Awards
WOM Early Career Investigator Award
Eligibility
- A researcher from academia or research institute or an engineer from industry doing R&D in materials tribology
- No more than six (6) years after Ph.D. graduation or no more than ten (10) years after M.S. (if highest degree) graduation
- Application: Cover Letter, CV, and 2 support letters
- Application due: Same as the manuscript submission for the WOM conference
- Up to two (2) awards per WOM conference and announced at the Awards Dinner
- Award: Plaque signed by the Conference Chair
- Requirements for awardees: Must attend (may receive registration discount pending request and fund availability) and present a poster of research highlights
Application should be sent to qujn@ornl.gov in a single PDF
WOM Student Scholarship
Eligibility
- A Ph.D. or M.S. candidate with thesis topic in materials tribology
- Application: Cover Letter, CV, and 2 reference letters
- Application due: Same as the poster abstract submission for the WOM conference
- Up to two (2) awards per WOM conference and announced at the Awards Dinner
- Award: Certificate signed by the Conference Chair and $500 cash plus registration waiver
- Requirements for awardees: Must attend and present a poster of thesis work
Application should be sent to qujn@ornl.gov in a single PDF
Eligibility
- First author must be a student or postdoc.
- To be considered for the Best Poster Awards, a digital copy of the poster must be submitted one week before the conference.
- Past winners are eligible.
- Posters from BoD and Steering Committee members are eligible, but the BoD/SC member should avoid getting onto the stage to receive the award.
Evaluation Criteria
- Posters will be evaluated based on originality, technical quality, scientific impact, clarity of presentation, and research integrity.
As a long-standing tradition of the Wear of Materials (WoM) Conference, Best Paper Awards are presented to recognize and promote high-quality scientific contributions to the wear and tribology community. Awards will be given for 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place papers.
Eligibility
- All papers presented at the conference (either as oral or poster presentation) are eligible for consideration.
- Papers with significant ethical concerns, inadequate validation, or insufficient novelty will be considered ineligible.
Evaluation Criteria
- Papers will be evaluated based on standards consistent with the aims, scope, and scientific rigor expected for publication in the journal WEAR, including originality, technical quality, scientific impact, clarity of presentation, and research integrity.
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