Fellow Search Committee / MTT-S Award Committee

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Fellow Search Committee / MTT-S Award Committee The Fellow Search Committee operates under the Awards Committee and is independent of the Fellow Evaluation Committee. Goals To increase the number of Fellows awarded to MTT-S (Within the defined limits) To increase the number of nominations Duties & Responsibilities Help in the nomination process Educate how good nominations are written Present material at an open meeting at the IMS Reach out to Technical Committees, Chapter Chairs, Conference Chairs, past applicants, and the general membership - 1 - Fellow Search Committee / MTT-S Award Committee Composition in 2023 Victor Fouad Hanna, Chair, Victor.fouad@ieee.org Charlie Jackson, past chair C.Jackson@ieee.org Edward Rezek, Member E.rezek@ieee.org Kamran Ghorbani, Member, kamran.ghorbani@rmit.edu.au Raafat Mansour, Member rrmansour@uwaterloo.ca - 2 - Fellow Search Committee / MTT-S Award Committee IEEE Fellows Nominated by MTT-S The average Nomination Success rate during last 14 years is 34,3 % The average Nomination Success rate during last 3 years is 41 % The average annual nomination success rate for the whole IEEE is around 30 %. From 2023 to 2024: The number of nominees is increased from 20 to 28 while the success rate is increased from 0.35 to 0.43 (highest success rate for MTT-S since 2011) Tips on how to submit a successful IEEE Fellow Nomination presented by the MTT Fellow Search Committee Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) is offering its members support with preparing an IEEE Fellow Nomination. These tips are targeted to nominators for prospective nominees. First-time nominators are often struggling to prepare a successful IEEE Fellow Nomination for a well-qualified nominee. The objective of these tips is to elaborate on the process and clarify the expectations in order to increase the chances for a successful Fellow elevation. Next to reviewing the Fellow submission process, the duties of the nominator and references will be covered. Finally, some tips on how to write effective nominations will be presented. - 4 - Requirements for Fellow nomination (Who can become a Fellow) At the time the nomination is submitted, a nominee must: have accomplishments that have contributed importantly to the advancement or application of engineering, science and technology, bringing the realization of significant value to society; hold IEEE Senior member or IEEE Life Senior member grade; have been a member in good standing and has completed a minimum of five full years (consecutive or not) of IEEE membership in any grade preceding 1 January of