▁M IT ▁and ▁in ▁March ▁there after ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁when ▁the ▁P EC ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Bell ▁L abs ▁in ▁Murray ▁Hill , ▁N J . ▁This ▁was ▁to ▁avoid ▁overlap ▁in ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁Phys ical ▁Society ▁" M arch " ▁meeting ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁was ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁times ▁larger ▁than ▁the ▁P EC . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁February ▁weather ▁leading ▁to ▁ icy ▁roads ▁and ▁del ays ▁in ▁the ▁scheduled ▁events , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁the ▁P EC ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁June ▁where ▁it ▁still ▁is ▁today . ▁The ▁prize ▁currently ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁certificate ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁was ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁but ▁has ▁increased ▁recently ▁to ▁$ 1 , 5 0 0 , ▁and ▁is ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁student ▁paper ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁conference . ▁A ▁student ▁paper ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁paper ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁th esis ▁whose ▁date ▁of ▁submission ▁to ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁is ▁no ▁earlier ▁than ▁one ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁meeting ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁Prize ▁is ▁given . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁chem istry ▁awards ▁ ▁References ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁General ▁references ▁ ▁Category : E lect ron ics ▁and ▁society ▁Category : American ▁awards ▁Category : Ch em istry ▁awards ▁Category : Student ▁awards <0x0A> </s> ▁Domin ique ▁K ou as ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 2 ) ▁is ▁a ▁B én inois