To encourage and recognize the important contributions students make to the Gaseous Electronics Conference, specifically, and to the plasma/atomic-molecular optical science fields, in general, the GEC Executive Committee will recognize one (1) student presenter with the GEC Student Award for Excellence. Finalists will be announced on the meeting website before the meeting and will present their work at the conference. The student award recipient will be announced during the banquet. The award consists of cash ($1,000 USD) and a certificate.
To be eligible for the award, the student must present a contributed talk (not a poster) and must be a current student or have defended their thesis no earlier than April 30, 2024. The application materials must be submitted by the advisor as a single PDF file before the application deadline. No more than one student may be nominated per advisor.
The application should contain:
- a copy of the student’s abstract
- a one-page cover letter from the student including, among other aspects, a description of the motivation for doing the research, the relevance of the work to plasma/atomic-molecular optical science, a list of all collaborators on the project, and the scope of the student's contribution to the project
- a two-page-maximum curriculum vitae of the student (including educational background, research experience, professional affiliations, publications, patents, presentations, and awards)
- a one-page nomination letter from the supervisor including, among other aspects, the student's creative contribution to the project, the duration of the student's participation in the project, and unique project-related qualifications of the student
For information on how to submit nominations including the deadline for nominations, please see the annual conference website.
