2012 IUPAC prize for Young Chemists
The
IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists has been established to encourage outstanding young
research scientists at the beginning of their careers. The prizes will be
given for the most outstanding Ph.D. theses in the general area of the chemical
sciences, as described in a 1000-word essay.
IUPAC
will award up to five prizes annually. Each prize will consist of USD 1000 cash
and travel expenses to the next IUPAC Congress. In keeping with IUPAC's status
as a global organization, efforts will be made to assure fair geographic
distribution of prizes.
Prizes
will be presented biennially at the IUPAC Congress. Each awardee will be
invited to present a poster on his/her research and to participate in a plenary
award session, and is expected to submit a review article for possible
publication in Pure and Applied Chemistry.
Applications
may be submitted, as described below, to the IUPAC Secretariat. In addition, some
IUPAC National Adhering Organizations are soliciting applications in their own
countries, frequently in conjunction with a national award. In such cases,
application may be submitted to the NAO or to the Secretariat (not both). The list of NAOs is available.
Applications
will be judged by a committee of eminent scientists appointed by the President
of IUPAC.
Procedures for the 2012 Prize:
a.
Entrants must have received their Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree, or completed
all Ph.D. requirements including successful defense of the doctoral thesis, during
calendar 2011 in any of the countries
that are Members or Associate Members of IUPAC. Entrants need not be citizens
or residents of one of these countries at the time the application is
submitted.
b. The
research described in the entrant's thesis must be in the field of the chemical
sciences, defined as "chemistry and those disciplines and technologies
that make significant use of chemistry."
c. The
IUPAC Prize recognizes only work that was performed while the entrant was a
graduate student.
d. Application
requires submission of a completed entry form (Word
file - 2.8 MB), together with the material listed in items e. and
f. The entry form and supporting material should be submitted by
e-mail whenever feasible. Additional material may be sent as needed by fax or
mail.
e. An essay
must be submitted by the entrant that describes his or her thesis work and
places it in perspective relative to current research in the chemical sciences.
The essay must be written in English by the entrant and may not exceed 1000
words. [For applications submitted through NAOs, a national language may be
permissible, and the NAO will assist in translation to English. The
announcement by the appropriate NAO should be consulted.]
f. Two
supporting letters (sent by e-mail if feasible) are required from the thesis
adviser and/or chairman of the thesis committee and one additional faculty
member. These letters should comment on the qualifications and accomplishments
of the applicant and the significance of the thesis work.
g. Complete applications must be received at the IUPAC
Secretariat by February 1, 2012. If submitted through an IUPAC National
Adhering Organization or Associate NAO, the deadline established by the NAO
must be met. Early submission is strongly encouraged so any questions may be
resolved before the deadline date.
IUPAC Secretariat
E-mail: secretariat@iupac.org
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