Marconi Society - Young Scholars Nominations
Mar 7, 2011

Founded in 1972, the Marconi Society recognizes the achievements of living scientists in the field of information and communications science. In addition to annually selecting Marconi Fellows whose accomplishments have significantly benefited mankind, the organization also recognizes outstanding young scientists and engineers (age 27 or younger at the time of nomination) who have demonstrated exceptional capabilities and potential. Young Scholars receive a $4000 cash prize plus $1000 in expenses to attend its annual awards gala September 8, 2011 in San Diego, CA. This is an opportunity for your brightest young researchers to gain well-deserved recognition, and meet and network with some of the industry's best-known scientists and engineers.

Visit our nomination instructions page: http://marconisociety.org/youngscholars/selectioncriteria.html to find out how to nominate a candidate.

Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested in submitting a candidate. Nominations must be submitted on behalf of a candidate by a faculty advisor and/or technical manager.


Deadline for Submissions

The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2011 . If you have questions, please direct them to:

Ms. Hatti Hamlin

Executive Director The Marconi Society 925.872.4328

 

Sincerely,

Robert Tkach

Bell Labs Alcatel-Lucent

Andrew Chraplyvy

Bell Labs Alcatel-Lucent

Prof. Theodore (Ted) S. Rappaport

Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG) The University of Texas at Austin

Prof. David Forney

Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems Massachusetts Institute of Technology

John Warnock

Co-Chairman Adobe Systems, Inc.

Prof. Moe Win

Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems Massachusetts Institute of Technology