Description: To recognize the student best paper in The Industrial Electronics Society publications and to encourage the student or graduate student author to contribute further in the field of industrial electronics.
Administration: Administered by the Industrial Electronics Society Awards and Honor Committee (IES A&H Committee).
Prize: Certificate and travel expense reimbursement for the award ceremony limited to $2,000. In case of multiple authors, the prize is to be shared among the awardees.
Funding: Funded by IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.
Nominee Solicitation: The IES A&H Committee asks for nominations from the following:
1.Chairs/Co-chairs and/or Technical Program Chairs of the society's major conferences.
2. Editors-in-Chief of the society's all publications.
Eligibility: Author(s) of papers in the Industrial Electronics Society publications during the year specified for the award, where the first author must be a student or a graduate student IEEE member. Must be student or graduate student member of the IEEE.
Basis for Judging: The award paper will be selected based on the value of the contribution, subject matter, originality, and composition. Awarded only when suitable candidates are identified. Not necessarily awarded yearly.
Presentation: At the Society's annual conference.
2006 - Hideyuki Kobayashi