Call for Candidates to the 2010 Annual Young Investigator Award
The International Thermoelectric Society (ITS) announces the 2010 ITS Young Investigator Award for Excellence in Research in Thermoelectrics by a young investigator who holds a permanent position in either: academia (tenure track), industry, government lab or scientific institute (e.g. The Max Planck Institute). This award is to be given to a young researcher who has exhibited a record of excellent original work and significant results in the field of thermoelectrics or thermoelectric materials. The recipient should have shown significant research in the early stages of his/her career.
The award is sponsored by The International Thermoelectrics Society (ITS) and carries a cash prize of two thousand dollars ($2000 in US currency) and a Descriptive Certificate. The 2010 award will be presented at the Banquet of the 29th International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT 2010), May 30 – June 3, in Shanghai, China.
In addition, the recipient of the ITS Young Investigator Award will be given an invited talk at the ICT 2010 in order to highlight the research leading to the award.