Paul Baran Young Scholars Nominations

The Marconi Society is Seeking Your Help Identifying Outstanding Young Scholars.

Founded in 1972, the Marconi Society recognizes the achievements of living scientists in the field of information and communications science. In addition to annually selecting Marconi Fellows whose accomplishments have significantly benefited mankind, the organization also recognizes outstanding young scientists and engineers (age 27 or younger at the time of nomination) who have demonstrated exceptional capabilities and potential. Young Scholars receive a $4000 cash prize plus $1000 in expenses to attend the annual awards gala September 6th 2012 in Irvine, CA. This is an opportunity for your brightest young researchers to gain well-deserved recognition, and meet and network with some of the industry's best-known scientists and engineers. 

The following is a link to the nomination instructions: http://marconisociety.org/youngscholars/selectioncriteria.html.

Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested in submitting a candidate. Nominations must be submitted on behalf of a candidate by a faculty advisor and/or technical manager.

Deadline for Submissions

The deadline for submissions is May 15, 2012. If you have questions, please direct them to:

Ms. Hatti Hamlin
Executive Director
The Marconi Society
925.872.4328

Sincerely,

Robert Tkach
Bell Labs
Alcatel-Lucent

Prof. Sergio Verdú

Princeton University  

Prof. Moe Win

Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

David John Richardson

http://marconisociety.org/youngscholars/selectioncriteria.html