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DESCRIPTION:The IEEE PES South Australia Chapter is excited to announce the
  call for submissions for the Best Student Thesis Award for outstanding un
 dergraduate and master’s thesis in the field of Power and Energy.\n\nAs 
 endorsed by IEEE PES South Australia Chapter with a\n$250 cash prize and c
 ertificate.\n\nEligibility criteria:\n\n● An applicant must be an IEEE P
 ES Student Member.\n\n● The thesis must be completed and submitted durin
 g the final year of the student’s undergraduate or master’s degree.\n\
 n● The thesis topic should be relevant to the Power and Energy field.\n\
 nNomination and submission process:\n\nEligible students from Flinders Uni
 versity\, the University of Adelaide\, or the University of South Australi
 a\, are invited to submit their thesis for consideration. Submissions to t
 he Thesis Selection Committee to be received by November 28\, 2026.\n\nSel
 ection process:\n\nThe winner will be selected by the IEEE PES South Austr
 alia Chapter committee\, including the Chair\, Secretary and Senior Execut
 ive Members of the IEEE PES South Australia Chapter\, in accordance with t
 he criteria set out on the next page.\n\nFor more information\, please con
 tact the IEEE PES SA Chapter Secretary [lui.cirocco@adelaide.edu.au](mailt
 o:lui.cirocco@unisa.edu.au).\n\nSelection Criteria for the IEEE Best Stude
 nt Thesis Award\n\nAll thesis submissions will be assessed based on the fo
 llowing five criteria:\n\n1. Novelty\n\nPertains to the degree of novelty 
 in the implementation of an idea (or ideas) in the submitted student&#39;s the
 sis project.\n\n2. Potential Commercial Value\n\nThe submitted student&#39;s t
 hesis project suitability for immediate development and marketing.\n\n3. T
 echnical Merit\n\nThe submitted student’s thesis project&#39;s fundamental v
 alue regardless of present commercial potential will be evaluated with res
 pect to its system-level and/or its physics-level significance.\n\n4. Theo
 retical Value\n\nAn assessment of the included theory\, together with the 
 significance of theoretical aspects of the project in the submitted studen
 t&#39;s thesis project.\n\n5. Thesis Presentation\n\nHow well the submitted st
 udent’s thesis project is presented will also be evaluated.\n\nVirtual: 
 https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/585611
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ORGANIZER:lui.cirocco@adelaide.edu.au
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SUMMARY:2026 IEEE PES South Australia Chapter - Best Student Thesis Award
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