Radiation Effects Steering Group Awards
Additional information regarding the Radiation Effects Committee (REC), Radiation Effects Steering Committee (RESG), past Radiation Effects Award winners, and NSREC and NPSS Awards can be found at http://ieee-npss.org/technical-committees/radiation-effects/.
2025 Radiation Effects Award
Gary Swift
For significant contributions to radiation testing, mitigation strategies, and use of devices and integrated circuits in space.
2024 Radiation Effects Early Achievement Award
Stefano Bonaldo
For contributions to the understanding of degradation mechanisms induced by total ionizing dose in CMOS devices fabricated with advanced technology nodes, in particular, at ultra-high radiation doses.
2025 IEEE/NPSS Radiation Effects Award for Exemplary Service to Meetings & Conferences
Martha O’Bryan
For over 25 years of leadership and unwavering dedication to the IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference, by providing outstanding audio/visual support to every presenter and for innovations that elevated the quality and clarity of scientific presentations at the Radiation Effects Data Workshop
2025 NSREC Outstanding Conference Paper Award
Effectiveness of NIEL as a Predictor of Single-Event Displacement Damage Effects in CMOS Circuits
James M. Trippe, Brian D. Sierawski, Grant Mayberry, Hannah M. Dattilo, Sokrates T. Pantelides, Daniel M. Fleetwood, Ronald D. Schrimpf, Lloyd W. Massengill and Robert A. Reed
2024 NSREC Meritorious Conference Paper Award
2024 NSREC Outstanding Student Paper Award
SEU Cross-Section Trends for Threshold Voltage Options From 16- to 3-nm Bulk FinFET Nodes
Yoni Xiong , Nicholas J. Pieper, Jenna B. Kronenberg, Michael Delaney, Cassandra N. N. Sanchez, Dennis R. Ball, Megan Casey, Rita Fung, Shi-Jie Wen, and Bharat L. Bhuva
2024 NSREC Outstanding Data Workshop Presentation Award
Compendium of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Recent Radiation Effects Test Results
Martha V. O’Bryan, Seth S. Roffe, Edward P. Wilcox, Matthew B. Joplin, Jason M. Osheroff, Megan C. Casey, Landen D. Ryder, Kaitlyn, L. Ryder, Jean-Marie Lauenstein, Thomas A. Carstens, Jonathan D. Barth, Adia M. Wood, Michael J. Campola, and Peter J. Majewicz
2025 IEEE/NPSS Paul Phelps Award Recipients
Nicholas Pieper
Vanderbilt University, USA
Antoine Salih Alj
ISAE-SUPAERO, France
Chloé Champagne
Vanderbilt University, USA
Jake Carpenter
Indiana University, USA
Radiation Effects Award
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Radiation Effects Early Achievement Award
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2026 Radiation Effects Award and the 2026 Radiation Effects Early Achievement Award.
The winners of the awards will be announced Tuesday morning, July 21 at the 2026 NSREC in San Juan, PR.
Cash awards and plaques will be presented at that time. Please submit nominations online by following links to the Radiation Effects Award Submission and the Radiation Effects Early Achievement Award Submission. Please reach out to Laurent Artola, Senior Member-at-Large for the Radiation Effects Steering Group, with any questions. Megan can be contacted at laurent.artola@onera.fr.
Radiation Effects Award
The purpose of the Radiation Effects Award is to recognize individuals who have had a sustained history of outstanding and innovative technical and/or leadership contributions to the radiation effects community. The basis of the award is for individuals who have: (1) a substantial, long-term history of technical contributions that have had major impact on the radiation effects community. Examples include benchmark work that initiated major research and development activities or a major body of work that provided a solution to a widely recognized problem in radiation effects; and/or (2) a demonstrated long-term history of outstanding and innovative leadership contributions in support of the radiation effects community. Examples include initiation or development of innovative approaches for promoting cooperation and exchange of technical information or outstanding leadership in support of the professional development of the members of the radiation effects community.
Radiation Effects Early Achievement Award
The purpose of the Radiation Effects Early Achievement Award is to recognize an individual early in his or her career whose technical contributions and leadership have had a significant impact on the field of radiation effects. The basis of the award is for individuals whose technical contributions and leadership during the first ten years of the recipient’s career that have had a major impact on the Radiation Effects Community. Examples include work that provides a solution to important technical problems in radiation effects or work that identifies significant new issues in the field. Other factors are cumulative research contributions over the first part of the career, internationally recognized leadership, and mentorship. It is the intent of the RESG to give special consideration for this award to members of the community who are IEEE/NPSS members.
Suggested Nomination Strategy
At the 7th or 8th year mark in the individual’s career, evaluate the impact of the meritorious criteria that supports an NPSS nomination. A good resource to check is the citations for past awardees [https://ieee-npss.org/technical-committees/radiation-effects/]. Note that there is strong emphasis on pioneering technical contributions and less emphasis on leadership. If you feel the nomination will be competitive, submit the individual for the NPSS Award at this time.
In the case that the individual is not selected, there is still time to submit a nomination for the Radiation Effects Award.
In the case that the individual is selected, he or she has another year or two to excel in a different aspect of his or her work and could possibly qualify for the Radiation Effects Early Career Award.
Radiation Effects Award for Exemplary Service to Meetings and Conferences
The purpose of the award is to recognize a member of the Radiation Effects community who has demonstrated exemplary services to the meetings and conferences of the Radiation Effects Committee over a sustained period. The basis of the award is for members of the Radiation Effects community who have demonstrated exemplary services to the meetings and conferences of the Radiation Effects Committee over a sustained period of at least five years. Student members are not eligible to be nominated for the award. The nominee is not required to be a member of the IEEE and NPSS.
Phelps Continuing Education Grant
Grant Description
To promote continuing education and encourage membership in NPSS.
Nominations are currently being accepted for the Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant. The deadline for submitting nominations is January 29 of each year.
Selection Criteria
Exceptional promise as a student, postdoc or research associate in any of the fields of NPSS, or exceptional work in those fields by currently unemployed NPSS members with an expectation that attendance to one or more of the Short Courses will result in an improved possibility of obtaining a job in an NPSS field.
Eligibility
Outstanding members of NPSS who are either Student Members, Post-Doctoral Fellows or Research Associates, or unemployed members needing assistance in changing career direction.
Grant Presentation and Prize
$750 will be provided to each grant recipient to be used to cover tuition costs and/or travel costs to attend the current year IEEE NSREC Short Course and a certificate will be presented at the IEEE NSREC Short Course.
Nomination Form
Please follow the link to the Phelps Continuing Education Grant online form to nominate a candidate. Additional information can be obtained from Megan Casey, Member-at-Large for the Radiation Effects Steering Group. Megan can be reached at megan.c.casey@baesystems.us.