Nomination Guidelines

• The Early Career and Graduate Student award guidelines can be found here.

• The Equity, Inclusion and Diversity award guideline can be found here.

• The Industry Award guidelines can be found here.

• The Resourcefulness in Innovation award guidelines can be found here.

• The Distinguished Career award guidelines can be found here.

Note: Nominees for any award must be active NAPPN members. If you are not already a member, learn more about joining here. NAPPN community involvement will be considered during evaluation.

The awards ceremony is held each year at the NAPPN Annual Conference.

DEADLINE: January 13, 2025

SUBMIT

COI Statement:
Nominators: Members who nominate somebody for a specific award and are also on the awards committee will not be able to evaluate or vote on that award. Executive board members: Board members who are on the awards committee cannot vote in or evaluate award categories with other board members as nominees. Close working relationships: Awards committee members cannot evaluate nominees with whom they have a close current working relationship.

The Early Career and Graduate Student Award

NOMINATION PACKAGE: (Submitted as a single PDF file, less-than 99Mb)

☞ Nominations for candidates from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged.

1. Nomination Letter
   (minimum requirements listed below, 2-page limit, minimum 12-point font)

   • Contact information of nominator and nominee

   • Relationship of the nominator to the nominee

   • Nominee's overall professional accomplishments and current activities

   • How nominees activities support plant phenotyping

   • How nominees activities contribute to the mission of NAPPN

2. Nominee's curriculum vitae / resume / biosketch
   (minimum requirements listed below, 2-page limit and up to 2 additional pages of publications with standard formatting)

   • Name, title, employer, work address

   • Social media account information (only if relevant to increasing visibility, with brief explanation) / website URL

   • Professional preparation: degrees, institutions, and dates

   • Significant professional history: Job titles, employers, places, and dates

   • Significant publications: Include all relevant refereed and non-refereed

   • Significant service work / synergistic activities / broader impacts

   • Significant grants, awards, and honors

   • Patents, intellectual property

   • NAPPN community involvement

3. Letters of support

   • Each nomination should include 2-3 signed letters of support submitted as PDF files, 1-2 pages each.

   • Each letter should highlight activities that support aspects of the mission of NAPPN.

   • Each letter should include the author's email address and telephone number.

The Excellence in Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Award

The Excellence in Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Award recognizes an NAPPN member who has contributed significantly and over a sustained period to advancing EID values in plant phenotyping and/or within the NAPPN community.  Submit a letter of nomination that addresses how the nominee has demonstrated a significant commitment to enhancing equity, diversity, and inclusivity in plant phenotyping through one or more of the listed criteria (see below). Additionally, the nomination letter should describe creative models, strategies or best practices used to enhance equity, diversity and inclusion in plant phenotyping.

Frequency: This award will be given when enough quality nominations are received, nominations will be carried over to the following year.

CRITERIA
(The following list is meant to be illustrative only)

• Developing innovative programs related to plant phenotyping to enhance equity, diversity and inclusion within an organization, department, unit or university.

• Recruiting and retaining students, faculty, and staff in plant phenotyping (and related fields) from underrepresented groups.

• Increasing the retention and graduation rates of students of plant phenotyping (and related fields) from underrepresented groups.

• Providing mentoring/advising for students of plant phenotyping (and related fields) from underrepresented groups.

• Providing mentoring for junior faculty and staff in plant phenotyping (and related fields) from underrepresented groups.

• Developing and implementing learning activities that prepare students of plant phenotyping (and related fields) for a diverse and increasingly global society.

• Integrating diversity into the curriculum.

• Developing programs and activities in plant phenotyping (and related fields) that promote the development of multicultural understanding and cross-cultural competence.

• Supporting plant phenotyping research, service and scholarship in the area of diversity and inclusion.

• Providing opportunities for the professional development of faculty and staff from underrepresented groups in plant phenotyping (and related fields).

• Developing activities in plant phenotyping (and related fields) that support partnerships with minority-serving institutions, visiting scholars and guest lecturers from underrepresented groups.

• Implementing initiatives in plant phenotyping (and related fields) that create a supportive environment.

• Maintains and advocates for policies/practices in plant phenotyping (and related fields) that support diversity at local, state, and national levels.

NOMINATION PACKAGE: (Submitted as a single PDF file, less than 99Mb) ⚠️

1. Nomination Letter
   (minimum requirements listed below, 5-page limit, minimum 12-point font)

   • Contact information of nominator and nominee

   • Relationship of the nominator to the nominee

   • Describing in detail why the nominee is deserving of the award, including how nominees activities support plant phenotyping

   • Description of the activities within the academic calendar year that illustrates the outstanding efforts by the nominee to enhance diversity and inclusion (three-page limit).

2. Nominee's curriculum vitae / resume / biosketch
   (minimum requirements listed below, 2-page limit)

   • Name, title, employer, work address

   • Social media account information (only if relevant to increasing visibility, with brief explanation) / website URL

   • Professional preparation: degrees, institutions, and dates

   • Significant professional history: Job titles, employers, places, and dates

   • Significant service work / synergistic activities / broader impacts

   • NAPPN community involvement

3. Letters of support

   • Each nomination should include no more than five signed letters of support submitted as PDF files, 1-2 pages each.

   • Letters of Support (not more than five total) from colleagues, supervisors, advisees and trainees, staff, administrators, or community members who work extensively with the nominee both in roles that supervise and are supervised by the nominee.

The Industry Award

The Industry Award recognizes a scientist or engineer working in industry who is making important contributions to plant phenotyping in areas of data analytics, engineering, modeling, physiology, plant breeding, plant sciences, remote sensing, or allied related disciplines, engaging in technical excellence, synergistic activities and leadership, consistent with NAPPN's mission.

Frequency: This award will be given annually.

Criteria

The following list of criteria upon which the contestants will be judged is meant to be non-exclusive and illustrative only. If current position is not in industry, contestant will only be judged on contributions made while working in an industry position:

• Technical Excellence

  • Product development (patents, software, etc.)

  • Actionable outcomes from novel phenotyping efforts - (breeding decisions; product selections/formulations; increases in revenue, profit, h2 or accuracy of selection from targeting phenotypes)

  • Increased adoption rates of developed systems or management practices, or technology

• Synergistic Activities

  • Increasing the visibility of plant phenotyping (peer-reviewed publications, presentations, social media, popular press, service)

  • Supporting research between public and private sectors (collaborations with universities and research organizations)

  • Transdisciplinary engagement

  • NAPPN community involvement

• Leadership

  • Developing (or following) data standard best management practices

  • Management, supervision and/or building of successful technical teams

  • Mentoring of individuals or groups

NOMINATION PACKAGE: (Submitted as a single PDF file, less than 99Mb) ⚠️

1. Nomination Letter (minimum requirements listed below, 2-page limit, minimum 12-point font)

• Contact information of nominator and nominee

• Relationship of the nominator to the nominee

• Nominee's overall professional accomplishments and current activities

• How nominees activities support plant phenotyping

• How nominees activities contribute to the mission of NAPPN

2. Nominee's biosketch (minimum requirements listed below, 3-page limit)

• Name, title, employer, work address

• Evidence of impact in the areas of:

  • Technical excellence

  • Synergistic activities (including NAPPN community involvement)

  • Leadership

3. Letters of support

• Each nomination should include 2-3 signed letters of support submitted as PDF files, 1-2 pages each.

• Each letter should highlight activities that support aspects of the mission of NAPPN.

• Each letter should include the author's email address and telephone number.

The Resourcefulness in Innovation Award

The Resourcefulness in Innovation Award recognizes NAPPN members who have showcased resourcefulness when innovating in plant phenotyping. Submit a letter of nomination showing how the nominees have demonstrated this through one or more of the listed criteria (see below). Additionally, the nomination letter should include a description of this innovation, such as a publication, pictures, or a diagram. Students and early career professionals are especially encouraged to apply for this award.

Frequency: This award will be given when enough quality nominations are received, nominations will be carried over to the following year.

CRITERIA

• Developed an innovation that improves quality, lowers costs, or increases throughput when phenotyping plants.

• Developed a workflow, data analysis, or data management method that improved accuracy, structure, or sensitivity of plant phenotyping data.

• Initiated working groups or communities that enable collaboration, novel technologies, or sharing of resources in the field of plant phenotyping.

• Reimagined application of existing resources through ingenuity and creativity to save cost and/or increase the scope of plant phenotyping.

• Developed an innovation in plant phenotyping which is either open source or low-cost if patented.

NOMINATION PACKAGE: (Submitted as a single PDF file, less than 99Mb) ⚠️

1. Nomination Letter
   (minimum requirements listed below, 2-page limit, minimum 12-point font)

   • Contact information of nominator and nominees

   • Relationship of the nominator to the nominees

   • State the overall cost of the innovation

   • Description of financial and facility requirements for the project

   • Include photos, a diagram, or a link to Github, a publication, or patent of the innovation, preferably showcasing its use in plant phenotyping.

2. List of nominees

   • List of people involved in developing the innovation [Name, title, employer, contribution to the innovation].

3. Letters of support

   • Letters of support (optional) from current or potential users of the innovation, supervisors, collaborators who work on plant phenotyping (1-2 pages each).

The Distinguished Career Award

The Distinguished Career Award honors the accomplishments of professionals who have contributed substantially to the advancements of the field of plant phenomics, particularly, the areas of data analytics, engineering, modeling, physiology, plant breeding, plant sciences, remote sensing, or allied related disciplines.

Eligibility: Nominees must have made significant contributions to the field of plant phenotyping through research, teaching, service, or commercial efforts. Must have been in the field of plant phenotyping professionally at least 15 years since receiving their highest degree. Must be an active member of NAPPN.

Frequency: This award will be given when enough quality nominations are received, nominations will be carried over to the following year.

NOMINATION PACKAGE: (Submitted as a single PDF file, less than 99Mb) ⚠️

1. Nomination Letter
   (minimum requirements listed below, 2-page limit, minimum 12-point font)

   • Contact information of nominator and nominee

   • Relationship of the nominator to the nominee

   • Nominee's overall professional accomplishments and current activities

   • How nominees activities support plant phenotyping

   • How nominees activities contribute to the mission of NAPPN.

2. Nominee's curriculum vitae / resume / biosketch

   (minimum requirements listed below, 2-page limit, and up to 2 additional pages of publications/patents with standard formatting, minimum 12-point font)

   Within the first 2 pages include:

   • Name, title, employer, work address.

   • Social media account information (only if relevant to increasing visibility, with brief explanation) / website

   • Professional preparation: degrees, institutions, and dates

   • Significant professional history: Job titles, employers, places, and dates

   • Significant service work / synergistic activities / broader impacts

   • Significant grants, awards and honors

     Within the additional 2 pages include:

   • Significant publications: Include relevant refereed and non-refereed

   • Patents, intellectual property

   • NAPPN community involvement

3. Letters of support

   • Each nomination should include 2-3 signed letters of support submitted as PDF files, 1-2 pages each.

   • Each letter should highlight activities that support aspects of the mission of NAPPN.

   • Each letter should include the author's email address and telephone number.

Submit Nomination

1. Please fill and submit the form below.

2. After you have submitted the form you will need to send the nomination package (single PDF) to nappnet@gmail.com

3. If acknowledgment of receipt is not received, please email or call Jeff Aguilar; Email: nappnet@gmail.com; Phone: +1 (404) 641-2545.

Selection team:
The NAPPN executive committee, representing diverse aspects of plant phenotyping, will score applicants.
In the event of a tie, the current NAPPN Chair's vote counts double.