Call for Nominations for the 2008 Fred L. Scarf Award
The Space Physics and Aeronomy Section of AGU is seeking nominations for the 2008 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 2006 to 31 December 2007 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 2008 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. One copy of the dissertation is requested for this submission. If the dissertation makes extensive use of color plates, please provide 14 color copies for distribution to the members of the Committee. The deadline for receipt of the nomination package is 15 February 2008.
For a thesis written in a language other than English, the thesis submission must be supplemented by an extended summary written in English for each chapter. This will facilitate a proper evaluation of the thesis by the Committee.
- Send nominations to:
- American Geophysical Union
Attn: Leadership
2000 Florida Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20009 USA
Tel: +1-202-777-7502
E-mail: leadership@agu.org
You can also contact the Chair of the Scarf Award Committee with questions: Yan Song (Yan@fields.space.umn.edu)
DEADLINE: 15 February, 2008
