2016 YOUNG MICROMORPHOLOGIST PUBLICATION AWARD
Call for Nominations
DUE July 31, 2016
Commission 1.1: Soil Morphology and Micromorphology will award the
Young Micromorphologist's Publication Award every 2 years: at each
International Working Meeting on Micromorphology, and at each
World Congress of Soil Science.
The purpose of this award is to encourage and promote the use of
soil micromorphology by young scientists. The Award will be given
to one or more young scientist who has published research in the
preceeding 4 years, that is an outstanding contribution to the
principles, methodology, or application of micromorphology. The
author must be less than 35 years old at the time of acceptance of
the publication, and he/she must be the first author. The paper
must be published in an international journal with wide
distribution, but not necessarily a scientific journal. The award
is not restricted to papers published in the English language
only.
The selection of the awardees will be the responsibilitiy of the
Kubiena Award Commitee.
Applicants should submit the following: (1) a pdf file of the
paper (only one per candidate) to be considered for the award, (2)
proof of age for eligibility (ex: photocopy of ID or other
document with birthdate), and (3) a cover letter explaining why it
should be considered for this award. Letters of support from
senior micromorphologists, outlining the qualities of the
publication are also welcome.
Applications are due July 31, 2016.
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