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ILCS Mid-Career Awards

Names
"SAMSUNG Award" and "LG Display Award"

Eligibility
The Awards are to recognize the contribution of mid-career researchers for advancements in science and/or technology in the field of liquid crystals.

1. The awards are exclusively for contributions to the field of Liquid Crystals.
2. A nominee must not have previously received either of the two awards.
3. The nominee must be between 10 and 25 years beyond his/her PhD degree.
4. The cumulative body of research of a candidate should have significantly impacted the field of liquid crystal.
   

The Award
The awards will constitute a citation for the contribution of the awardee and a cash prize to be determined by the ILCS Board. The cash award will be determined by the financial status of the two endowed funds and based on the recommendation of the Treasurer and the President of ILCS.

Procedures

1. The ILCS Awards Committee shall solicit nominations from ILCS general membership in the beginning of the year in which an International Liquid Crystal Conference is to be held.
2. Any member of ILCS, excluding the members of the Awards Committee, may nominate not more than one candidate.
3. The nomination (addressed to the chair of the Honours and Awards Committee and submitted in time to arrive by the 15th of February of the year of the ILCC at which the award will be given) shall comprise of the candidates particulars (such as a copy of recent CV and contact information), a note from the candidate that s/he agrees to be a nominee, and one page letter of nomination. The letter should cite the candidate’s scientific contribution and its impact on the field and why the contribution is outstanding. The nominator may submit copies of not more than five items as representative scholarly work of the nominee.
4. A nomination not comprising of the items listed in section 3 above, may be returned/rejected without consideration.
5. After the window of nominations closes, the Awards Committee will submit a summary of the slate of candidates to the President of ILCS.
6. The Awards Committee will evaluate the candidates’ qualifications and accomplishments and finalize a list of two finalists and one alternate. The alternate will become and awardee in case one of the finalist, for whatever reason, cannot be given the award.
7. Chair of the Awards Committee and the President will decide which award is bestowed on a finalist.
8. The President will submit the names of the awardees to the Board of Directors of ILCS for approval via electronic mail. This will be done 60 days in advance of the ILCC.
9. The president will send a notification to the two award sponsors one week in advance of public announcement of the two award winners.
10. The awards will be announced at least six weeks before the conference (ILCC) begins.
11. The awards will be bestowed and the candidates recognized at the Awards Session at the ILCC.
12. The award recipients will be expected to give a brief presentation based on their work at the Awards Session.