Chicago, Ill.-based AISC encourages anyone involved with steel construction to submit nominations for the T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award, which recognizes recognizes an outstanding lecturer and author whose technical paper or papers, published during the eligibility period, are considered an outstanding contribution to the engineering literature on fabricated structural steel.
Nominations should include the following information:
- Name and affiliation of person nominated for Lectureship.
- Title of paper or papers to be named in nomination with publication citation.
- In case of multiple authors, identify the principal author.
- Reasons for nomination.
- A copy of the paper as well as any published discussion, must accompany the nomination. The author must be a permanent resident of the U.S. and available to fulfill the commitments of the award. The paper or papers must have been published in a professional journal within the five-year period from January 1, 2006 to January 1, 2011. The 2012 award winner will give a minimum of six presentations of the lecture on selected occasions during the year.
The award will be made to a nominated individual on the basis of two criteria: (1) his/her reputation as a lecturer and (2) the jury’s evaluation of the paper or papers named in the nomination. The papers will be judged for originality, clarity of presentation, contribution to engineering knowledge, future significance, and value to the fabricated structural steel industry. A framed certificate will be presented to the lecturer at the 2012 NASCC: The Steel Conference, April 18-21 in Dallas, Texas.
In addition, the winner will receive a $10,000 cash award. Send your nominations for the T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award to:
T.R. Higgins Award Nomination
c/o Janet T. Cummins
Engineering Research Coordinator
American Institute of Steel Construction
One East Wacker Drive, Suite 700
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