The North American Membrane Society is very pleased to announce its Awards Programs designed to encourage and support outstanding individuals at the start of their professional careers and to recognize those that have made significant contributions to the advancement of membrane technology:
The Alan S. Michaels Award for Innovation in Membrane Science and Technology, consisting of a $10,000 prize and lifetime membership in the North American Membrane Society (NAMS), is given to individuals who have made breakthrough contributions to the membrane field. Dr. Alan Michaels was one of the true innovators and pioneers in membrane science and technology. His academic and industrial work on ultrafiltration, membrane-based drug delivery systems, and new membrane processes for the biopharmaceutical industry all represented breakthroughs that helped redefine the membrane field. This award is given by the North American Membrane Society to honor Dr. Michaels and to recognize individuals who have made outstanding innovations and/or exceptional lifetime contributions to membrane science and technology.
Eligibility:
Anyone working in the field of membrane science and technology is eligible to be nominated (except for current members of the Board of Directors of NAMS).
Application Materials:
Nominations must be submitted by a member of the North American Membrane Society.
(Note: Members of the NAMS Board of Directors cannot submit nominations during their term of office).
The nomination package should include:
Six complete sets of the nomination package must be submitted by September 15, 2004 to:
Michelle Chapman
US Bureau of Reclamation, M.S. D-8230
DFC-56 Rm 2782
P.O. Box 25007
Denver, CO 80225-0007
USA
Nominations will be reviewed by a panel of referees with final decisions made by the NAMS Board of Directors. An award will only be given if there is a nominee whose contributions are sufficiently significant to warrant this special recognition. All nominees will be informed of the Board’s decisions by January 31, 2005, and the award will be presented at the NAMS Annual Meeting in May 2005. NAMS anticipates giving this award once every three years. Questions regarding the Alan S. Michaels Award or the application process should be addressed to Michelle Chapman (mchapman@do.usbr.gov).
The NAMS Annual Meeting Student Travel Awards are presented annually to outstanding young individuals who are just beginning work in the membrane area. This includes undergraduates and graduate students within the first 2 years of their graduate program. Prior NAMS Travel Award winners are not eligible to reapply. Each Travel Award will provide free registration at the upcoming Spring NAMS meeting, up to $1000 reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses associated with attending the meeting, and a free one-year membership in NAMS. Applicants must be nominated for the Travel Award by a current member of NAMS.
Application Materials:
Application Deadlines and Review:
Application packages must be received by February 1, 2004 (addressed to Michelle Chapman, USBR M.S. D-8230, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007). Applications will be reviewed by a panel of reviewers appointed by the Board of Directors of the North American Membrane Society. Award decisions will be made by March 15, 2004 for attendance at the upcoming Spring NAMS meeting.
Review criteria will include:
All decisions by the panel are final. We expect to be able to give up to 5 Travel Awards for the 2004 meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. The number funded will depend on funds available within NAMS. Questions regarding the NAMS Travel Awards or application procedures should be addressed to Michelle Chapman (mchapman@do.usbr.gov).
The NAMS Travel Awards will be presented annually to outstanding individuals who are near the start of their careers in membrane science and technology. Each Award will provide up to $1000 reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses associated with attending a NAMS Annual Meeting (awards for the NAMS Annual Meeting also include a complimentary registration) or an international membrane meeting such as the ECI Advanced Membrane Technology-II, Euromembrane, and others. Eligible applicants include senior graduate students, post-docs, and new faculty members and researchers in industry and government who have not previously received a NAMS Travel (or International Travel) Award. Applicants must be current members of the North American Membrane Society, and must agree to write a one-page report on the Meeting (to be published in the following issue of the NAMS Quarterly). Reimbursement will be distributed after the meeting upon submission of appropriate receipts and the one-page write-up on the Conference.
Application Materials:
If a presentation is planned, either an oral or poster, and an abstract is prepared, please include a copy; its intended presentation method; and its status (pending or accepted).
Application Deadlines and Review:
Application packages will be accepted throughout the year 2004 (addressed to Michelle Chapman, USBR M.S. D-8230, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007). Applications will be reviewed in two separate rounds by a panel of reviewers appointed by the Board of Directors of the North American Membrane Society. In the first round, applications received by Feb 15, 2004 will be considered. The second round will consider applications received by June 31, 2004. Dates for future award reviews will be announced in the NAMS Quarterly and on the NAMS website. Award decisions will be made within 45 days after the close of each round.
Review criteria will include:
Decisions by the panel are final. The number funded will depend on funds available within NAMS. Questions regarding the NAMS Travel Award or application procedures should be addressed to Michelle Chapman (mchapman@do.usbr.gov).
The NAMS Undergraduate Research Fellowships are presented annually to support outstanding undergraduates who wish to pursue a research experience in the field of synthetic membrane science and technology at a university or government facility in North America. The award provides up to $2000 stipend for the student, as well as a one-year student membership in NAMS. The application materials should be submitted by the proposed sponsor, who must be a current member of the North American Membrane Society. In addition, the student awardee must agree to provide a write-up of the research experience for publication in the Membrane Quarterly within one year of receiving the award.
Application Materials:
Application Deadlines and Review:
Application packages may be sent at any time (addressed to Michelle Chapman, USBR M.S. D-8230, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007). Applications will be reviewed in two separate rounds by a panel of reviewers appointed by the Board of Directors of the North American Membrane Society. The first round of reviews will begin on March 1, 2004 (with awards made by April 15, 2004) and the second round will begin November 15, 2004 (with awards made by January 1, 2005). The research experience may begin at any time within the 6-month period following the granting of the award.
Review criteria will include:
Funding will be distributed upon receipt (by NAMS) of the following materials from the student: A signed agreement to conduct and complete the project within an agreed upon time, and a signed letter agreeing to provide a write-up of the research for publication in the NAMS Quarterly within six months of completion of the project. All decisions by the Awards Committee are final. The number funded will depend on funds available within NAMS. Questions regarding the NAMS Undergraduate Research Fellowship or application procedures should be addressed to Michelle Chapman (mchapman@do.usbr.gov).