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The PSE Model-Based Innovation Prize

Terms and conditions

The following terms and conditions apply:

 

1. The offer is open to anyone, academic or otherwise who has published a technical paper in the two years prior to the deadline.
2. The deadline for submissions for the 2010 Prize is 30 June 2010.
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The paper must have been published between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2010 in:

  • an internationally recognised technical journal, as recognised by the Web of Science
  • conference proceedings with an ISBN number. In this case, award will be subject to timely provision of any supplementary technical material requested by the judges. The paper as published in the proceedings should be a minimum of 5 pages in length of body (including any diagrams).

You are welcome to resubmit a paper previously entered provided it meets the publication date criterion.
4. The work described in the paper should have made reasonably substantial use of gPROMS® to achieve the results described. This should be evident within the text of the paper. Where possible PSE/gPROMS should be cited in the references.
5. Papers should be submitted in pdf or MS Word format, in English, to academic@psenterprise.com, with accompanying details submitted on the application form.
6. The papers will be judged by a panel of three judges headed by Prof. Stratos Pistikopoulos, Director of the Centre of Process Systems Engineering at Imperial College London.
7. The decision of the judges will be final, and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.
8. Where more than one author is listed, the authors should choose a corresponding author, who will be responsible for the submission and all subsequent correspondence.
9. The prize money will be handed or transmitted to the corresponding author for the winning paper in the form of a cheque or by transfer to his or her bank.
10. The allocation of prize money between the authors is a matter for the authors to decide between themselves.
11. The corresponding author will be responsible for distribution of the prize money between the authors. PSE will not take responsibility for allocation or distribution of prize money between authors.
12. The competition is not open to employees of PSE or researchers affiliated with the panel of judges.