The IIFC Council decided in May 2006 that it would make the following two awards every two years at the CICE Conference: “The IIFC Medal” and “The IIFC Distinguished Young Researcher Award”. The IIFC Honours Committee now calls for nomination for these awards which will be presented at the next official IIFC conference, CICE 2027 in Shanghai, China in July 2027. All IIFC members are invited to nominate appropriate candidates for these awards by 31 December 2026. Nominations should be forwarded to the IIFC Honours Committee through the Administrative Assistant of the IIFC Executive Committee, Susan Palo, at iifc@iifc.org. Please use the special nomination forms.
(1) The IIFC Medal
To be awarded to an IIFC member who has made distinguished contributions to the field of FRP composites for construction through research, practical applications, or both. One medal is awarded every two years. The winner will be invited to give the IIFC Distinguished Lecture at the next CICE conference.
Each nomination should consist of the following materials, which should be submitted electronically:
i. A statement from the nominee confirming that he/she is willing to be nominated for the IIFC Medal and, if selected, to accept the Medal in person and to deliver the IIFC Distinguished Lecture at the forthcoming CICE conference;
ii. A detailed CV of the nominee;
iii. A summary of the nominee’s achievements and contributions in the field of FRP composites in construction, which must include a) research output (e.g. a list of archival journal publications, conference papers, book chapters and books); b) evidence of impact (e.g. citations, impact on design standards and guidelines, and impact on engineering practice); c) significant contributions to the field of FRP structures and materials; d) contributions in promoting IIFC’s aim and objectives and how he/she would continue to do so in the future;
iv. A list of 3 nominators. The nominators need to be IIFC Members or Fellows;
v. A nominators’ statement outlining the reasons for the nomination.
Download the form HERE:
https://www.iifc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/IIFC-Medal-Nomination-form-2027.doc
(2) The IIFC Distinguished Young Researcher Award
To be awarded to an IIFC member not older than 40 years of age at CICE 2027, who has distinguished himself/herself from his/her peers through research contributions in the field of FRP composites for construction. One award is given every two years. The winner will be invited to deliver one of the keynote lectures at the next CICE conference.
Each nomination should consist of the following materials, which should be submitted electronically:
i. A statement from the nominee confirming that he/she is willing to be considered for the Award and, if selected to receive the Award, will accept the Award in person and to deliver a keynote lecture at the forthcoming CICE conference;
ii. A detailed CV of the nominee;
iii. A summary of the nominee’s achievements and contributions in the field of FRP composites in construction, which must include a) research output (e.g. a list of archival journal publications, conference papers, book chapters and books); b) evidence of impact (e.g. citations, impact on design standards and guidelines and impact on engineering practice); c) a list of 10 career-best publications and their significance/contributions to the field of FRP structures and materials; d) contributions in promoting IIFC’s aim and objectives and how he/she would continue to do so in the future;
iv. A list of 3 nominators. The nominators need to be IIFC Members or Fellows;
v. A nominators’ statement outlining the reasons for the nomination.
Download the form HERE:
https://www.iifc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/IIFC-Distinguished-Young-Researcher-Nomination-form-2027.docx