Prizes will be awarded for up to three papers presented by graduate students at the 2002 National Radio Science Meeting in Boulder, Colorado, January 9-12, 2002. The Prizes will be provided by the U.S. National Committee of the International Union of Radio Science (USNC/URSI). Prizes will be awarded as follows:

In addition, to enable them to attend the meeting, travel and subsistence expenses of three finalists will be defrayed by USNC/URSI. The top three papers will be presented at the Plenary Session on Thursday, January 10, 2002.

2. The paper must by the unaided work of a graduate student enrolled for the M.S. or Ph.D. degree at a U.S. university. The usual guidance provided 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 the Commissions of URSI.

4. A paper which is submitted to a journal before August 17, 2001, 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 the journal Radio Science. Its length must not exceed 25 double-spaced typewritten pages, including figures.

6. Papers (15 copies) must be received on or before August 17, 2001, by

7. Selection of the finalists will be made by the USNC/URSI Prize Paper Competition Panel of Judges. Judgement will be based upon quality and originality of the papers. Entrants will be notified of the names of the finalists by November 1, 2001.

8. The finalists will present their papers during the first portion of the Plenary Session at the 2002 National Radio Science Meeting. The order of finish will be announced at the end of the Plenary Session.

9. IMPORTANT: Submissions to the Student Competition DO NOT constitute a submission for 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 (on-line form available June 1, 2001). Student papers not so submitted will not be included in the regular meeting program. The three finalist papers will be presented only once. If a student paper was also included in the regular program and is later chosen as a finalist, it will be removed from the regular session schedule and presented only at Tuesday morning's plenary session.

10. Questions regarding the competition should be addressed to Dr. Gasiewski at agasiewski@etl.noaa.gov or at the above address or at (303) 497-7275.

To Call-for-Papers

To Abstract Submission Form (available June 1, 2001).