Grants & Awards
During EuCAP 2016 the following grants and awards where given:
2016 EurAAP Propagation Award: Ernst Bonek, TU Wien, Austria
2016 EurAAP Antennas Award: Juan R. Mosig, EPFL, Switzerland
Yakir Hadad, University of Texas at Austin, United States of America
- EuCAP 2016 Awards:
Propagation: "Modeling the Impact of Offshore Wind Farms on Safety Radars Onboard Oil and Gas Platforms", Laith Danoon; Waleed Al-Mashhadani; Anthony Keith Brown (University of Manchester);
Antenna Design and Applications: "Hematologic Characterization and 3D Imaging of Red Blood Cells Using a Compressive Nano-Antenna and ML-FMA Modeling", Jose Martinez Lorenzo (Northeastern University); Hipólito Gómez-Sousa; Oscar Rubiños-López (University of Vigo);
Measurements: "Accuracy Evaluation for Antenna Measurements At mm-Wave Frequencies", Linus Boehm; Frank Bögelsack; Martin Hitzler; Stefan Wiehler; Christian Waldschmidt (University of Ulm)
Electromagnetism and Antenna Theory: "Large Format Arrays of Antenna Coupled Kinetic Inductance Detectors for THz Astronomy", Jochem Baselmans (SRON); Juan Bueno (SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research); Ozan Yurduseven; Nuria LLombart (Delft University of Technology); Stephen Yates (SRON); Andrey Baryshev (SRON & University of Groningen, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute); Akira Endo (TUDelft); David Thoen (Kavli Institute of NanoScience, Delft University of Technology); Andrea Neto (Delft University of Technology)
"Systematic Approach for Electrically Tuning N-port Antenna System Based on Characteristic Modes", Montaha Bouezzeddine (Rheinmain University of Applied Sciences); Werner L. Schroeder (RheinMain University of Applied Sciences)
2016 EurAAP Awards
Aim
To recognise the contribution of an individual person to:
- Advances in Antennas or Propagation
- Education in the fields of Antennas or Propagation
- Coordination of research & networking activities in the fields of Antennas or Propagation in Europe or in relation with European actors
The awards consists of:
- a plaque
- free registration for the "European Conference on Antennas & Propagation" 2017
- free ticket for the 10th "European Conference on Antennas & Propagation" Conference Dinner in Davos
Procedure
The Awards are granted every year, during the European Conference on Antennas & Propagation event. Starting in 2015, 2 Awards are established:
- the EurAAP Antenna Award, and
- the EurAAP Propagation Award.
All EurAAP members can nominate candidates. They must provide a biography of the nominee, which highlights the reasons why he/she should be considered for the prize. The candidate can also get endorsements from other EurAAP members.
The recipients of the Awards will be selected by the EurAAP Award Committee, chaired by the leader of the EurAAP WG Societal Issues. The members of the committee are appointed for a three-year term by the EurAAP BoD on behalf of the EurAAP Delegates Assembly. Their deliberations will be confidential, and their decision final.
The awards will be presented during the European Conference on Antennas & Propagation Conference Dinner.
Nominations have to be made before December 20th, 2015, with the nomination form available at Nomination form available here. All documents and endorsements have to be provided with the nomination. The Awards Committee will inform the BoD of the final decision before February 15th, 2016.
All the documents have to be sent via email to the Chair of the Awards Committee, Marta Martínez Vázquez (martinez@imst.de)
2016 EurAAP 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:
- A nomination form (click here for the template);
- Up to three endorsement letters;
- 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:
- Pertinence of the topics;
- Relevance and quality of the presented papers;
- Scientific standing of the candidate.
Nomination forms must be submitted by January 31st , 2016, together with the publications and endorsements requested. The Awards Committee will inform the BoD of the final decision before February 28th, 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):
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Prof. Vicenzo Galdi |
Dr. Marta Martínez Vázquez |
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Prof. Juan R. Mosig |
Dr. Cyril Mangenot |
EuCAP 2016 Awards
EuCAP 2016 Best Paper Awards
The EuCAP 2016 Best Paper Awards have been created to contribute to the recognition of scientific quality of research and engineering in four thematic domains:
- Measurement
- Propagation
- Electromagnetism and Antenna Theory
- Antenna Design and Applications.
The Awards are sponsored by EPFL.
The awards will be distributed during the closing ceremony.
Awards Committee
The Awards will be chaired by Prof. C. Craeye and Prof. I. Rolfes.
For each Award the Conference Organising Committee will nominate a Jury constituted by three distinguished researchers in the field.
Procedure
Each Jury will select five finalists in each category based on two criteria:
- The recommendations of the reviewers
- The quality of the final paper.
In addition to the presentation in their normal sessions, the authors of the selected papers will be invited to compete for the Awards on a special poster session held on the afternoon of April 14th (Thursday).
ESoA-EuCAP 2016 Best student paper Award
EuCAP 2016 will award a prize to recognize the best paper presented by a student.
ESoA sponsors the Best Student Paper Awards.
Awards Committee
The Best Sudent Paper Awards Awards will be chaired by Prof. C. Craeye and Prof. I. Rolfes. The Conference Organising Committee in agreement with ESoA will nominate a Jury constituted by three distinguished researchers.
Eligibility
The (first) author must fulfill the following conditions:
- PhD student or having obtained the PhD in 2016
- Under 35 years of age at the Conference starting date
- Registered at EuCAP
- Personally present the paper at EuCAP
- Be present at the EuCAP closing ceremony session
Moreover, a maximum of two co-authors can be over the age of 35, and the final submission must have the full paper format.
To submit their paper to the student contest, the author should check the appropriate box in the electronic submission web page (EDAS). By doing this, the authors automatically certify they accomplish with the eligibility rules.
Procedure
As for all EuCAP 2016 best paper Awards, the Jury will select five finalists based on the recommendations of the reviewers and the quality of the final paper.
In addition to the presentation in their normal sessions, the authors of the selected papers will be invited to compete for the Awards on a special poster session held on the afternoon of April 14th (Thursday).
The award will be distributed during the closing ceremony.
EuCAP2016 Travel Grants
A limited number of travel grants will be awarded to young authors (aged below 35) of high quality papers from developing countries, who are not able to pay the conference fee.
- The grants mean free entrance at the EuCAP conference (other services must be paid)
- The request for grant application has to arrive spontaneously by email till Decembre 31st 2015 (prior to applicant's registration but after the full paper submission).
- The applicant has to send electronic copy of the full paper and CV including the list of publications to: Prof. C. Craeye and Prof. I. Rolfes ( christophe.craeye@uclouvain.be and ilona.rolfes@rub.de)
- By the end of January the applications will be ranked and the grant will be assigned by the Grants Jury
- The applicants will be informed of the decision by email until the 31st of January.
- The registration team will send the discount codes to the winners in order to allow their free registration.
The Awards are granted every year, during the European Conference on Antennas & Propagation event. Since in 2016, 2 Awards are established: the EurAAP Antenna Award and the EurAAP Propagation Award.
All EurAAP members can nominate candidates. They must provide a biography of the nominee, which highlights the reasons why he/she should be considered for the prize. The candidate can also get endorsements from other EurAAP members.
The recipients of the Awards will be selected by an Award Committee, chaired by the leader of the EurAAP WG Societal Issues. The members of the committee are appointed for a three-year term by the EurAAP BoD on behalf of the EurAAP Delegates Assembly. Their deliberations will be confidential, and their decision final.
The award will be presented during the European Conference on Antennas & Propagation Conference Dinner.
