Award Title: ASME SMASIS Conference Best Hardware Award 2025
Awarding Group: ASME SMASIS Conference; SMASIS AMTIS TC
Description: This award recognizes outstanding contributions in hardware presented during the Hardware Showcase at the ASME SMASIS conference. The award looks for hardware demonstrating significant impact and innovation in the areas of adaptive and intelligent structures and smart materials. The award structure is as follows:
- Best Hardware Award ($400 – 1st place)
- Best Student Hardware Award ($400 – 1st place, $300 – 2nd place, $200 – 3rd place)
Eligibility: Participating hardware submissions must be affiliated with a presentation at the ASME SMASIS conference. Awardees must present their hardware contribution in person during the Hardware Showcase at the SMASIS conference. The Best Student Hardware Award is awarded to submissions whose first author is a student (undergraduate or graduate). The overall Best Hardware Award may be awarded to all participants (academic, government, or industry regardless of level of experience).
Basic Timeline / Critical Dates:
- Application deadline: authors apply during abstract submission to the ASME SMASIS conference
- Award decision: directly after the Hardware Showcase at the ASME SMASIS conference
- Award Announcement: ASME SMASIS Banquet
- Award Delivery: Post ASME SMASIS conference
Application Process/Requirements: Authors apply during abstract submission to the ASME SMASIS conference by selecting the option to participate in the Hardware Showcase and Competition. Authors must exhibit their hardware (and optionally a poster) in person during the Hardware Showcase.
Evaluation Criteria: submissions are evaluated based on three equally weighted criteria: (1) Technical quality; (2) Impact on Field; and (3) Innovation. The authors will be asked to give a concise, 2-3 minute presentation to the judges addressing these criteria. The judges will be a committee of up to four with a mix between academia and industry. Nominally, the committee is composed of the three hardware showcase organizers.
Award POC: For the ASME SMASIS 2025 conference, the hardware showcase organizers are:
Chair: Paul Gilmore (
paul.gilmore@toyota.com) - Toyota Research Institute North America
Co-Chair: Paul Alexander, (
paul.w.alexander@gm.com) - GM
Co-Chair: Cody Gonzalez (
cody.gonzalez@utsa.edu) - University of Texas at San Antonio
The co-chair will chair the following year and a new member is elected to the organizing committee by the AMTIS TC during their meeting at the ASME SMASIS conference.