EASEC-13

The Thirteenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction

Program


Nishino Medal and Nishino Prize Award

Call for Nomination of Award Candidates


During the period 1984-1985, Professor Fumio Nishino (1936-2007) and his colleagues at the Asian Institute of Technology established the organizational structure for the East Asia-Pacific Conference series on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC), an initiative that led to the first EASEC conference in Bangkok in January 1986. In the subsequent two decades EASEC has become a premier conference series having to date 12 conferences held in different cities in Asia. His contributions in founding and promoting EASEC had been enormous and the success of EASEC was heavily due to his enthusiastic and ceaseless efforts. In addition, he had worked actively and successfully in promoting the discipline of structural engineering and construction in the Asia region and beyond.

In recognition of his efforts, initiatives and achievements, the EASEC International Steering Committee proposes to establish two medals in the honor of Prof. Nishino, so that henceforth he will be remembered formally by the EASEC community every time the Conference is held. The awards and commendations will be made in two categories as follows:
The Nishino Medal: to be awarded at each future EASEC conference to a distinguished senior engineer who has been judged to have made internationally recognized contributions in the area of structural engineering and construction through research, development and/or professional practice in the Asia-Pacific region. The first awardee (2008) is Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Thailand, and the second (2011) is Professor S. P. Chang, Korea.
The Nishino Prize: to be awarded concurrently at each future EASEC conference to a young engineer (age below 45 years) from the Asia-Pacific region who has made significant contributions and shown potential for great future achievements in the area of structural engineering and construction through research, development and/or practice. The first winners (2008) are Professor Xu Hui An, China and Mr. Chi-Heng Chiang, Taiwan. The second winners (2011) are Dr. S. K. Au, Hong Kong, and Dr. K. Nagai, Japan.
We hereby invite you to nominate suitable candidates with the appropriate qualifications for consideration for the above-described Medal and Prize. Each submission should be made using the nomination form (obtainable from EASEC) and shall be accompanied by the Curriculum vitae and related details of the candidate as well as the nominator. The award and prize will be presented during the opening ceremony of EASEC-13, Sapporo, Japan on September 11-13, 2013.
Please click this link to download a PDF file of the nomination form.
Nishino Medal and Prize (PDF)

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES
__________July 15, 2013 __________
Entries should be sent to The Chair of the Award Committee,
Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, worsak@ait.ac.th


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