The Early Career Award is to be given to a member of the Ocean Sciences Section in recognition of significant contributions to and promise in the ocean sciences. The awardee must be in the first eight post-doctoral degree years of their career. One award will be given at the Fall Meeting every other year, beginning in 2002. The award will include a grant for travel to AGU meetings funded by the contributions of members of the Ocean Sciences Section.
Nominations should consist of a nominating letter, a CV, and 3 to 5 supporting letters. The nominating letter should summarize the candidate's career, the significant contributions to be recognized, the potential for future contributions building on early career accomplishments, and a one sentence citation. Nominations should be sent by 1 October 2008 by email (cindy.lee@sunysb.edu) or by mail to the following address for consideration by the Ocean Sciences Section Awards Committee.
Dr. Cindy Lee