AKPA Outstanding Young Researcher Award (OYRA) 2011
SOLICITATION OF NOMINEES FOR AKPA OYRA 2011
In order to recognize and promote excellence in research by outstanding young ethnic Korean physicists in North America, the Outstanding Young Research Award (OYRA) has been awarded annually by the Association of Korean Physicists in America (AKPA) since 1994 (Previous Recipients).
QUALIFICATION:
Candidates are limited to young ethnic Korean physicists who are working at research universities/institutions, or at industrial/government laboratories in North America.
At the time of nomination, each candidate should be within five years from the completion
of his/her Ph. D. dissertation.
Exceptions to the five-year rule can be allowed for extenuating circumstances such as military services and any extended medical leaves.
In such cases, such interruptions will not count toward the five-year rule.
NOMINATION:
Each candidate must be nominated by the Chair or Head of the department
where they are employed or by the candidate's former doctoral dissertation advisor
in a letter detailing the importance and impact of the candidate's work.
Supporting documents should include the candidate's curriculum vitae with representative publications
and three letters of recommendation.
Nominations and supporting letters are to be sent electronically, preferably in PDF format, to Professor Yong Wook Kim (ywk0@lehigh.edu), Chair, AKPA OYRA Committee and a copy to Professor Chueng-Ryong Ji, the current President of AKPA (ji@ncsu.edu) by the date below.
December 17, 2010 for nominations
December 31, 2010 for supporting documents.
OYRA 2010 was awarded to Dr. Ian Woo Kim at the Forum on International Physics of the APS 2010 March Meeting
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WINNER SELECTION:
One or two award winners will be selected on the basis of the recommendation by the Awards Committee, consisting of:
Prof. Yong Wook Kim, Chair (Lehigh University)
Prof. M. Howard Lee (University of Georgia)
Dr. Taik Soo Hahm (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
Dr. Hyodoo You (Argonne National Laboratory)
The winner(s) selected will be announced early 2011.
PRESENTATION:
The award of $1,500 with a plaque will be presented at the AKPA annual meeting, which will be held in conjunction with an American Physical Society Meeting in spring. The exact location of the annual meeting and time will be announced later.
