Student presentation awards
There is a competition for the best student presentation at the 56th MMM Conference in Scottsdale, AZ to recognize and to encourage excellence in graduate studies in the field of magnetism.
55th MMM Conference Best Student Presentation Winners
A. Dussaux
(Unité Mixte de Physique CNRS/Thales)
for the presentation: EC-09 “Large locking range and fractional synchronization
in vortex
based spin transfer oscillators”
AND
E. R. Evarts
(Carnegie Mellon University)
for the presentation: FC-13 “Spin Torque Switching of 26 nm Diameter Magnetic
Tunnel
Junction Using a Conductive Atomic Force Microscope”
CONGRATULATIONS!
The student finalists for the 55th MMM Conference Best Student Presentation were:
(1) E. Jarormirska, AC-07, “Geometry-driven current-induced vortex excitations
in point contact devices” and
(2) X. Cheng, EC-03, “Spin torque diode detectors with sensitivity exceeding
that of Schottky diodes”
Best student presentation award guidelines
Eligibility: The nominee must be a full time graduate student expecting to graduate within one year of the 56th MMM Conference. The student's area of research may either be theoretical or experimental in any of the general technical and scientific areas normally presented as part of the 56th MMM Conference. The student's regularly submitted abstract must have been accepted for presentation through the normal abstract review process by the 56th MMM Conference Program Committee as an oral presentation.
Nature of Award: This award consists of a one-year fellowship of $1000 for the winner and a one-year fellowship of $250 to each of the remaining finalists. The names of all finalists competing for the award will be announced in the 56th MMM Conference Program Booklet and Abstract CD. The name of the winner will be published in the Program Booklet of the following MMM Meeting.
Selection Process: Up to eight finalists will be selected by a Student Award sub-committee of the 56th MMM Conference Program Committee. Because almost all abstracts have multiple authors, selections will be made based on an extended 2-page version of the regularly submitted abstract plus a brief explanation of the student’s contribution. Notification to the finalists will be made by e-mail in early September 2011. The presentations, which must be made by the finalist, will be evaluated at the Conference by the Student Award sub-committee and the winner will be announced shortly after the conclusion of 56th MMM Conference. The decision of the Student Award sub-committee is final.
Student award application procedure
1. Students must submit a abstract to the 56th MMM according to the standard submission guidelines and deadlines as outlined in the Call for Papers. Please DO NOT identify the abstract as part of the student award competition in the text of the abstract. The 56th MMM abstract deadline is July 5, 2011.
2. Students must also submit an extended 2-page abstract of their presentation, including the already submitted abstract number, plus a short (300 words or less) explanation of their contribution to the work described and its significance, directly to the Awards Chair, by the submission deadline of July 5, 2011.
3. Applications MUST be submitted as e-mail attachments, preferably as .pdf files. FAX or mail submissions will not be considered. The e-mail containing the student award application must have a subject line that reads “STUDENT AWARD- <APPLICANTS NAME>”. Applications are due by July 5, 2011.
Submit extended abstracts to:
Dr. Robert Shull
National Institute of Standards and Technology
To: robert.shull (at) nist.gov
Subject: STUDENT AWARD - <APPLICANTS NAME>
