Fred L. Scarf Award
Call for Nominations for the 2009 Fred L. Scarf Award
The Space Physics and Aeronomy Section of AGU is seeking nominations for the 2009 Fred L. Scarf Award. This award is presented annually to a recent recipient of a Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) for outstanding dissertation research that contributes directly to solar-planetary science. Ph.D. recipients who have completed their degree requirements from 1 July 2007 to 31 December 2008 are eligible.
The major criterion for the award is the impact or potential impact of the research on the field of solar-planetary research. The awardee will receive $1,000, a complimentary ticket for the SPA dinner, and a certificate, and will have the opportunity to deliver an invited paper on the dissertation topic at appropriate SPA session at the 2009 AGU Fall Meeting. The awardee will also be announced in Eos.
The research advisors of the nominee will make nominations, but each nomination must be accompanied by one to three supporting letters from other members of the thesis committee or other scientists familiar with the research. A PDF copy of the dissertation is requested for this submission along with a 5-page extended summary of the dissertation that discusses the context for the dissertation, the major findings, and the significance of these findings. For a dissertation written in a language other than English, the submission must be supplemented by an extended summary written in English for each chapter. This will facilitate a proper evaluation of the dissertation.
All nomination materials must be in electronic form to facilitate distribution to the committee. The deadline for receipt of the nomination package is 16 February 2009.
For information on how to submit a nomination please email leadership@agu.org
Dr. Ramon E. Lopez Chair, SPA Scarf Committee relopez@uta.edu
DEADLINE: 16 February 2009
