The Douglas Atack Award is given for the best paper presented at the mechanical pulping sessions at the previous annual meeting.
The winner is Holton Quinn, Alberta Newsprint Company, for his paper, Mill experience in newsprint quality prediction at the TMP refiners, presented at the 2011 PAPTAC Annual Meeting.
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| Holton Quinn, Alberta Newsprint, Canada presented by Robert Chisholm and Greg Hay |
DESCRIPTION
Background
The Douglas Atack Award was created by the Mechanical Pulping Committee of the Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada in 1990, to recognise the contributions of Dr. Atack who has committed his working life to the science and technology of the mechanical pulping industry.
Purpose and Objectives
To foster the presentation of high quality papers in the field of mechanical pulping.
Nature of Award
The award consists of a certificate supplied by PAPTAC.
Eligibility
All individuals involved in the pulp and paper or supplier industries will be eligible for this award. Any paper presented formally at a PAPTAC Annual Meeting session sponsored by the Mechanical Pulping Committee will be considered by the judging committee.
Judging Rules
Those being judged will be evaluated on presentation as well as on the content of the papers.
Judging Committee
The recipient of the award will be determined by a panel of three (3) judges from the mechanical pulping industry and selected by the Mechanical Pulping Committee.
Award Presentation
The winner(s) of the award will be announced at the spring Mechanical Pulping Committee meeting and an announcement will be made in the trade press. The award will be presented at the opening of the mechanical pulping session at the PAPTAC Annual Meeting subsequent to the meeting at which the paper was presented.
