The IEEE-HKN Frank and Shelley Chang Outstanding Young Scholar Award was established in 2024. It is presented to exceptional young engineers who work in Region 10 and have demonstrated significant accomplishments during the first 15 years of their career post-graduation.

Deadline to nominate someone: the first Monday after 30 April each year (Self-nominations are not accepted. Members of the IEEE-HKN Awards Committee and its subcommittees, IEEE-HKN Board of Governors members, and HKN staff may not be nominators nor endorsers of this award.)

Prize: $2,000

Award purpose

This award shall be given annually to a young scholar working in IEEE Region 10 for meritorious service in the interests of humankind as evidenced by his or her past record and future promise, as well as for outstanding achievements in his or her chosen profession. The description of the character of the contributions for which this recognition may be awarded should be liberally construed by the nominators.

Award Sub-Committee

  • Farheen Fauziya, Chair

  • Daryl G. Beetner

  • Guilhem De Valicour

  • DongHyun (Bill) Kim

Award presentation

This award may be presented at a Region 10 meeting or conference.

Eligibility

A candidate for recognition as a Frank and Shelley Chang Outstanding Young Scholar must adhere to the following:

  1. The candidate must be working for 15 years or less post-graduation in Region 10 in an IEEE-designated field of interest.
  2. The candidate’s engineering (or equivalent) degree in any of the IEEE-designated fields of interest must have been earned from a recognized regional or professional accrediting agency.
  3. Students are ineligible for this award

Nominating Someone for the Award

Nominations shall be made via the official nomination form on the IEEE-HKN Awards portal, and shall be submitted electronically.  Self-nominations are not accepted. Members of the IEEE-HKN Awards Committee and its subcommittees, IEEE-HKN Board of Governors members, and HKN staff may not be nominators nor endorsers of this award.

The following may make nominations:

  • Any member, or group of members, of IEEE-HKN
  • Any duly constituted unit of the IEEE
  • The head or chair of the electrical or computer engineering department, or department of any IEEE-designated field of interest, from any recognized regional or professional accrediting agency
  • Any other individuals, or groups of individuals, who in the opinion of the IEEE-HKN Award Organization Committee are properly qualified to make nominations

Selection process

Announcement of the outstanding young scholar, honorable mentions, and finalists chosen from among the nominees by the Jury of Award will be made following the completion of a careful survey of all of the candidates’ credentials. The jury also reserves the right to make no selections when, in their opinion, no candidates with the necessary qualifications are presented. The candidate selected will receive appropriate designations by IEEE-HKN as the Frank and Shelley Chang Outstanding Young Scholar.

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