Call for Nominations
SIAG/Supercomputing Junior Scientist Prize
The SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing will award the SIAG/SC Junior Scientist Prize at the SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing and Scientific Computing (PP12) to be held February 15-17, 2012, in Savannah, Georgia.
The prize is awarded biennially to an outstanding junior researcher in the field of algorithms research and development for parallel scientific and engineering computing, for distinguished contributions to the field in the three calendar years prior to the year of the award.
Eligibility
At least one of the papers containing this work must be published in English in a peer-reviewed journal or conference proceedings bearing a publication date within the three calendar years prior to the year of the award. For the 2012 award, this paper must bear a publication date from January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2011. Moreover, either the recipient must be a graduate student or the paper's publication date must be no more than three calendar years later than the year in which the author received the PhD or equivalent degree.
Description of the Award
The award will consist of a plaque and a certificate containing the citation. As part of the award, the recipient will be invited to present a plenary talk at the conference. Travel funds will be made available to reimburse the recipient for reasonable travel expenses incurred in attending the award ceremony and giving this talk.
Nominations
Nominations should include a letter describing the contributions and citing at least one paper (as described under Eligibility). Nominations should be sent, preferably via e-mail, to the address below, to be received in the SIAM office by September 15, 2011.
SIAG/Supercomputing Prize Committee
c/o J. M. Littleton
SIAM
3600 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
USA
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Telephone: +1-215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: +1-215-386-7999
Selection Committee
The list of selection committee members will be posted when it becomes available.
