iise Manufacturing and Design (m&d) division Outstanding Young Investigator Award

This award recognizes Manufacturing and Design (M&D) Division members under the age of 35 for their technical contribution to manufacturing and design.

Eligibility requirements

• Member of IISE and the M&D division.
• Must be under 35 years of age on Oct. 15 of the year in which the nomination is submitted.
• High impact research as evidenced by the quality of the nominee's research endeavors including publications, intellectual property and other funding and dissemination activities.

Application process

• Candidates can be nominated by others. Self-nominations are not allowed.
• Nominations are due by Feb. 15, 2019, at 5 p.m. Eastern time.
• Email nomination package (single pdf file) to Dusan Sormaz.

Nomination package must include

• Candidate’s name, affiliation, contact information and birth date.
• Candidate’s personal statement of specific technical contribution(s) that qualify them for this award (max. 2 pages).
• Curriculum vita (max. 10 pages).
• Three letters of recommendation (each limited to 2 pages). This includes the nominator’s letter highlighting candidate’s technical contributions and achievements.
• Nominator’s name, affiliation and contact information.

An award committee chaired by an appointed member of the M&D board will review all applications following the division's award evaluation procedures.

Recognition Process (first place only)

• Framed certificate provided by IISE
• Recognition at the Annual Conference:
  • at the M&D Town Hall Meeting
  • in Honors and Awards program
  • before the final day keynote address
• Recognition in IISE Magazine
• Recognition on M&D website and in the newsletter
  

Deadlines

Nomination deadline: 5 p.m. Eastern time, Feb. 16, 2019

Winner notified: March 15, 2019

For questions, please contact Bonnie Cameron

2018 Winner

Blake Johnson
Virginia Tech

Past winners

Manufacturing and Design Division page