Najbolji studentski rad - $1500

Purpose:
This contest is sponsored by the IEEE Power Engineering Society to encourage students in their professional development, to stimulate interest in the problems of the electric power industry, to encourage preparation of quality technical papers under faculty supervision, and to give recognition to the schools and faculties that provide guidance in these areas.

Award:
The Student Prize Paper Contest award consists of the following:
$1,500 award to author (or split among coauthors)
Expense paid trip to an IEEE Power Engineering Society Meeting (usually the IEEE PES General Meeting) or other meeting in the US for award (payment for one person or split among coauthors; foreign travel limited; total reimbursement limited to available maximum)
Recognition plaque - Institutional plaque recognizing the student(s) and supervising professor

Qualifications:
A student (or students; see below) qualifies for competition for the Student Prize Paper Award if he or she has begun preparation of the paper, which reflects his/her own work, while enrolled as a regular student in (1) a program leading to a Bachelors or Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, (2) a program which will ultimately lead into an engineering program, or (3) the equivalent if the student is from an institution outside the USA. The paper must be submitted while the student is enrolled or within one year after his/her graduation. These conditions must all be met by at least the lead student if the paper is a team effort. Submissions based on Ph.D. programs of study are not eligible, nor are papers coauthored by faculty or PhD students.

General Guidelines:
The competition is based solely on judging of written papers related to the electric power industry. The choice of suitable topics should be broadly interpreted but the applicability to the power industry should be adequately presented in the paper. Primary criteria in judging papers will be technical quality and written presentation.

The general organization and format of the paper should follow the guidelines set out in the current edition of the author's guide of the IEEE Power Engineering Society. As of this announcement, an Author's Kit can be downloaded at http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/power/subpages/authors-folder/authkit-folder/authkit.htm.
Typing of the original may be either in IEEE model style (8 1/2 x 11" paper; 2 columns per page; minimum type size for body of text 10 point), in single column on 8 1/2 x 11" paper, on 210 x 297 mm (A4) paper, or in a similar format. Although the Judging Committee does not insist on absolute adherence to every detail of IEEE style, the IEEE/PES model style is preferred; prospective authors should consult any issue of the PES Transactions for a sample. The paper must be in the English language.

A paper may be the work of a team of several students; in this case the first name listed should be that of the team leader or the primary author who will also serve as the contact person. (If a group-effort paper is the winner, the prize money will be divided among the authors.
Travel subsidy to a PES meeting for receipt of the award will be limited to an IEEE maximum. In the case of multiple authors, or in the case of an author outside the USA, this may require that some of the travel expense be met by the author's local funds.)

Each paper should be the sole work of the student(s). Faculty sponsorship is strongly encouraged, but papers co-authored by faculty are not acceptable. A student or team may submit only one paper per year. Only papers postmarked by the deadline for the current year will be considered, and none will be held over for the following year.

The length of each paper should be no more than approximately 5,000 words; papers clearly in excess of this will have penalty points assessed in the judging. Clear copies of neat hand-drawings with typed captions are acceptable, as are firmly attached original photographs or quality copies thereof; however, it is anticipated that most student authors (as most of today's professional authors) will prepare their papers totally by digital means. The student should remember that not only technical content but clarity of presentation, neatness, and good form are important factors in a paper's success.

Six copies of the paper must be submitted. Papers will be accepted only in hard-copy form (i.e., not through electronic means). Each copy should be stapled in the upper left corner, and should not be in any kind of binder. Also, each contestant or team must submit the following additional documents (not stapled to any paper copy):
1) a letter, from the sponsoring faculty member or administrator, in support of the paper.
2) a short autobiographical sketch of the author (or of each team member)
3) a permanent address and telephone number of the author or contact person
4) name, title, and business address of the student's department head or equivalent and academic dean or equivalent

The sponsor's letter should certify that the material contained in the paper is substantially the work of the student(s), and should state whether the paper is based on academic work at the Bachelor's or Master's level.

Judging Procedures:
A group of electric power engineers will review the papers to determine the recipient of the Student Prize Paper Award. General standards for reviewing IEEE/PES papers will be observed. This group's decision will be final. Although an award is typically made each year, the committee is not bound to declare a winner if none of the papers meet its standard. In the unlikely event of funding difficulties, the award may be made without a prize or travel funds being issued.

Scoring forms furnished to the judges will include the following categories:
1. Does the paper show sufficient interaction between the student and his advisor(s), or other evidence of adequate supervision and contact? Does it show initiative on the part of the writer? (15%)
2. Does the paper show a significant degree of new and independent, or at least useful, work on the part of the student? (20%)
3. Does the author seem adequately familiar with the state-of-the-art of his/her area of study? (15%)
4. Is the paper technically correct and accurate? (20%)
5. Does the author exhibit ingenuity and resourcefulness in methods of presentation, choice of illustrations, use of analogies, and the like? (15%)
6. Is the text of the paper clearly stated in correct grammatical form? Are the graphs and/or figures precise and of good quality? Does the paper have a professional appearance? (15%)

Schedule:
Papers must be received by December 31, 2004 to allow time for full review and consideration. Papers submitted without the nominating letter from the faculty sponsor or without biographical sketch(es) and permanent address will not be considered. Papers received after the deadline will not be considered as entries intended for the current competition. Please plan early and be sure that your paper will arrive by the deadline.

This document constitutes the only available guidelines. There is no application form. Submit papers and supporting documents to the Chairman of the Student Paper Contest Working Group:
Dr. Howard A. Smolleck, Professor
Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
New Mexico State University
Box 3-O
Las Cruces, NM 88003
voice: 505-646-3834
fax: 505-646-1435
hsmollec@nmsu.edu

Copies of this set of guidelines (identical to what appears above) can be accessed at http://gauss.nmsu.edu/~hsmollec