The Aerospace Section of the Engineering Division invites nominations from its membership for candidates for the George Mandel Award. The award, sponsored by AIAA and Dr. David Mandel, is given each year to the Aerospace Section Member who meets one or more of the following qualifications:

1. A nominee must be a current member in good standing of the Aerospace Section for at least a year.

2. Current members of the nominating committee are ineligible for nomination.

3. Past recipients of the award are generally ineligible for nomination, except for momentous contributions.

4. Nomination or application of an Aerospace Section member should be based on at least one of the following criteria:

a. Present a paper at the annual conference, serve on the annual conference program planning committee, be a speaker or panel member (but not a moderator) of a program at conference, or lead a continuing education segment at conference.

b. Become or be elected as chair of the section, an officer of the Engineering Division, or a member of any of the boards or committees of the SLA, or have participated actively in or contributed significantly to Aerospace Section activities.

c. Make significant contributions to the profession through place of employment or publications.

d. Receive an award for outstanding service from his/her employer in the aerospace industry.

To nominate a peer or yourself for this award, please email a brief justification to the Aerospace Section Chair-Elect 2012, Barbara Williams at barbaraw@mit.edu by January 31, 2012. For more information about the Mandel Award, please click here.