Established in 1954, this award recognizes the author of an original and outstanding technical paper that is published in SAE literature in the year for which the recipient is selected. The technical paper shall demonstrate and be judged on originality, outstanding content and contribution to the industry. To encourage younger member achievement, the recipient must be an SAE member who is 36 years of age or younger at the time of the presentation.
The award honors the late Russell S. Springer who funded this award through his bequest.
Past Recipients
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Year |
Name |
Employer |
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2017 |
Youngki Kim |
University of Michigan |
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Paul Dekraker |
US Environmental Protection Agency |
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Mark Stuhldreher |
US Environmental Protection Agency |
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2016 |
Xinran Tao |
Clemson University |
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John R. Wagner |
Clemson University |
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2015 |
Luis Rabelo |
University of Central Florida |
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Tom Clark |
ERC Inc. |
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2014 |
Michael G Leffert |
General Motors |
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Narasimha Putcha |
General Motors |
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Jeffrey Santrock |
General Motors |
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Bryan Styles |
General Motors |
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Curtis Vincent |
General Motors |
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2013 |
Predrag Hrnjak |
Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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Huize Li |
University Of Illinois |
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2012 |
Kristofer D Kusano |
Virginia Tech |
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2011 |
Reese Allen |
Electroimpact Inc |
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2010 |
Benjamin Petersen |
Sandia National Laboratories |
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2009 |
Mikael Karlsson |
Swenox AB |
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2008 |
Kentaro Sugimura |
Honda |
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2007 |
Rishikesh Venugopal |
Purdue University |
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2006 |
Cherian Idicheria |
GM R&D Center |
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2005 |
Magnus Sjoberg |
Sandia National Laboratories |
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2004 |
Edward Nam |
EPA |
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2003 |
Lyle M Pickett |
Sandia National Laboratories |
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2002 |
Dr Kenneth Buckholtz PhD |
Boeing Co |
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2001 |
Carl Hergart |
GM R&D Center |
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2000 |
Soe Naing |
Cranfield Univ |
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1999 |
Dr Rob Lee |
Shell Global Solutions UK |
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1989 |
David M Held |
Cummins Inc |
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1988 |
James F Kunz |
Mega Corp |
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1987 |
David Arnett |
Univ of Texas-Austin |
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1986 |
Matthew Bartlett |
Behr America Inc |
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1985 |
Marvin D Beasley |
CalsonicKansei North America Inc |
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Kenneth Stoss |
John Deere Product Engineering Center |
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