Ross J. Martin Award Fall 2015

Ross J. Martin Award

CS Deadline: 12/2/2015
COE Deadline: 1/8/2016

This award was established by the College of Engineering to recognize outstanding research achievement by a graduate student as a memorial to Ross J. Martin, Associate Dean of the College, who served as director of the Engineering Experiment Station for 26 years, until his death in 1984.  During his tenure as director, the engineering research budget grew eightfold.  Dean Martin realized how essential research is to a sound graduate engineering education and was instrumental in making the College one of the foremost research institutions in the world.  This award is a tribute to his guidance and to the outstanding research conducted in the College.  The awardee receives a direct deposit of $2,000.

Eligibility: Graduate students who are currently enrolled or who have received a degree since selection was made for previous year.  (I.e., May/Aug. 2015 graduates).

Please ensure that the following materials are submitted by 5pm on 12/2/2015 to Colin Robertson (colinr@illinois.edu, 2233 SC):
1) Student's CV.
2) Letter of recommendation from the student's advisor stating the student's qualifications and accomplishments.
3) An additional letter from a researcher who knows the student's work well.

Note: Electronic documents are preferred and should be submitted as PDFs, Word documents, or plain-text files.  Letters of recommendation should be sent from the letter writer directly to colinr@illinois.edu. Students, please include your netid in your file names.  I recommend that students submit their CVs and statement(s) to their letter writers at least a week prior to the deadline.