Awards

A number of awards and prizes will be presented to outstanding engineers, scientists, and managers who have made significant contributions to the success of the field of applied superconductivity.

The following IEEE Awards will be presented at ASC 2022: 

• IEEE Awards for Continuing and Significant Contributions in the Field of Applied Superconductivity:
  • For Electronics and for Large Scale Applications
  • For Materials (The IEEE Dr. James Wong Award)
• IEEE Max Swerdlow Award for Sustained Service to the Applied Superconductivity Community
• IEEE Council on Superconductivity Carl H. Rosner Entrepreneurship Award
• IEEE Council on Superconductivity Van Duzer Prize Award
• IEEE Council on Superconductivity Graduate Study Fellowship in Applied Superconductivity 

Nominations are accepted until February 1 of the year in which the award will be presented (unless extension announced). Please visit the IEEE CSC website for full descriptions and nomination procedures of the awards.

The Roger W. Boom Award is named in honor of the late emeritus professor from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Boom’s career spanned more than thirty years during which he motivated a great number of young scientists and engineers to pursue careers in cryogenic engineering and applied superconductivity. This award was created by the CSA to be given to a young professional (under 40 years of age) who “shows promise for making significant contributions to the fields of cryogenic engineering and applied superconductivity. The spirit of the Boom Award is to recognize young people for their pursuit of excellence, demonstration of high standards and clear communications.

Nominations Open: April 25, 2022
Nominations Close: August 26, 2022

Please visit the CSA website for more information.

ASC will present up to three best paper prizes in Electronics, Large Scale, and Materials as well as two special memorial awards, the Alexander Shikov award for best paper in the “LTS and HTS Conductors” category, and two Victor Keilin awards for innovations in magnet science and technology, and for development of superconducting materials for large-scale applications. Click here for more information.

In 2017, the 30th Anniversary of Superconductor Science and Technology (SuST) was marked by the launch of the Jan Evetts Award for the best paper published in SuST by a young researcher. The award is in fond memory of the SuST founding Editor, Professor Jan Evetts. Jan made an outstanding series of contributions to the science of superconductivity and to the understanding of superconducting materials, and was an indefatigable champion of the development of applications of superconductivity.

Now in its sixth year, the award aims to continue Jan’s legacy of building a strong and collaborative community in superconductivity, by celebrating burgeoning new minds in the field. The award winners will be announced be at ASC 2022.

• 1st Prize: Registration for ASC 2022, free Open Access for next paper submitted to SuST, certificate, and a cash prize of £500.
• 2nd Prize: Registration for ASC 2022, free Open Access for next paper submitted to SuST, and SUST print issue.
• 3rd Prize: Free Open Access for next paper submitted to SuST and certificate.

Entry Criteria
The competition is open to all researchers working in superconductivity (within the scope of SuST) who meet the following criteria:

• Researchers may only have completed a maximum of 10 years of active research after receiving their PhD.
• The researcher applying should be the lead author (not necessarily the first author) on the paper.
• The submission window will be from November 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022.
• Article type: Only original research papers will be considered.
• All submissions must include a cover letter that states which author is applying for the award, the year of PhD completion and the individual’s scientific contribution to the research in the submitted paper.

Submissions instructions are available on the award homepage.

The Jan Evetts SuST Award will be presented on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 after the plenary session.