
2015 Winners

Best Conference Paper Award
Michael Rice (l), Brigham Young University, and Erik Perrins (r), University of Kansas, receive the Conference Best Paper Award from Charles Creusere, Technical Program Chair.
“Maximum Likelihood Detection from Multiple Bit Sources”

Lawrence Rauch Award for Standards Sponsored by TSCC
Carl Reinwald, CSC, receives the Lawrence Rauch Award for the Best Telemetry Standards Paper from Diarmuid Corry, TSCC Chair.
“One Approach for Transitioning the Inet Standards into the IRIG106 Telemetry Standards”

Myron Hiram Nichols Award for Telemetry Spectrum Sponsored by ICTS
Joshua Dannhaus, WSMR, receives the 2015 Myron Hiram Nichols Award for the Best Telemetry Spectrum Paper from Mikel Ryan, ICTS Chair. Co-Winner, Jesus Nevarez, WSMR, not pictured.
“C-Band Transmitter Experimental (CTrEX) Test at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR)”

First Place Graduate Student Paper
The First Place Graduate Student Paper Award is presented to Vincent R. Radzicki, University of California, Santa Barbara by Clifford Aggen, Student Paper Chair. Hua Lee was Faculty Advisor. University of California, Santa Barbara.
“Detection and Imaging of Micro-Periodic Motion with FMCW Sensing System”

Second Place Graduate Student Paper
The Second Place Graduate Student Paper Award is presented to Sushruth Sastry, Missouri University of Science and Technology by Clifford Aggen, Student Paper Chair. Kurt Koshbar was Faculty Advisor. Missouri University of Science and Technology.
“A Modular Scheme to Detect and Combat Sinusoidal Variation in Fading Channels”

First Place Undergraduate Student Paper Award
The First Place Undergraduate Student Paper Award is presented to Christopher Nash and Christopher Hogstrom, Brigham Young University by Clifford Aggen, Student Paper Chair. Dr. Michael Rice was Faculty Advisor. Brigham Young University.
“SOQPSK Software Defined Radio”

Second Place Undergraduate Student Paper
The Second Place Undergraduate Student Paper Award is presented to authors Felix Shonubi, and Joshua Odumosu, Morgan State University by Clifford Aggen, Student Paper Chair. Dr. Richard Dean, Dr. Farzad Moazzami, and Dr. Yacob Astake were Faculty Advisors. Co-authors Clara Lynton and Daryl Moten are not shown. Morgan State University.
“Exploring Vulnerabilities in Networked Telemetry”