2021 MEE Journal Young Investigator Award

Young investigators are encouraged to pursue the MEE Young Investigator Award.

Detailed information is available on the website of the Microelectronic Engineering (MEE) journal.

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Call for Applications

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The 2021 Microelectronic Engineering Journal (Elsevier), Young Investigator Award and Lectureship

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Sponsored by Elsevier

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Honoring and Promoting a Young researcher active in the fields of Nanoelectronics fabrication and related materials

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Microelectronic Engineering (MEE) is proud to continue its long contribution (1983-2021) in the field of processing for Micro- and Nano-scale Device and System fabrication. In the past 34 years, MEE has expanded from the field of microelectronics to the fields of Nanotechnology and Microsystems following the rapid proliferation of microelectronics into many new areas and applications. Beyond nanoelectronics, MEE is now also focusing on the fabrication of photonic, flexible, and wearable electronics, microsystems systems, and their applications.

MEE is also proud to continue the series of Young Investigator Awards and MEE Lectureships for a 7th year. The Lectureship will be presented as an invited talk at one of the collaborating conferences such as Materials for Advanced Metallization (MAM) or Insulating Films for Semiconductors (INFOS). The Lectureship award will include USD$1,000, while the collaborating conferences will cover registration and contribute towards accommodation costs.

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Requirements for Candidates

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Application is open to early-career researchers of any nationality from universities, research centers, and industry. The applicant must have earned his or her Ph.D. degree after January 1st 2013. The applicant must have published paper(s) as a main or first author in MEE. Candidates should apply themselves and MUST include the name and contact details of one main nominator, plus the name and contact details of 2 more people who can provide recommendation letters.

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Applications should include in one file (Please follow strictly the format):

• An introductory page (max 1 page) including Name and affiliation of the candidate, date of completion of the candidate's most recent degree, year PhD was obtained and total years of research experience, name and affiliation and contact details of a nominator and two more people who will offer a recommendation letter, as well as a brief statement (e.g. half a page) from the nominator (e.g. a copy of a support e-mail). Nominators are expected to be members of the MEE editorial board, or other well-known and established members of the MEE and microfabrication community.

• A CV (max 2 pages)

• Track record (max 2 pages) including Brief description of accomplishments, list of top publications (with focus on those relevant to the award and those in MEE), list of patents, invited presentations, and awards

• Applicants should merge all of the above items in one single file.

• Due to the high competition, candidates are asked to include in this one file quantitative information, such as:

• Year Ph.D. obtained and total years of research experience

• Total number of peer-reviewed journal publications, number of MEE publications, total citations, total citations of MEE publication(s) (list total and self-citations, as well as related performance indexes)

• Total number of invited presentations/papers

• Total number of patent families (i.e. list as a single patent family a patent filed or granted in several national patent offices, EPO, or International)

• Total number of book chapters or books edited

• List of top publications and patents (Journal publications, Conference Proceedings, Books, Patent application families)

• Professional distinctions (including awards, prizes, scholarships)

• Professional impact (research funds, membership in committees, editorial duties, reviewer duties, commercial, social or environmental impact of the research work, industrial working experience or exposure).

• National and International mobility, and independence of research

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Deadline for applications: August 25th, 2021

 

Send your applications for the 2021 MEE Award and Lectureship to YoungAwardMEE@gmail.com.