Sponsored by: EMI Probabilistic Methods Committee (PMC)
Purpose
- To increase the involvement of younger professionals in the EMI/PMC conferences, particularly in the area of probabilistic methods.
- To engage student members with the PMC to promote further growth as engineers, develop working relationships with PMC members, and be ready to take on future responsibilities within the technical community.
- To improve their technical writing skill, as well as to promote high-quality submissions to the flagship journal of EMI, the Journal of Engineering Mechanics.
Requirements
- Be the lead author to submit an abstract to the EMI Conference through the EMI abstract submission website, by December 1, 2024. Submission to a PMC-sponsored mini-symposium is particularly encouraged but not required.
- Express interest in participating in the competition by emailing Prof. Gaofeng Jia, [email protected] by February 1, 2025. Prof. Jia will reply and provide the paper template.
- Forward the abstract acceptance notification to Prof. Jia when provided by the conference organizers.
- Submit a paper (maximum 4 pages) following the template provided, to Prof. Gaofeng Jia, [email protected] by March 15, 2025. The student must write the paper as the leading author and should conduct the majority of the work associated with the manuscript.
- Be a student at the time of submission of the full-length paper.
- Register and, if selected, present the paper in a special session at the EMI 2025 conference.
Deadlines
- December 1, 2024 – abstract submission deadline.
- February 1, 2025 – Express interest in participating by emailing Prof. Gaofeng Jia, [email protected]
- March 15, 2025 - full-length paper due to Prof. Gaofeng Jia, [email protected]
Prizes
- Up to three winners will be selected and named as the PMC student paper competition winners.
- A certificate will be awarded.
Process
- The top papers will be selected for presentation in a special session of the Conference. Note that this will be a second presentation, in addition to the presentation the student gives as part of the regular EMI Conference.
- The papers and presentations will be judged by a panel of three judges selected from the PMC membership.
- Winners will be selected based on both the quality of the paper and the oral presentation.
Invitation to submit a journal paper for finalists:
- Student finalists will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a by invitation- only special collection on Journal of Engineering Mechanics (example from previous years.)
Contact: Prof. Gaofeng Jia, [email protected]
