At the opening of the NSREC technical sessions (July 2008), both Xiao Jie Chen of Arizona State University and Oluwole Amusan of Vanderbilt University were presented with the Phelps Grant. The grant included tuition for the short course and a check for $500.

The purpose of the Phelps Grant is to promote continuing education and encourage membership in the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS).

The basis for judging is exceptional promise as a graduate student working in the fields of the NPSS, "exceptionally good work" in those fields, and an expectation that attendance at an NPSS-sponsored short course will result in an improved possibility of obtaining a job.

Professors should consider nominating their most promising students before January 31, 2009. Forms can be found on the NSREC web site http://www.nsrec.com/phelpsgrant.pdf or http://www.nsrec.com/phelpsgrant.doc.

 

Ken Galloway, Vanderbilt University, has been awarded the 2007 Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award. His citation for this award is "For leadership, technical, and educational contributions to the field of radiation effects on microelectronics."

Ron Pease, RLP Research, Inc. was elected to the grade of IEEE Fellow.

"For contributions to the understanding of the radiation response of microelectronic devices, circuits and systems."
  

Enhanced Proton and Neutron Induced Degradation and Its Impact on Hardness Assurance Testing, M. R. Shaneyfelt, J. A. Felix, P. E. Dodd, J. R. Schwank, S. Dalton, Sandia National Laboratories; J. Baggio, V. Ferlet-Cavois, P. Paillet, CEA/DIF; and E. Blackmore, TRIUMF are the recipients of the Outstanding Conference Paper Award for the 2008 Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference.

The co-winners of the Outstanding Data Workshop Presentation Award for the 2008 Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference are Compendium of Test Results of Single Event Effects Conducted by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Gregory R. Allen, Farokh Irom, Tetsuo Miyahira, Leif Z. Scheick, Duc N. Nguyen , Heidi Becker, Steven McClure, JPL, and Investigation of the Mechanism of Stuck Bits in High Capacity SDRAMs, Leif Scheick, Steven Guertin, Duc Nguyen, JPL.

Key Contributions to the Cross Section of NAND Flash Memories Irradiated with Heavy Ions, M. Bagatin, S. Gerardin, G. Cellere, A. Paccagnella, DEI, Università di Padova; A. Visconti, S. Beltrami, ST Microelectronics; R. Harboe-Sørensen, ESA/ESTEC; and A. Virtanen, University of Jyväskylä are the recipients of the Outstanding Student Paper Award for the 2008 Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference.

Mayrant Simons receives the 2008 NSREC Radiation Effects Award.

"For contributions to the dissemination and advancement of radiation effects research associated with hardened systems for space applications."

Mayrant Simons