Distinguished Service Award

Nominations are sought for the Division of Nuclear Physics' Distinguished Service Award.

Purpose: This APS Unit Award is intended to recognize those who have made
substantial and extensive contributions to the nuclear physics community through the activities of the DNP.

Nature: The award will consist of a plaque and a certificate with the citation specified by the selection committee and approved by the DNP Executive Committee. Nominees should be active or emeritus members of the DNP. There are no time limitations on contributions that can be recognized by this award. Nominations will remain active for three years. The award need not to be given each year. No more than two recipients will be selected in a given year.

Selection committee: The selection committee will consist of the DNP Chair, Chair-Elect, Vice-Chair, Past-Chair, and Secretary- Treasurer. The DNP Chair will serve as the chair of the selection committee.

Rules and Eligibility: Nominations are due February 29, 2008 for the award(s) to be given during the 2008 DNP Fall Meeting. Nominations should be limited to a one page description of the candidate's contributions to nuclear physics through the DNP, plus an optional listing of positions held, major committee memberships, and the like. Duplicate nominations are not helpful. Five copies of the nomination should be sent to:

Richard G. Milner
26-505 Dept. of Physics
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
phone: 617-253-7800
fax: 617-253-0111
e-mail: milner@mit.edu