William E. Gifford Award Criteria and Nomination Procedure

The William E. Gifford Award is named in honor of Mr. Gifford, co-inventor of the Gifford-McMahon cycle cryocooler and founder of Cryomech, Inc. Nominees must be actively performing research using a pulse tube or Gifford-McMahon cycle cryocooler as a key component.

Cryomech has endowed the award, along with a generous private contribution from the late Peter Gifford.

The Awards Committee reviews nominees from the membership and makes recommendations to the CSA Board of Directors, which makes the final selections. A majority vote of the committee shall be required for recommendation to the CSA Board.

The award recipient will receive a plaque and a monetary stipend of $2000.

The award is presented biannually during the CEC conference.

Selection Criteria

Nominees must be actively performing research using a pulse tube or Gifford-McMahon cycle cryocooler as a key component.
The nominee must currently be a CSA member in good standing.