[ASA] REMINDER - ASA Prizes now open for nomination - CLOSING DATE: February 10, 2017

[Hill, Tanya]

REMINDER that the ASA prize nominations close on Friday, February 10.

Nominations are now open for the following ASA prizes:

-          the Bok Prize for outstanding research in astronomy by an Honours or eligible Masters student

-          the Charlene Heisler Prize for the most outstanding PhD thesis in astronomy or closely related field

-          the Louise Webster Prize for outstanding research by a scientist early in their post-doctoral career.

A minor change from previous years - all prizes have the same closing date of Friday 10th February, 2017.

The ASA is strongly committed to improving the representation and status of women in astronomy. The Society expects that female candidates should comprise at least 25% of the nominations for each prize and acknowledges the support of institutions for helping to achieve this goal. The fraction of female candidates nominated for each prize across the last three years is included below.

Bok Prize - Closing Date: Friday 10th February, 2017
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 2016.
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% (2016), 83% (2015), 50% (2014)
Please follow the nomination guidelines at: http://asa.astronomy.org.au/bok.php

Charlene Heisler Prize - Closing Date: Friday 10th February 2017
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 2016.
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: 25% (2016), 40% (2015), 33% (2014)
Please follow the nomination guidelines at: http://asa.astronomy.org.au/chp.php

Louise Webster Prize - Closing Date: Friday 10th February 2017
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: 0% (2016), 100% (2015), 33% (2014)
Please follow the nomination guidelines at: http://asa.astronomy.org.au/lwp.php

regards,
Tanya


Dr Tanya Hill
ASA Awards and Prizes Coordinator
Planetarium Manager | Senior Curator, Astronomy
Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks

MUSEUM VICTORIA | GPO Box 666, Melbourne 3001
t: 03 9392 4503 | thill at museum.vic.gov.au<mailto:thill at museum.vic.gov.au>
@nightskymelb | museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium<http://museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium>
Please note my workdays are Tuesday – Friday.



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%20>  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.




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/20170124/bb0dd462/attachment.html>