The JOUAN Robotics Award recognizes an individual who has made substantive contributions to laboratory automation and laboratory process improvement. Contributions to the field are expected in the form of scholarly publications and public speaking engagements, as well as management of the design and implementation of a significant laboratory automation project.

Call for Nominations

To be considered for this award all applicants must complete the application form and submit it in the requested format.

The Administrative Sequence of Events

• The invitation to participants is published in various scientific journals and is communicated to a large number of laboratories involved in laboratory automation.
• Laboratories interested in responding to the invitation may download the nomination form, or it may be requested from the Jouan Robotics Award Committee or Jouan Robotics directly.
• The correctly completed application should be submitted electronically no later than midnight, November 14, 2003, or the required number of copies should be mailed as directed on the form and postmarked no later than 14 November 2003.
• The nominations will be examined by the Jouan Robotics Award Committee which is composed of international scientific experts drawn from the ALA membership. The members of the Award Committee and their immediate families will not be eligible.
• The winner of the Jouan Robotics Award will be notified on or before December 31, 2003.
• The Award will be presented to the winner during the LabAutomation 2004 Conference in San Jose, California, February 1-5, 2004. The winner will give a presentation of his work during the LabAutomation 2004 Conference.
• Each nomination form is confidential and will not be disclosed outside the JOUAN ROBOTICS Award Committee, except as required by law.
  

Conditions for receiving the Jouan Robotics Award

• This is an international award. Nominations will be accepted from all individuals contributing to laboratory automation and laboratory process improvement affiliated with any institution (academic, industry, government, or other) from anywhere in the world.
• All nominees must be over 18 years old.
• Selection of the Prize winner will be made solely on the basis of the candidate's accomplishments in laboratory automation and laboratory process improvement without regard to race, gender, nationality, geographic location, or religious or political views.
• The nomination form must describe an innovative project concerning laboratory automation and must clearly prove the original character of the project. The nomination form must be submitted in English.
  The winner must give a presentation of their work at the LabAutomation 2004 Conference.
• The winner can choose to have the financial award paid directly to their institution or to themselves. (The award will be considered as taxable income to the recipient.)
• If payable to the winner’s institution, it should be used to cover the cost of equipment, operation, and salaries of the winner’s laboratory.
• The prize will be awarded on the advice of the JOUAN Award Committee (subject to the standard rules and regulations outlined in the ALA bylaws) which will make its choice based upon:
  • The originality of the subject
  • The soundness of the scientific argument
  • Feasibility, upon the presentation of the preliminary results
    

The Financial Award

The Jouan Robotics Award of a sum of US $10,000 will be given to the winner in the form of a bank check at the LabAutomation2004 Conference in San Jose, California, February 1-5, 2004.