Awards & Scholarship

Awards

The Awards Committee administers awards on behalf of the Society in recognition of distinguished service and activity in the field of hypervelocity impact. The Best Paper Award and the Distinguished Scientist Award are presented at every Hypervelocity Impact Symposium. The Distinguished Scientist Award is given to a single individual or to a research team of two or more individuals for significant and lasting contributions to the field of hypervelocity science. The award consists of a plaque citing the accomplishments of the award winner and a monetary remuneration set by the Board of Directors. Formal letters of nomination are now invited from the HVIS Membership and anyone who has been involved in hypervelocity impact science and engineering. In preparing the letter of nomination, nominators should include supporting information about the candidate, address the candidate’s technical recognition within the community, publications, the importance of their work and its contribution to hypervelocity science and their personal contribution and service to the Society.

Previous recipients of this award are:

  • 1989: Alexander C. Charters
  • 1992: Alois J. Stilp and Volker Hohler
  • 1994: James R. Asay 1996: Burton G. Cour-Palais
  • 1998: Hallock F. Swift 2000: Charles E. Anderson, Jr.
  • 2003: Dennis L. Orphal
  • 2005: Lalit C. Chhabildas
  • 2007: Gordon R. Johnson

Written nominations with supporting material must be sent to Lalit Chhabildas, Chairman of the Awards Committee at the following address:

Lalit C. Chhabildas
Damage Mechanisms Branch
Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RWMW
101 West Eglin Blvd, Suite 135
Eglin Air Force Base, FL 32542
Voice: 850-882-6110;
FAX: 850-883-1381
Cell: 850-797-0673
email: Lalit.Chhabildas@eglin.af.mil

Electronic submisions are also encouraged.

The committee would like to see broad participation from the membership in nominating the Distinguished Scientist that recognises the talents of researchers across the world. The closing date for nominations was 1 August 2009.

The Best Paper Award recognizes the best paper presented at a Hypervelocity Impact Symposium and is given at the start of the meeting.

The selection criteria are:

  • Originality of Research
  • Difficulty of Research
  • Importance of Research
  • Excellence of the Written Paper

The selection of the best paper award will be made following the HVIS2010 manuscript review meeting. If you have any queries about this award, please do not hesitate to contact the Awards Committee Chair.

Scholarships

Alex Charters Student Scholars Program
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The Hypervelocity Impact Society is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the Alex Charters Student Scholars Program. This program provides travel reimbursement support to selected students for attendance at the 2010 Hypervelocity Impact Symposium. Students are selected through a competitive evaluation of nominations submitted by their academic advisors. The symposium will be held the week of April 11, 2010 at the Fraunhofer Ernst Mach Institute in Freiburg, Germany.

Eligibility

Students enrolled in an academic institution at the time of the conference and interested in hypervelocity impact phenomena are eligible for nomination to the Alex Charters Student Scholars Program. This program is aimed primarily at graduate students, although undergraduate students may apply.

Award Package

Students selected as Alex Charters Student Scholars will receive travel reimbursement support for attendance at HVIS 2010 (transportation and lodging expenses only), up to a limit of one thousand dollars (US) per student. Alex Charters Student Scholars will receive complementary conference registration and a copy of the conference proceedings.

Nomination Procedure

The nomination must be submitted by the student's academic advisor, on the letterhead of the academic institution, by mail to the postal address shown below under “Schedule”. The nomination is limited to a maximum of three pages, and must include the following items:

  1. name, address, email address, and telephone number of both the student and the advisor,
  2. a brief overview of the student's academic background and record,
  3. a description of future academic work to be pursued by the student, and
  4. a discussion of why the symposium would be helpful to the student.

Nominations submitted by electronic mail or exceeding the three page limit will not be considered.

Schedule

The nominations must be received no later than July 31, 2009 at the mailing address shown below. Announcement of the Alex Charters Student Scholars for HVIS 2010 will be made by October 31, 09.

Dr. Sikhanda Satapathy
Institute for Advanced Technology
The University of Texas at Austin
3925 W. Braker Lane, Suite 400
Austin, TX 78759

Alex Charters Student Scholars will be selected based on a review of the nominations by the HVIS Educational Outreach Committee. Questions on the program may be directed to the committee chair, Dr. Sikhanda Satapathy (sikhanda@iat.utexast.edu).