Research Management Committee Seeks Aiken Prize Nominations

The TAPPI Research Management Committee requests your nominations for the Research and Development Technical Award and the William H. Aiken Prize.

The award is presented for outstanding accomplishments or contributions that advanced the technology of the paper and related industries. More specifically, they should be in the field of research and development. The nomination should contain:

    * A summary of the nominee's technical achievements
    * The impact and relevance of the research on industry
    * Education, work history
    * Examples of the impact that they have had on others
    * Other pertinent activity such as involvement in TAPPI

The $500 prize is funded by an endowment from the estate of William H. Aiken, TAPPI president in 1967-1968. He was vice president of technology for the former Union Camp Corporation at the time of his death in 1974. Dr. Aiken also won the TAPPI Gold Medal, the association's highest honor, in 1971.

Nominations for the Research and Development Technical Award and the William H. Aiken Prize should be submitted by August 1, 2010, to David Bell dbell@tappi.org at TAPPI, 15 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092, USA, or fax +1 770-446-6947.

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