2016 Leopold B. Felsen Award

The "Leopold B. Felsen Award for Excellence in Electrodynamics" was originally established jointly by the University of Siena and the University of Sannio, funded through a donation from Michael and Judy Felsen in fulfilment of the last wishes of their father, Professor Leo Felsen (1924-2005). Starting from 2015, the Award will be established by the European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP). Detailed information on the Award is available at EurAAP Leopold B Felsen Award website.

Aim

The main purpose of the EurAAP Leopold B. Felsen Award is to keep alive Prof. Felsen's memory and scientific legacy, as well as to foster academic excellence in the electromagnetics community, by giving recognition to outstanding scientific contributions from early stage researchers in electrodynamics, with emphasis on wave interactions with complex environments.

Candidates from all areas of Electromagnetics are eligible to apply. Selection will be based on quality and significance of candidate's contribution to the field, and on the recommendation of the referees.

Eligibility

The Award, by nomination only, will be presented annually, as a career award, to an early stage researcher. Eligible nominees should be under 40 years of age at the submission deadline. Previous awardees (also from the former Sannio and Siena editions) are not eligible.

Procedure

The award consists of a prize of 4,000 euro, which will be funded by the Felsen Family through a donation. The Award will be officially presented every year at the banquet of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP).

The nominators will be asked to submit the following items:

1. A nomination form (click here for the template);
2. Up to three endorsement letters;
3. Three representative publications related to the topics listed above.

A committee chaired by Prof. Vincenzo Galdi (University of Sannio) and including four prominent scientists chosen by the EurAAP Board of Directors (BoD), in consultation with Prof. Galdi, will be in charge for the selection. The 2016 EurAAP Leopold B. Felsen Award Committee is composed by:

• Prof. Vicenzo Galdi (Chair)
• Prof. Ehud Heyman
• Prof. Raj Mittra
• Prof. Juan R. Mosig (EurAAP representative)
• Prof. Werner Wiesbeck

The committee will assign the Award on the basis of:

1. Pertinence of the topics;
2. Relevance and quality of the presented papers;
3. Scientific standing of the candidate.

Nomination forms must be submitted by January 31^st , 2016, together with the publications and endorsements requested. The Awards Committee will inform the BoD of the final decision before February 28^th, 2016.

All the documents should be sent via email to Prof. Galdi with copy to the Chair of the EurAAP Awards Committee and the Chairs of the EurAAP Board of Directors (outgoing and incoming):