4-08
Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers
Power
Engineering Society
Purpose:
The purpose of the
IEEE Power Engineering Society’s Student
Prize Paper Award in Honor of T. Burke Hayes is to encourage students in
their professional development, to stimulate interest in the programs of the
electric power industry, to encourage students to prepare quality technical
papers with faculty supervision, and to recognize the schools and faculties
that provide guidance in these areas.
This Award was first presented as the Student Prize Paper Award in 1967.
In 1989, it was renamed in honor of T. Burke Hayes in recognition of his
professional contributions as a founder of CH2M Hill. It has been presented since 1990 as the Student Prize Paper Award in Honor of T.
Burke Hayes with CH2M Hill Foundation as the sponsor.
Award:
The award for the winning paper consists of the
following:
$1,500 award to author (or split equally among
coauthors)
Expense
paid trip (up to US$1,000) for one student to an IEEE PES
General Meeting (foreign travel limited; total reimbursement
limited to available maximum)
Recognition plaque presented to student
Recognition
plaque presented to the student’s
institution to recognize the student author(s) and the supervising professor
Qualifications:
A student (or a team of students, up to three in number) qualifies
for competition for this award if he or she has begun preparation of the paper,
which reflects his/her own work, while enrolled as a regular student in (1) a
program leading to a Bachelors or Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, (2)
a program which will ultimately lead into an engineering program, or (3) the
equivalent of one of these if the student is from an institution outside the
USA. The paper must be submitted while the student is enrolled or within one
year after his/her graduation. These conditions must all be met by at least the
lead student (whose name should appear first on the paper) if the paper is a
team effort. Each
paper must be the sole work of the student(s).
Faculty sponsorship is encouraged, but papers co-authored by faculty or
PhD students are not acceptable.
Submissions based on Ph.D. programs of study are not eligible. A student or a team of students may submit
only one paper per year. Only papers postmarked by the deadline for the
current year will be considered, and none will be held over for the following
year.
General Guidelines:
The
Student Prize Paper Award in Honor of T. Burke
Hayes recognizes an outstanding original student paper
in electric power engineering and/or application. The competition is based
solely on judging of written papers related to the electric power industry. The
choice of suitable topics is limited to the following:
* Renewable energy sources
* Alternative power generation
* High-reliability power generation,
transmission, and distribution
* Energy-efficient power generation and
distribution
* New technologies for power generation,
transmission and distribution.
Papers
may discuss engineering theory and/or applications. The applicability to the
power industry should be adequately presented in the paper. The content of the
papers may be broadly interpreted but each paper must fit into at least one of
the topic areas cited above. Papers that primarily emphasize other areas will
not be considered. Primary criteria in judging papers will be technical quality
and written presentation.
The general organization and format of the paper should
follow the guidelines set out in the current edition of the author's guide of
the IEEE Power Engineering Society. As of this announcement, an Author’s Kit
can be downloaded at http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/
power/subpages/authors-folder/authkit-folder/authkit.htm. The paper may be
either in IEEE model style (8 1/2 x 11" paper; 2 columns per page; minimum
type size for body of text 10 point), in single column on 8 1/2 x 11"
paper, on 210 x 297 mm (A4) paper, or in a similar format. Although the Judging
Committee does not insist on absolute adherence to every detail of IEEE style,
the IEEE/PES model style is preferred; prospective authors should consult any
issue of the PES Transactions for a sample. Times New Roman or a similar font
is preferred. The paper must be in the English language. Neatness and
organization of material will be factors in rating the papers.
The
name(s) of the author(s) should appear in full on the first page as in typical
IEEE papers. A paper may be the work of a team of several students; in this
case the first name listed should be that of the team leader or the primary
author who will also serve as the contact person.
The length of each paper should be no more than
approximately 5,000 words; papers clearly in excess of this will have penalty
points assessed in the judging. Clear copies of neat hand-drawings with typed
captions are acceptable, as are firmly attached original photographs or quality
copies thereof; however, it is anticipated that most student authors (as most
of today’s professional authors) will prepare their papers totally by digital
means. The student should remember that not only technical content but clarity
of presentation, neatness, and good form are important factors in a paper's
success.
Six copies of the paper must be submitted.
Papers will be accepted only in hard-copy form (i.e., not through electronic
means). Each copy should be stapled in the upper left corner, and should
not be in any kind of binder. Also, each contestant or team must submit the
following additional documents (not stapled to any paper copy):
1) a letter, from the sponsoring
faculty member or administrator, in support of the paper.
2) a short autobiographical
sketch of the author (or of each team member)
3) a
permanent address and telephone number of the author or contact person
4) name, title, and business address of the student’s
department head or equivalent and academic dean or equivalent
The
sponsor's letter should certify that the material contained in the paper is
substantially the work of the student(s), and should state whether the paper is
based on academic work at the Bachelor's or Master's level.
Selection and Judging Procedures:
A panel of
judges, typically electric power engineers from academia and industry, will
review the papers to determine the recipient of the Student Prize Paper Award. General standards for reviewing IEEE/PES papers
will be observed. This group's decision will be final. Although
an award is typically made each year, the committee is not bound to declare a
winner if none of the papers meet its standard. In the unlikely event of
funding difficulties, the award may be made without a prize or travel funds
being issued. Scoring forms furnished to the judges
will include the following categories:
1.
Does the paper
show sufficient interaction between the student and his advisor(s), or other
evidence of adequate supervision and contact?
Does it show initiative on the part of the writer? (15%)
2.
Does the paper
show a significant degree of new and independent, or at least useful, work on
the part of the student? (20%)
3.
Does the author
seem adequately familiar with the state-of-the-art of his/her area of study?
(15%)
4.
Is the paper
technically correct and accurate? (20%)
5.
Does the author
exhibit ingenuity and resourcefulness in methods of presentation, choice of
illustrations, use of analogies, and the like? (15%)
6.
Is the text of
the paper clearly stated in correct grammatical form? Are the graphs and/or
figures precise and of good quality? Does the paper have a professional
appearance? (15%)
Presentation of
award:
The Student Prize Paper Award in Honor of T. Burke
Hayes will typically
be presented annually at the IEEE PES General Meeting. Recognition of the Award
presentation will be published in the IEEE PES Review, and recipients will be
listed on the IEEE PES Awards website at http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/pes/subpages/about-folder/awards/pesawards.html
Schedule:
Papers must be received by
This document constitutes the only
available guidelines. There is no application form. Submit papers and
supporting documents to the Chairman of the Student Paper Contest Working
Group:
Dr. Howard A. Smolleck,
Professor Emeritus
Box 3-O
voice:
505-646-3834 fax:
505-646-1435 hsmollec@nmsu.edu
Copies
of this set of guidelines are available for download at http://gauss.nmsu.edu/~hsmollec