Nomination due: 15th December

The purpose of the IEEE Power & Energy Society's Student Prize Paper Award in Honor of T. BurkeHayes is to encourage students in their professional development, to stimulate interest in the programs of the electric power industry, to encourage students to prepare quality technical papers with faculty supervision, and to recognize the schools and faculties that provide guidance in these areas. This Award was first presented as the Student Prize Paper Award in 1967. In 1989, it was renamed in honor of T. BurkeHayes in recognition of his professional contributions as a founder of CH2M Hill. It has been presented since 1990 as the Student Prize Paper Award in Honor of T. BurkeHayes with CH2M Hill Foundation as the sponsor.

The award for the winning paper consists of the following:

• $1,500 award to author (or split equally among coauthors)
• Expense paid trip (up to US$1,000) for one student to an IEEE PES
• General Meeting (foreign travel limited; total reimbursement limited to available maximum).
• Recognition plaque presented to student.
• Recognition plaque presented to the student's institution to recognize the student author(s) and the supervising professor.

Papers must be received by 15th December to allow time for full review and consideration. Papers submitted without the nominating letter from the faculty sponsor or without biographical sketch(es) and permanent address will not be considered. Papers received after the deadline will not be considered as entries intended for the current competition. Please plan early and be sure that your paper will arrive by the deadline.

More details of the award are provided at the following link.

Submit papers and supporting documents to the Chairman of the Student Paper Contest Working Group:

Email: hsmollec@nmsu.edu

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