<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">Dear ASA Members</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">The following is from the Academy of Sciences. Please consider nominating candidates for these awards.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">John Lattanzio</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">-----------------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">The Australian Academy of Science invites nominations and applications for its </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/sWKuC71R2NTmD9Vmqf8ZDuJ?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank" style="">2024 honorific awards</a><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">, research conferences, research awards and travelling fellowships.</span><u style=""><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u></u><u></u></span></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The closing date for award nominations is the <b>1 May 2023 </b>and the closing date to apply for travel, conference and research support is the <b>1 June 2023</b>.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please consider nominating candidates and forwarding this invitation to any relevant parties.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="m_-1840981947453126537size-161" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18pt;margin-bottom:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The Academy is committed to celebrating and supporting diversity. To do this we need nominations from outstanding scientists from all career stages, all backgrounds and genders. We strongly encourage more nominations of women for all our awards, in particular our career and mid-career honorific awards.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Nomination schemes and awards that may be of particular interest to you are listed below:<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ChZVC81V0PTjoxPjrh1MZ5F?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank"><b>Early-career honorific awards</b></a><b><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><u></u><u></u></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/TVqUC91WPRTmGPNm1f3dNXV?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">Frederick White Medal</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)"> </span>(physical, terrestrial and planetary sciences)<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Lb79C0YKPvi21lg28TWB0cS?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank">Pawsey Medal</a> (physics)<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/4B5GCgZ0N1ilMnwlkfEQ3Ky?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank"><b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Mid-career honorific awards</span></b></a><b><u></u><u></u></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/X_RZCjZ1N7ijWkGj9hnpTVy?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank">Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science</a><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"> </span>(any branch of the natural sciences)<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><h3 style="margin:0cm;line-height:21pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/GBDDCk81N9tnxZXnNik0NVO?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Premier honorific awards</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u></u><u></u></span></font></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/zkwvClx1NjioQDPo7CgT1UI?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank">Ruby Payne-Scott Medal</a> – (Any branch of the physical and biological sciences)<span lang="EN-US" style=""><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Other awards and Prizes<u></u><u></u></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/oo8ECmO5glu5OGP52t4G2aS?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank">Selby Travelling Fellowship </a>(all fields of science)<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/EiWgCnx1jniG8Q3G5iPF_gm?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank">The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award</a><span class="m_-1840981947453126537MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/NFvOCoV1kpfXOJPX4TELwST?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank">Elizabeth and Frederick White Research Conferences </a>(Physical sciences)<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">Information on eligibility criteria and nomination/</span><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">application</span><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"> procedures, is available on the website </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/GzLMCANpgjC9kMl9YU5Kk7i?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank">www.science.org.au/opportunities</a><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">For enquiries please email the </span><a href="mailto:awards@science.org.au" target="_blank">Awards Team </a><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">or call +61 2 6201 9467.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">An </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/tIZUCq71mwfOqGkOWtWoKbv?domain=science.org.au" target="_blank">awards information leaflet</a><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"> is available for download and distribution.</span></font></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="text-align:left;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:top;font-family:Merriweather,Palatino,"Palatino Linotype","Palatino LT STD","Book Antiqua",Georgia,serif;line-height:var(--ws-base-line-height);color:hsla(var(--ws-surface-text-color),var(--ws-surface-text-medium-emphasis-opacity))"><br></p><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(53,28,117)">I'</span><span style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">m</span><font color="#000000"> </font><span style="color:rgb(106,168,79)">a</span><span style="color:rgb(241,194,50)">n</span><span style="color:rgb(230,145,56)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,255)"><span style="color:rgb(230,145,56)">L</span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">G</span></span><span style="color:rgb(142,124,195)">B</span><span style="color:rgb(53,28,117)">T<span style="color:rgb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