STRUCTURES TC STUDENT PAPERS SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT JAN 5 TH, 2016 PAVANA PRABHAKAR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO, TX

TIMELINE Abstract submission – 06/04/2015 Abstract judging complete – 06/26/2015 No. of volunteer judges – 21 Manuscript submission – 11/04/2015 Manuscript judging complete – 11/17/2015 No. of volunteer judges – 11 Presentation judging – 01/04/2015, 01/05/2015 & 01/06/2015 No. of volunteer judges – 10

SUBMISSIONS & SELECTION Total abstracts submitted – 15 Minimum 3 reviewers per abstract Manuscripts selected – 8 Manuscripts submitted – 5 Minimum 3 reviewers per manuscript Presentations selected - 4

JUDGING CRITERIA Abstracts judging criteria: –Originality (max 10 pts) –Technical Content and Quality (max 10 pts) –Relevance of Contribution (max 10 pts) –Organization and Clarity (max 10 pts) –Potential to be a Good Paper (max 10 pts) Manuscripts judging criteria: –Originality (max 10 pts) –Technical Content and Quality (max 10 pts) –Relevance of Contribution (max 10 pts) –Organization and Clarity (max 10 pts)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Dawn Phillips & Steve Russell All volunteer judges