SIAG Geosciences Prizes
From SIAG-GS
Starting at the SIAM Geosciences Conference 2009, we will award two SIAG Geosciences prizes: the Career Prize and the Junior Scientist Prize.
Detailed descriptions of the prizes can be found at
[1] and
[2].
We are now soliciting nominations for these prizes. The deadline
is October 31, 2008.
Information about the nomination process is given below.
We look forward to receiving your nominations for these distinguished prizes.
On behalf of the prize selection committee:
- Omar Ghattas (Chair), University of Texas at Austin
- Michael Celia, Princeton University
- Margot Gerritsen, Stanford University
- Thomas Russell, NSF
- Carol Woodward, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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CAREER PRIZE
The SIAG/GS Career Prize will be awarded to an outstanding senior researcher who has made broad and distinguished contributions to the field of geosciences. The award may be given to any scientist who has held a PhD or equivalent degree for at least 15 years.
The award will consist of a plaque, a certificate containing the
award citation. The recipient will be invited to present a plenary
lecture at the conference. The recipient will be reimbursed for
travel expenses to attend the meeting to accept the award and
give the lecture.
Nominations, including a letter describing the contributions
and a CV, should be sent by October 31, 2008, preferably by e-mail to:
Professor Omar Ghattas Chair, SIAG/GS Career Prize Selection Commmittee c/o J. M. Littleton SIAM 3600 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688 USA
E-mail: littleton@siam.org Telephone: +1-215-382-9800 ext. 303 Fax: +1-215-386-7999
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JUNIOR SCIENTIST PRIZE
The SIAG/GS Junior Scientist Prize will be awarded to an outstanding junior researcher in the field of geosciences for distinguished contributions to the field in the three calendar years prior to the year of the award.
The recipient's work must be a significant research
contribution to geosciences. At least one of the papers
containing this work must be published in English in a
peer-reviewed journal bearing a publication date within
the three calendar years prior to the award. The recipient
must be a graduate student or the paper's publication date
must be no more than three calendar years later than the
year in which the author received the PhD or equivalent
degree.
The award will consist of a plaque and a certificate
containing the award citation. The recipient will be
invited to present a brief plenary talk at the conference.
The recipient will be reimbursed for travel expenses to
attend the meeting to accept the award and give the talk.
Nominations, including a letter describing the contributions
and giving bibliographic citations, should be sent by
October 31, 2008, preferably by e-mail to:
Professor Omar Ghattas Chair, SIAG/GS Junior Scientist Prize Selection Commmittee c/o J. M. Littleton SIAM 3600 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688 USA
E-mail: littleton@siam.org Telephone: +1-215-382-9800 ext. 303 Fax: +1-215-386-7999 Selection Committee
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