The Samuel C. Collins Award is awarded to an individual who has given outstandingly of himself/herself in the identification and solution of cryogenic engineering problems and has subsequently demonstrated their concern for the cryogenic community with their dedicated and unselfish professional service and leadership to this community. This award is open to persons without regard to national origin.
The Samuel C. Collins Award will be presented prior to the morning plenary session on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.
The 2015 Samuel C. Collins Award Winner is:
Dr. Philippe Jean Lebrun
CERN
Geneva, Switzerland
Former recipients are:
| Samuel C. Collins | 1965 | |
| Klaus D. Timmerhaus | 1967 | |
| Edward F. Hamel | 1973 | |
| Howard O. McMahon | 1979 | |
| Joseph L. Smith | 1983 | |
| Bascomb Birmingham and William E. Gifford | 1991 | |
| Roger W. Boom | 1993 | |
| Ronald W. Fast | 1995 | |
| Ralph G. Scurlock | 1999 | |
| Herbert Sixsmith | 2001 | |
| Richard P. Reed | 2003 | |
| Glenn E. McIntosh | 2005 | |
| William A. Little | 2007 | |
| Ray Radebaugh | 2009 | |
| Chaosheng Hong | 2011 | |
| Peter Kittel | 2013 |
The Award consist of a bronze on walnut plaque, a $2,500 honorarium, up to $1,000 to cover personal travel expenses to accept the award, free registration at all future CEC conferences that they attend, and a copy of the CEC proceedings of the CEC whether or not they attend.
The nominator is requested to submit a brief statement (no more than two pages) addressing why the nominee deserves the Collins Award, along with a complete resume and a list of publications, patents, etc. The nominator is encouraged to provide copies of significant publications, inventions and/or patents with the nomination package. At least two letters supporting the nomination are required.
The nomination deadline is December 19, 2014.
The nomination package should be sent to:
Dr. Ray Radebaugh
NIST
M.S.647, 325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305
USA
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