John R. Pierce Award for Excellence in Vacuum Electronics

Nominations are solicited for the 2021 John R. Pierce Award for Excellence in Vacuum Electronics. The award (formerly, IVEC Award for Excellence in Vacuum Electronics) was established in 2002 to recognize outstanding contributions to the field. Anyone or any group of persons working in the field of vacuum electronics is eligible for this award. Any member of the vacuum electronics community may submit a nomination as described at the John R. Pierce Award page on the Vacuum Electronics website.

Vacuum Electronics Young Scientist Award

The Vacuum Electronics Young Scientist Award is aimed to recognize outstanding contributions from early career researchers and young professionals in the field of Vacuum Electronics. This award recognizes technical achievements, leadership in service, education, innovation and entrepreneurship. Any member of the vacuum electronics community may submit a nomination as described at the Vacuum Electronics Young Scientist Award page on the Vacuum Electronics website.

Best Student Paper Award

IVEC 2021 will select the most outstanding, student-authored and presented paper for the honour of “Best Student Paper Award.” Criteria for eligible papers include those with a student as the principal author and presenter. Students are considered as individuals pursuing a baccalaureate or graduate degree at the time of the conference, or during the past year when the work was completed. Following ranking by the Technical Program Committee, six student papers will be selected for finalist consideration. Finalist students will present a 10-minute synopsis talk on their work during the conference. A winner will be selected from these brief summary talks. The award will include an engraved plaque along with a $500 check. Past recipients of this award are listed on the Best Student Paper Award page on the Vacuum Electronics website.

Best Student Paper Finalists

	Mr. Zhiwei Li   Peking University	Friday, 30 April, 2021 / 6:50 PM - 7:15 PM  Session 20 - Vacuum Nano Electronics  On-Chip Electron Sources Based on Horizontal Tunneling Junction
	Mr. Lev Yurovskiy   IAP RAS	Thursday, 29 April, 2021 / 6:35 PM - 6:50 PM  Session 11 - High Power Devices  Chirping of Gyrotron Radiation in the Process of Raman Backscattering on Electron Beam with Variable Voltage for Subsequent Pulse  Compression
	Mr. Tobias Ruess  Karlsruhe Institute Of Technology	Friday, April 30, 2021 / 6:40 PM - 6:55 PM  Session 7 - Fundamental frequency gyrotrons  Performance Expectation and Preparation of the First Experimental Campaign of the KIT 2 MW 170/204 GHz Coaxial-Cavity Gyrotron
	Mr. Stephen Langellotti  University Of Michigan	Wednesday, April 28, 2021 / 7:15 PM - 7:40 PM  Session 17 - Modeling - Multipactor  Measurements of the Breakdown Threshold for Coaxial Multipactor and the Delay for Multipactor Onset
	Mr. Tarek Mealy  University of California, Irvine	Thursday, April 29, 2021 / 6:35 PM - 7:00 PM  Session 3 - TWTs > 100 GHz  High Power Backward Wave Oscillator using Serpentine Waveguide with Distributed Power Extraction Operating at an Exceptional Point
	Mr. Hyun Uk Chae  Usc	Thursday, April 29, 2021 / 7:00 PM - 7:25 PM  Session 13 - Field and Photo-emission  Photoemission Assisted by Low workfunction Nanoparticle Waveguide Integrated Device