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Date of Announcement: 28
Dec 2010 Also Available For Download/View Here: http://www.asiaoceania.org/society/index.asp
Nomination for the
Axford Medal Award
Email
nomination to info@asiaoceania.org by 08
April 2011
The
AOGS establishes the AOGS Axford Medal in honour of Professor W. Ian
Axford for his "vision of academic excellence and unselfish
scientific cooperation in Asia and Oceania."
Professor W. Ian Axford was one of the major architects of AOGS before it
was officially established in 2004. He is a distinguished scientist who
was responsible for developing many fundamental theories for the
structure of the magnetosphere, origin of the solar wind, and cosmic ray
particle acceleration. He was also instrumental in promoting
international cooperation in the geosciences in the broadest sense. The
AOGS Axford Medal acknowledges an individual for outstanding achievements
in geosciences, including planetary and solar system science, as well as
unselfish cooperation and leadership in Asia and Oceania...read
on here
Requirements
for Nominations of the Axford Medal
a)
A nomination letter: this
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Should demonstrate the nominee's
outstanding contributions to the geosciences (including planetary and
solar system science) and
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Must be 2 pages or less in length
b)
A list of selected publications: this list
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Must be no longer than 2 pages and describe
the major publications of the nominee, and
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Must include the published papers that best
support the argument for award of the Axford Medal
c)
Curriculum Vitae: this
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Must be approximately 2 pages of length and
include the nominee's degrees, employment, honours, memberships, and
service to the scientific community.
d)
Three supporting reference letters:
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Supporting letters from the outside of the
candidate's home country are necessary to show wide international
recognition.
e)
Complete nominations should be sent by
email, with the documents in pdf format as attachments, to info@asiaoceania.org for the
attention of Professor Dong-Kyou Lee, Chair of the AOGS Awards Committee.
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