Call for Nominations: IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
Annual Award Honors Contributions to Standards in Electrical Engineering
Contact: Karen McCabe, IEEE-SA
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+1 732-562-3824, k.mccabe@ieee.org
PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 3 November 2009 -- IEEE is now accepting nominations for the 2011 IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award.
The award is presented each year to an individual for making exceptional contributions to the development and/or advancement of standards in electrical and electronics engineering. The award consists of a bronze medal, certificate and honorarium.
The award is named after pioneering the mathematician and electrical engineer, Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865-1923). Steinmetz contributed greatly to the development and understanding of alternating current.
Evaluation criteria for the award include engineering and administrative accomplishment and responsibilities, publications (books, standards, papers, and conference papers); honors; supporting letters; IEEE Activities; participation in other organizations; and the quality of the nomination.
Dr. James Thomas Carlo, the 2009 Steinmetz Award recipient, will be honored at the 2009 IEEE Standards Awards Ceremony, 6 December. Carlo, principal of J Carlo Consulting LLC in Dallas, Texas, USA, received the award for his "professional leadership in and contributions to the development of networking standards with global impact."
The 2010 Steinmetz Award recipient is Richard Deblasio, Technical Manager for National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Denver, Colo., USA. Deblasio will be honored for his "contributions to the standardization and global impact of distributed electric power supply system interconnection technology."
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