[ASA] ASA Prizes - nominations open for the Bok, Heisler, and Webster Prizes

[Hill, Tanya]

Nominations are now open for the following ASA prizes. Please note that new guidelines have been introduced for the Bok Prize, which places a limit of two nominations from each Australian University.

The ASA is also strongly committed to improving the representation and status of women in astronomy. The Society expects that female candidates should comprise at least 20% of the nominations for each prize and encourages institutions to help achieve this goal. A listing of the percentage of female candidates nominated for each prize over the last three years is included in the descriptions below.

Bok Prize - Closing Date: Friday 6th February

For most outstanding Honours/Masters thesis in astronomy or a closely related field. Eligible Masters students are those who have entered their Masters degree directly from a 3 year undergraduate degree (without undertaking an Honours year). All degree requirements must have been completed in 2014.

A maximum of 2 nominations can be submitted by an Australian University and nominations must be endorsed by the Head of Department and submitted by the candidate's supervisor.

Percentage of female nominations in previous years: 50% (2014), 0% (2013), 17% (2012)

Please follow the full nomination guidelines at: http://asa.astronomy.org.au/bok.html

Charlene Heisler Prize - Closing Date: Friday 6th March

For most outstanding PhD thesis in astronomy or a closely related field. The PhD thesis must have been accepted (but not necessarily conferred) by an Australian university during 2014.

A maximum of 2 nominations can be submitted by an Australian University and nominations must be endorsed by the Head of Department and submitted by the candidate's supervisor.

Percentage of female nominations in previous years: 33% (2014), 25% (2013), 20% (2012)

Please follow the full nomination guidelines at: http://asa.astronomy.org.au/chp.html

Louise Webster Prize  - Closing Date: Friday 13th March

For outstanding research by a scientist early in their post-doctoral career, based on the scientific impact of a single research paper (within astronomy or a closely related field), which has the applicant as first author. The applicant is required to have been an ASA member for the last 2 years.

Percentage of female nominations in previous years: 33% (2014), 0% (2013), 0% (2012)

Please follow the full nomination guidelines at: http://asa.astronomy.org.au/lwp.html


regards,
Tanya



Dr Tanya Hill
Planetarium Manager | Senior Curator, Astronomy
Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks

MUSEUM VICTORIA | GPO Box 666, Melbourne 3001
t: 03 9392 4503 (except Mondays)
twitter: @nightskymelb
museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium<http://museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium>





This e-mail is solely for the named addressee and may be confidential. You should only read, disclose, transmit, copy, distribute, act in reliance on or commercialise the contents if you are authorised to do so. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify postmaster at museum.vic.gov.au<mailto:postmaster at museum.vic.gov.au> by email immediately, or notify the sender and then destroy any copy of this message. Views expressed in this email are those of the individual sender, except where specifically stated to be those of an officer of Museum Victoria. Museum Victoria does not represent, warrant or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that it is free from errors, virus or interference.



-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.sydney.edu.au/pipermail/asa/attachments/20150113/6376e946/attachment-0003.html>