National Hydrogen Association Awards
Hydrogen Technologies Association will give ‘Nejat Veziroğlu Special Award’, ‘Technology Award’, ‘Young Researcher Award’ and ‘Student Researcher Award’. The selection committees formed for the awards consist of five people determined by the Board of Directors of the Hydrogen Technologies Association in coordination with the chairmen of the selection committee. New members are determined by the coordination of the association management instead of the members who cannot participate in the selection committee due to resignation, excuse or death.
Nejat Veziroğlu Special Award:
This award was created on behalf of Prof. Dr. Nejat Veziroğlu, who is an international leader in hydrogen energy, the father of hydrogen technologies, and the permanent honorary president of the Hydrogen Technologies Association. It is given to people who have proven themselves in the field of hydrogen energy and technologies both domestically and internationally and have made internationally recognized contributions.
Service Award of Hydrogen Technologies Association
This award is given to the people who have dedicated themselves to hydrogen energy and have served for at least 20 years in the development and application of this field, have contributed to the communal, social, technological, and economic development of the country in this field, have been a pioneer in the education and training of youth, have made institutional contributions and are active in industrial applications.
Technology Award
This award has been created for institutions that work effectively on hydrogen energy technologies and develop technologies. It is given to institutions that develop a product for the development of hydrogen technology, establish a pilot or industrial facility in the field of hydrogen energy and technologies, have patents in the field of hydrogen energy and technologies or support technology development.
Young Researcher Award
This award has been created for researchers, who are under the age of 35 (not more than 35 years old as of the date of IHTEC-2025 conference, where the award will be given) and have at least a master’s degree. It is given to people who have done successful studies on hydrogen energy technologies that are recognized at the national and international levels.
Student Researcher Award
This award is given to undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral students. Candidates are expected to be under the age of 30 as of the date of the IHTEC-2025 conference, where the award will be given. The candidates who will be nominated for this award or who will apply themselves, will be preferred for this award if they have developed an invention, a new application, or a unique method for hydrogen technologies.
The winners of these awards will be invited to the conference where they will attend the award ceremony. Conference registration fee and accommodation expenses will be covered by the association.
Note: Applications that do not fulfil any of the application conditions, whose documents are not complete and applications received after the deadline will not be processed.
Required Documents;
- Application petition
- Candidate suggestion form
- Detailed CV
- Up to 2 letters of reference (not mandatory)
- Photograph
Application must be send vie e-mail to ([email protected]) NHA.
Evaluation Process
The committees meet 1 month before the IHTEC conference. The award secretariat, appointed by the Association, attends the meetings to handle correspondence.
The award winners are announced 15 days before the IHTEC conference after the evaluation of the Selection Committee.
Members who cannot attend the selection committee meeting participate in the voting via telephone or Skype or send their votes in writing to the Chairman of the Selection Committee in advance. These votes do not change during the repetition of the voting.