Honors & Awards

NCSD Awards

Each year the NCSD Honors and Awards Committee solicits written nominations for the Distinguished Service and Technical Excellence Awards.

Outstanding Contribution

For contributions that are considered outstanding and impactful to the NCSD. This award is to recognize individuals that have significantly or continually supported the NCSD through efforts that have:

driven improvements/innovation in processes
promoted collaborations within the NCSD or the larger ANS (cross-divisions)
supported significant work in NCS-related standards
increased overall engagement of membership
promoted diversity and inclusion
provided significant mentorship

This award is typically based on a career (<15 years) of commitment with significant impact on the NCSD.

Distinguished Service

For outstanding service in carrying out the activities of the NCSD, including leadership in governance functions, the development of its technical program, the organization of topical meetings, workshops and tutorials, professional consensus standards, and other functions performed by special committees.

See past winners here.

Technical Excellence

For outstanding contributions in the development and application of nuclear criticality safety (NCS) technology. These contributions include, but are not limited to:

the performance and evaluation of experimental measurements pertinent to NCS
the development of analytical and computational NCS methods
notable NCS engineering applications such as the definition of upset conditions for complex fissile systems and/or the establishment of novel reactivity control strategies
the development of the technical bases for effective and useful NCS guides standards and regulations
the development and conduct of NCS education and training programs in these technical areas

See past winners here.

How to Submit a Nomination

Anyone can nominate a deserving NCSD member. The NCSD Honors & Awards (H&A) Committee is soliciting written nominations from NCSD members. The submittal should indicate which award and include the name, affiliation, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of both the candidate and the sponsor. Up to 500 words of written narrative should describe how the candidate has met the criteria for the award in sufficient detail as to provide the information for the extended citation. The deadline for submitting a nomination is August 31.

The H&A Committee will confirm the qualifications of nominees and select the awardees by consensus. Submit nominations to James Cole at jrcole@sandia.gov.

Download the Nomination Form here.