Student Paper Competition

Sponsor: US Office of Naval Research

 

The Society of Engineering Science is pleased to announce that a student paper competition will be held at the 40th Annual Meeting at the University of Michigan. The papers presented at this special session will be judged for their content, presentation format and style by a panel of engineering scientists. The presentations are each 25 minutes long, including the question and answer period. The three best papers will be awarded certificates and the following prizes: $300.00 for first prize, $200.00 for second prize, and $100.00 for third prize. The prizes and certificates will be awarded at the banquet on Tuesday evening of the meeting.

 

To participate in this competition, a student author must:

 

1.  be currently enrolled as a student with at least half-time status. A valid
     student identification must be presented to the session chairperson. 
     Note that the student does not need to be a member of SES.

2.  be listed as the first author on the submitted abstract. The role (eg., Faculty
                 Advisor, Graduate Student) of all other authors must be indicated in
                 the author affiliation list.

3.  present the paper at the meeting. It is required that participants pay for
                 registration.

 

To submit abstracts to this competition, student authors must:

 

1.  Submit their abstract via the link to Abstract Submission .

2.  Follow the directions on the abstract submission page for uploading the 
                 abstract. In the uploading process, select "Student Paper Competition" as the
                 symposium for which the abstract will be submitted.

3.  Include the role of each co-author of your paper in the affiliation fields of the
                 entry form for the abstract.

 

Partial reimbursement for the expenses of travel to this meeting is available, but only to the student authors who actually present papers in the Student Paper Competition. Because of limited support for travel,  the first 10-12 students whose abstracts are accepted will be candidates to receive support. All foreign students presenting papers in the competition must show their ORIGINAL visa at the registration desk of the meeting in order for the University of Michigan to process any transfer of funds.

 

Students will not receive payment until shortly AFTER the meeting.

 

Additional questions about the Student Paper Competition or travel reimbursement procedure should be directed to the chairman of the competition, Prof. Alan Wineman.