The Significant New Researcher Award is awarded annually to a researcher who has made a recent significant contribution to the field of computer graphics and is new to the field. The intent is to recognize people very early in their career who have already made a notable contribution and are likely to make more.

近年新しくコンピュータグラフィクスの分野に入り、顕著な業績を挙げた研究者に与えられる賞。
すでに目覚しい業績を挙げており、さらに将来より多くの業績を挙げていくと期待される研究者に対して、早いうちに評価を与えることを目的としている。

http://campus.acm.org/public/pressroom/press_releases/6_2006/teddy.cfm
http://www.siggraph.org/programs/awards