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Call for nominations for the 2011 Priestley Medal
21 September 2011
The Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) is calling for nominations for The Priestley Medal.
The Priestley Medal commemorates the life-long contributions of Dr C H B Priestley to meteorological and oceanographic research. It is aimed at younger scientists, preferably under the age of 40, for personal excellence in meteorological, oceanographic or climate research carried out substantially within Australia. Significant weight is given to the quality of research publications and the initiation of significant new areas of research.
Two past winners are now with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Climate System Studies. Prof Andy Pitman won the award in 2003 and Prof Matthew England also picked up a Priestly award in 2005.
A successful candidate who is not already a member of the society will receive with a complimentary membership for the remainder of the year of award. The successful candidate will also be an invited keynote speaker at the 2012 AMOS Conference in Sydney, if available.
Successful nominations must include:
- A concise summary of the reasons for the nomination;
- A publication list in which the more significant contributions are identified and brief notes written on no more than five of the most important ones (where there are multiple authors to these five the role of the candidate should be explained); and
- A listing of the major achievements of the candidate including the initiation of new fields and a curriculum vitae.
If possible, the nomination papers should include copies of not more than three of the candidate’s most significant publications. Where work has been done in a group or has been published with multiple authors, the committee would appreciate a brief comment on the role of the nominee.
The awards committee only has a limited ability to seek additional information beyond that supplied in the nomination. It therefore depends on the nomination papers to provide a full and fair account of each candidate.
Nominations should be sent to Mark Williams, Chair of the AMOS Awards Committee no later than the 29th October.
Email nominations to mmw@internode.on.net
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