Recognition

OES Awards

EEE OES Awards Committee
Questions: Contact past-president@ieeeoes.org

Each year the OES solicits nominations for three awards: the Distinguished Service Award (DSA), the Distinguished Technical Achievement Award (DTAA), and the Company/Institution Award. Nominations from colleagues as well self-nominations are accepted. Letters of support for a nomination are encouraged. Nominations open 24 February 2025 and close on 15 May 2025. The requirements for the three awards are below.

General requirements for all awards:

• IEEE Policy on Eligibility and Process Limitations IEEE TAB-ARC Manual section 4.4: Individuals serving on any board or committee involved at any stage of the recipient selection or approval process for an award shall be ineligible to receive, or act as a nominator or reference for that award. This conflict-of-interest limitation shall apply to all awards given by the IEEE or any of its organizational units.
• IEEE Policy on Awards Limitations IEEE TAB-ARC Manual section 4.4: Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.
• Frequency of Award (6.1.a.5 ABOM): The award will be presented annually at the Fall OCEANS Conference. The award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified.

Description and criteria for the individual awards:

• Distinguished Service Award (DSA): honors one OES member for outstanding service in furthering the objectives and activities of the Society.

  Eligibility
  The awardee shall be an OES member in good standing of Senior Member grade or higher. Eligibility and the selection process shall comply with policies and procedures set forth in the governing documents of the Society and IEEE.

  Criteria in the Call for Nominations
  Extent and impact of the nominee’s contributions to the objectives and activities of the Society, including dates of significant contributions.

• Distinguished Technical Achievement Award (DTAA): honors one IEEE member for an outstanding fundamental or applied technical contribution to oceanic engineering. The award recognizes a single major invention or scientific contribution, or a distinguished series of contributions over a long period of time.

  Eligibility
  The awardee shall be an IEEE member in good standing of Senior Member grade or higher. Eligibility and the selection process shall comply with policies and procedures set forth in the governing documents of the Society and IEEE.

  Criteria in the Call for Nominations:
  Quality, originality, and significance of the nominee’s technical contributions as evidenced by publications, patents, products, or other tangible items.

• Company/Institution Award: honors a corporation or institution that has provided significant contributions to the advancement of ocean engineering and/or ocean research.

  Eligibility
  The awardee shall be an organization actively involved in ocean engineering and/or ocean research. Eligibility and the selection process shall comply with policies and procedures set forth in the governing documents of the Society and IEEE.

  Criteria in the Call for Nominations
  Nature and extent of the contributions to the advancement of ocean engineering and/or research.

The nomination process

• The nominator shall complete the online questionnaire (https://ieeeoes.org/menu/award-forms/). The nomination should extoll the qualifications of the nominee that are most relevant to the criteria set forth for each award. Letters in support of the nomination should be included as attachments to the nomination and should be obtained from individuals who know the nominee, and who can describe the impact of the nominee’s contributions from their own perspective and experience.
• The OES Awards Committee will notify award recipients by 30 June 2025.