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IEEE Neil Smith Award for Contributions to the Understanding of Magnetic Phenomena in Materials and Devices

The Neil Smith Award will be presented at INTERMAG for the best student contribution to the understanding of magnetic phenomena in Materials and Devices. The IEEE award is in memory of Neil Smith, whose productive industrial research career exemplified a mastery of experimental measurement techniques and theoretical analysis. An award committee will select winners in two subject categories: magnetic data storage & emerging memory/compute. The two winners will each receive a $1,000 USD cash prize. The winning submissions need to be original contributions that contain an advance in the understanding of a technologically relevant physical system or phenomena. The selection criteria will be based on originality and impact of the material, as well as quality of the oral or poster presentation.

Eligibility

  • Undergraduate or Graduate Student. Postdocs are not eligible.
  • Lead contributor and presenter of primarily their own work on a contributed oral or poster presentation.
  • Student’s research advisor must be a current member of the IEEE Magnetics Society.
  • Past winners of the award are eligible only if the new work has substantial differentiation from the prior winning submission.

Application Procedure

  • Students should apply at the same time as submitting their digests by providing the supplemental information requested in the digest submission process. The digest submission deadline is 12 January 2026. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
  • DO NOT identify the digest as part of the student award competition in the text of the digest.
  • Students should select “Apply” under Awards in Step 3 of the submission process and submit the following supplemental information:
    1. Expected graduation date, IEEE member number, advisor name, advisor IEEE member number
    2. One-page description of the motivation for the research, the significance of the research results, the applicant’s contribution to the work being presented, and the connections to the themes of the award.
    3. Signed letter of support for the student from a research advisor, who must be a member of the IEEE Magnetics Society. This letter must include the advisor’s signature.