ESA Aquatic Ecology Section
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AWARDS The Aquatic Ecology Section offers three awards: 1)
Thomas M. Frost Award for
Excellence in Graduate Research 2)
Best Student Talk in
Aquatic Ecology To make a contribution to the Thomas M. Frost
Award: ·
Make a contribution For a list of past recipients: ·
Thomas M.
Frost Award for Excellence in Graduate Research ·
Best Student
Talk in Aquatic Ecology Thomas M. Frost Award for Excellence in Graduate Research The Aquatic Section of the Ecological Society of America is pleased to sponsor the Thomas M. Frost Award for Excellence in Graduate Research. Thomas M. Frost was the director of the University of Wisconsin Trout Lake Station from 1981 until his death in 2000. His colleagues will remember him as a dedicated and creative scientist who brought a gentle, caring humanity to our endeavors. This prize, founded in 2001, honors Tom’s commitments to aquatic ecology and to graduate student education. The recipient will receive a plaque and a cash prize. Eligibility and nomination: This annual award will be given to a scientist in recognition of an outstanding paper resulting from research done as a graduate student. At the time of the nomination deadline, the paper must be published and the nominee must be a graduate student or have received the Ph.D. within two years. The nominee must be first author of the paper if there is more than one author. Nominated papers must be published in a peer-reviewed journal and be in the area of aquatic ecology. The nominee also must be a member in good standing of ESA’s Aquatic Section at the time of nomination. Self-nominations and nominations by colleagues are welcomed. Nomination packets should include:
DEADLINE: October 1, 2008 Selection criteria: Applications will be reviewed by the Awards Committee appointed by the Officers of the Aquatic Section. Candidates will be judged based upon the paper's contribution to the field, including its originality, study design, and impact. Contribute: To make a contribution to the Thomas M. Frost Award Fund, send a check directly to ESA's business office (address below; clearly indicate on the check that is for the "Frost Fund") or make a contribution when you renew your ESA membership by checking "Frost Award" on the membership form under "Contributions" category. The Ecological Society of America 1707 H St, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 833-8773 Fax: (202) 833-8775 Email: membership@esa.org Past Recipients Best Student Talk in Aquatic Ecology The Section also makes an award for the best talk presented at the annual ESA meeting by a student in the Aquatic Section. The competition is coordinated with the Buell Award (awarded by the Society). 1) To be eligible, a student must be a member of the Aquatic Section, and the paper must involve aquatic research. 2) The student must simultaneously compete (and be eligible) for the Buell Award (so the student must submit an application to Buell Award Committee). 3) The student must apply for Section's award by sending an email (with the subject line “Best Student Talk”) to the Section Chair (by May 1st) stating that 1) they are a member of the section, and 2) that they have applied for and are eligible for the Buell Award. They also should include or attach a copy of their abstract. 4) The officers of the Aquatic Section will serve as the awards committee. They will use the Buell evaluations as the basis for their decision. 5) The recipient will receive a $200 award from the Section. Everyone in the section is strongly encouraged to volunteer as a judge for the Buell-Braun competitions. Because our section will be using the evaluations conducted by the Buell judges, it's imperative that the Section provides additional judges. In the past, ESA has had a hard time obtaining sufficient numbers of judges for the aquatic talks. If we cannot increase the participation of our members, we will be unable to continue to offer the Section award, so please sign up. Please contact the Chair of the Buell-Braun Committee if you are interested in being a judge for the Buell-Braun competition.
The Section will give a limited number of travel awards to offset the
expenses incurred by students who are attending the ESA Annual meeting to present
a talk or poster. Travel awards will
be $150 and will be awarded on a lottery basis. Applications (abstract + letter of intent)
should be submitted to the Section Chair (by
email with the subject line “Travel Award”) no later than May
1st. Requests should be
sent in a separate email from other correspondences. |
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