Excellence in Documentation

The Excellence in Documentation Award recognizes the author(s) of the most outstanding article, paper, or other document published by the Society.

2009 Honorees

Citation:

For the paper “Combustibles Measurements In Sulfur Recovery Unit Acid Gas With A Combined Non-Dispersive Unltraviolet/Non-Dispersive Infrared Analyzer” published in ISA 2009 Technology Updates; ISA 53rd Analysis Division Symposium 2008.

Co-authors:

Kevin Harris
AMETEK P&AI, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (non-member)

About: Harris is the senior mechanical engineer at AMETEK Process and Analytical Instruments at the Western Research Site in Calgary. He has authored numerous papers and has been involved in the design of analytical instrumentation for nearly 20 years. Harris holds a MSc Degree from the University of Calgary.

Randy Hauer
AMETEK P&AI, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (Pittsburgh Section)

About: Randy Hauer is product manager for sulfur recovery analyzers at AMETEK Process Instruments.  He has authored two papers at the ISA Analysis Division symposium as well as several other papers at gas treating conferences  Randy Hauer holds a diploma in chemical engineering from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary Alberta) and is the director elect (2009-2010) for the ISA Analytical Division

Dan Potter
AMETEK P&AI, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (non-member)

About: Potter is a natural gas market specialist at AMETEK Process and Analytical Instruments and has over 15 years experience in sales and service of process analytical instruments. He has co-authored numerous papers on the application of UV/VIS photometers, moisture and hydrocarbon dew point measurement technologies, and Sulfur Recovery process optimization techniques.

Potter was trained in Electronics Technology in the United States Coast Guard, and holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from American Intercontinental University, Chicago, Illinois.

Award and Presentation:

The Excellence in Documentation Award may be given annually and carries a $1,000 honorarium and plaque. Presentation is made at the annual honors and awards program.

Qualifications:

Any ISA technical paper publication with at least one author being an ISA member, which has not been professionally edited (e.g. InTech articles) and which was not written under contract (e.g. royalty agreement) is eligible for consideration. Documents prepared with an employer’s support and those for which a modest honorarium was paid are also eligible. Documents prepared for, and published by, other organizations are not eligible even if prepared by ISA members. Also eligible are those papers from prior years, previously unrecognized that are determined to be of great significance.

Criteria:

Recognizes and encourages clear, concise presentations of significant instrumentation and control information. Excellence in both organization and presentation of content and exposition are considered. The purpose of the paper must be well identified and documented. The subject must be examined with reference to other writings in the field. Figures must be clearly labeled and described. The author’s conclusion, solution, and treatment of the subject must be fully addressed. The purpose, discourse, and treatment should be self-evident (easily discernible or definite or comprehensible) so that a qualified reader has no unanswered questions. A wide range of formats and grammatical construction are acceptable as long as the document has the following elements in some form:

• Introduction - or abstract, or background
• References - the perspective of other writers in the field
• Organization - a logical sequence of concepts
• Headings and Subheadings - an indication of content
• Figures - clearly and simply drawn with adequate legends
• Equations - Standard symbols, which are identified
• Appendices - for derivations or detailed data

Nomination:

The top technical papers from the previous year's technical conference proceedings as determined from the technical paper review forms are considered. In addition, Division Directors are asked to submit the outstanding paper produced by their Division during the preceding calendar year. Nominations are also accepted from any individual and should be submitted in writing to the Honors & Awards Committee Chairman, c/o Debbie Eby by the established deadline along with a copy of the published paper.

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