STUDENT PRIZE PAPER COMPETITION

Prizes will be awarded to three graduate student papers. Awards will be made for

First Prize in the amount of $1000
Second Prize in the amount of $750
Third Prize in the amount of $500

The deadline for submission of papers for consideration is September 18, 2005.

Papers should be submitted electronically as PDF documents to:

Prof. Steven C. Reising
Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.
1373 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1373, USA
e-mail: Steven.Reising@ColoState.edu

Student papers and awards will be presented at the Plenary Session on Thursday morning, January 5, 2006.

GUIDELINES AND RULES
  1. University students in normal pursuit of a degree are eligible to enter a paper in the competition. Only a student enrolled in a U.S. University as of September 18, 2005, is eligible.

  2. The paper must be the unaided work of a graduate student enrolled for the M.S. or Ph.D. degree. The usual guidance provided to a graduate student by a supervising professor is consistent with this rule, as is the co-authorship of the paper by the professor. In case of co-authorship, a letter from the professor stating his/her level of contribution must accompany the paper upon submission.

  3. The topic of the paper must be related to the field of one of URSI's Commissions.

  4. A paper which is submitted to a journal before September 18, 2005, is ineligible. However, a student is encouraged to submit his/her paper to a journal after this date.

  5. The paper must be in English and in the format of a draft or manuscript, as specified by the journal Radio Science. Its length must not exceed 25 double-spaced, typewritten pages, including figures.

  6. Papers (PDF document submitted by e-mail) must be received on or before September 18, 2005.

  7. Selection of the finalists will be made by the USNC/URSI Prize Paper Competition Panel of Judges. Judgment will be based upon originality, quality and composition of the papers. Entrants will be notified of of whether or not they are finalists by early December.

  8. The finalists will present their papers during the first portion of the Plenary Session at the 2004 National Radio Science Meeting. The order of the final awards will be announced at the end of the Plenary Session.

  9. IMPORTANT: Submission to the Student Competition DOES NOT constitute a submission to the regular program. If a student wishes a paper to be included in the regular program, the submission procedure and format outlined for abstract submission must be followed. Student papers not submitted in this way will not be included in the regular meeting program. The three finalists' papers will be presented only once -- at the Plenary Session. If a student paper is also accepted in the regular program and is later chosen as a finalist in the competition, it will be removed from the regular program and presented only during Thursday's Plenary Session.

  10. Questions regarding the competition should be addressed to Prof. Reising by email or at the above address.