Students who have prepared papers on some aspect of the history of space may be interested in submitting work for consideration of the Sacknoff Prize.
Deborah Douglas Begin forwarded message: > > The deadline for the 2012 Sacknoff Prize for Space History is rapidly > approaching... > The prize is designed to encourage students to perform original research and > submit papers with history of spaceflight themes. The annual award, > consisting of: a $300 cash prize, a trophy, and the possible publication in > the journal, "Quest: The History of Spaceflight", is open to undergraduate > and graduate level students enrolled at an accredited college or university. > Submissions must be postmarked by 10 June 2012 with the winners announced in > August. Manuscripts should not exceed 10,000 words, be written in English, > and emphasize in-depth research, with adequate citations of the sources > utilized. Originality of ideas is important. Diagrams, graphs, images, or > photographs may be included. The prize committee will include the editor of > "Quest: The History of Spaceflight" and members of the Society for the > History of Technology / Aerospace Committee (SHOT/Albatross). > > Although works must be historical in character, they can draw on disciplines > other than history, eg. cultural studies, literature, communications, > economics, engineering, science, etc. Comparative or international studies of > the history of spaceflight are encouraged. Possible subjects include, but are > not limited to, historical aspects of space companies and their leaders; the > social effects of spaceflight; space technology development; the space > environment; space systems design, engineering, and safety; and the > regulation of the space business, financial, and economic aspects of the > space industry. > > Additional details on the prize can be found at > www.spacebusiness.com/quest/prize > > In 2011, the prize was won by Megan Ansdell of George Washington University > for her paper, "Language Protocols in International Human Spaceflight." > Deborah G. Douglas, Ph.D. • Curator of Science and Technology, MIT Museum, Room N51-209 • 265 Massachusetts Avenue • Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 • http://web.mit.edu/museum • http://museum.mit.edu/150 • ddoug...@mit.edu • 617-253-1766 phone • 617-253-8994 fax Spring Semester 2012 • Research Associate, Program in Science, Technology, and Society • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room E51-179B • 77 Massachusetts Avenue • Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 • 617-452-3545 phone
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