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Promoting thermoelectric technology to mitigate global climate change
The ITS announces the establishment of its newest award beginning at ICT 2011: The Outstanding Achievement Award
The purpose of the Outstanding Achievement Award is to recognize the outstanding achievements of a senior scientist for their contributions to the field of thermoelectricty.
Registration is now open and abstracts are being accepted for the 30th International Conference on Thermoelectrics, to be held July 17-21, 2011 in Traverse City, Michigan, USA. Please see the conference website below for details. Those attendees requiring a letter of invitation for visa purposes should submit their request through the registration process as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for processing.
To recognize the outstanding achievements of a senior scientist for their contributions to the field of thermoelectricty.
The Award
The Outstanding Achievement Award includes a $2,000 cash prize, honorary membership in ITS, and a unique trophy - a medal engraved out of SiGe. The award is presented annually at the ICT Meeting where the recipient is invited to give an honorary lecture, possibly at the ICT banquet.
We have lost one of the pioneers in Thermoelectrics. Norbert Elsner left us December 2, 2010. Norb was born and raised in Queens, New York. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Metallurgical Engineering and later earned a Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.
Deceased July, 20, 2010
We have lost one of the pioneers in Thermoelectrics. Norbert Elsner left us December 2, 2010. Norb was born and raised in Queens, New York. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Metallurgical Engineering and later earned a Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.
