectrics in Beijing, P.R. China.

In addition, the 2001 award will include up to US$1000 for travel and fees related to attending ICT2001 June 8-11th 2001 in Beijing, P. R. China.

Eligibility:

Ph.D candidate graduate students holding a Master Degree or its equivalent who is actively engage 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 in evidence such things as:

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 time period.
Letters of reference.
Other recognition.

Selection Panel:

Conference Chair or his designee is Panel Chair. The Panel Deputy Chair will be the ITS Vice-President (or the ITS President's designee when the Vice-President position is vacant). The Panel Chair with the help of the Deputy Chair will nominate up to but not exceeding six other non-ITS Board members representing various geographical regions. The panel selection is done at the ICT for the upcoming year.

Application:

Should be sent to Dr. Jean-Pierre Fleurial and include 8 copies of:

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 Panel Chair must receive applications by:

January 31, 2001
(NOTE: the deadline may be flexible, but please get materials submitted as soon as possible for best consideration).

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 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 any way feasible in doing so.

Applications should be mailed to:

Jean-Pierre Fleurial
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Groove Dr.
MS 277-207
Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

Ph: +1 818-354-4144
FAX: +1 818-393-6951
jean-pierre.fleurial@jpl.nasa.gov