STUDENT AWARDS

Graduate Student Award
The ASME Solar Energy Division is pleased to announce the annual award to be presented to an outstanding graduate student working in an area of solar energy. Areas of interest include:

• Fundamentals and Theory
• Solar Optics
• Solar Collectors
• Solar Thermal Power 
• Photovoltaics
• Solar Chemistry and Bioconversion
• Solar Space Applications
• Conservation and Solar Buildings
• Heating and Cooling
• Energy Storage
• Testing and Measurements 
• Wind Energy

The award consists of $1000, a recognition certificate, and registration at the 2009 International Solar Energy Conference (ASME 3rd Energy Sustainability Conference) to be held in July 19-23 in San Francisco, California.

Eligibility
Applicants must be student members of ASME enrolled as full-time graduate students, both effective at the date of their application.

Application Procedure
The completed Application must include:

• The Application Form
• A Statement of Research 
• Official copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts 
• Two (2) letters of recommendation, one from the research advisor

Statement of Research
The Statement of Research is to be written by the student and must represent the student's own thinking. It is to be written using non-specialized terms that are clear and unambiguous, so that someone not intimately familiar with the specific field of research but with a solar energy background can understand the material. The Statement of Research is limited to three pages including figures. (Type size should be no smaller that 12 points and margins no less than one inch.) It should include a brief overview of the research, method of approach, and discussion of potential significance of the results.

The application material should be submitted electronically to Agami Reddy, Chair of the Graduate Student Award committee, by May 12, 2009 at the following e-mail address: reddyta@drexel.edu.

View more information on this award, including past recipients.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Solar Splash
A student competition for designing, building and competitively testing manned solar powered boats is sponsored by the Solar Energy Division. Called the SOLAR SPLASH, this competition draws entrants from around the United States and Japan. Should you have any questions or would like to become more involved, contact race headquarters at ssplash@earthlink.net.

If you are a student looking for guidance or advice from a working engineering, get involved in the ASME E-Mentoring program.

Visit the Student Center and Early Career Center for information about other resources and opportunities.