The Dynamics Committee (DC) of ASCE-EMI is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Student Paper Competition in Dynamics. The competition is open to any student author of a contribution to the EMI 2018 conference developing and/or applying Dynamics methods to engineering problems. Students whose abstracts in this thematic area are accepted by the Conference are eligible for this paper competition.
Purpose:
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To increase the involvement of younger professionals in the EMI conferences, particularly in the area of Dynamics.
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To engage student members with the Dynamics Committee to promote further growth as engineers, develop working relationships with Dynamics Committee members, and be ready to take on future responsibilities within the technical community.
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To improve students’ technical writing skill, as well as to promote high-quality submissions to the flagship journal of EMI, the Journal of Engineering Mechanics.
Requirements:
To be eligible for the competition, a participant should:
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Submit an abstract as the leading author in the thematic area of Dynamics through the conference paper’s management system to the track of their choice by the conference deadline (January 15, 2018). Submission to a Dynamics Committee sponsored mini- symposium is particularly encouraged but not required
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Send an email expressing interest in the competition to the Chair of the Judging Panel, Professor Michele Barbato (mbarbato@lsu.edu), by February 1, 2018. Prof. Barbato will reply and provide the paper template by February 15, 2018.
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Forward the abstract acceptance notification within one week of receipt from the organizers.
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Submit by email the PDF file of the full-length paper (up to four pages, template to be provided) to Prof. Barbato (mbarbato@lsu.edu) by March 15, 2018. The student must write the paper as the leading author and should conduct the majority of the work associated with the manuscript. A verification letter from the faculty advisor is required at the submission of the full-length paper.
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Be a student at the time of submission.
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Register and, if selected, present the paper at the conference.
Deadlines:
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January 15, 2018 – Abstract submission deadline.
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February 1, 2018 – Express interest in participating by emailing Prof. Barbato at mbarbato@lsu.edu
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March 15, 2018 - Full-length paper and advisor’s verification letter due to mbarbato@lsu.edu
Process and Awards:
The submitted papers will be evaluated by a panel of expert judges. Up to five papers will be selected for presentation in a special session at the EMI conference, which will be in addition to the regular presentation within the conference. Up to three winners will receive an EMI certificate and a cash prize. Winners will be selected based on both the quality of the paper and the oral presentation. Awards will be presented to the competition winners during the conference.
Awards will be presented to the competition winners during the conference.