Conference Awards

In collaboration with the Space Surveillance Technical Committee of the American Astronautical Society (AAS), the AMOS Conference recognizes outstanding efforts in the field of Space Situational Awareness by presenting a series of awards at the close of the annual conference.

AMOS Speakers Awards

Crafted from Hawaiian koa wood, the custom engraved trophy presented to AMOS award winners is in the shape of an outrigger paddle, signifying the wayfinding of Polynesian voyagers and their reliance on the night sky.

AMOS Student Award

Awarded to the best manuscript submitted and presented by a student, the AMOS Conference Student Award provides funding assistance for conference travel and registration, and recognition in the Conference program. Students wishing to apply for this award must submit their completed manuscript and co-author statement by the Student Award Deadline. There is a maximum of three authors. Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students pursuing a degree in a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at an accredited college or university. Late submissions will not be considered for the award.

Learn more about speaker deadlines and requirements

Student Award Criteria

Student papers will be reviewed and scored based on the following criteria:

  • Genuine work of scholarship applicable to the field of SSA
  • Organization and layout
  • Technical review of the paper for its contribution to the state-of-the-art in SSA
  • Reasonable promise for future research, leadership, or enterprise by the author in the field of SSA

Student Award Co-Author Policy – Statement Required for Eligibility

A student must be first author and primary researcher for a paper to be considered for the Best Student Paper Award. There is a maximum of three authors for papers to be considered for the Student Award. In the case where the student is not the sole author, a single representative of the co-authors, ideally the student’s advisor, is required to send a letter as an email attachment to info@amostech.com prior to the Student Award Deadline as part of the paper submission. This letter shall confirm that the submitting student was the primary researcher and author of the work, including analysis, writing, revising, generating artwork/charts, etc. Any student papers without a corresponding letter will not be considered for the award. 

Past AMOS Student Award Winners

AMOS Best Paper Award

To qualify for the Best Paper Award, authors must upload their technical papers and copyright agreements to the submission system by the August 30 Technical Paper and Copyright Deadline. Late submissions will not be considered.

Learn more about deadlines and requirements

Best Paper Award Criteria

Technical papers will be reviewed and scored based on the following criteria:

  • Applicability to the field of SSA
  • Organization and layout
  • Technical review of the paper for its contribution to the state-of-the-art in SSA
  • Reasonable promise for future research, leadership, or enterprise by the recipient in the field of SSA
  • Reasonable promise for a change of direction in the way that commercial, government, and research SSA communities improve their understanding of the situation in space

Past AMOS Best Paper Award Winners