We are delighted to announce that Dalton Transactions is introducing a new Asian Lectureship Award to accompany our already existing American and European/African Lectureship Awards. The call for nominations for this prestigious award is now open!
We already have in existence two Lectureship Awards spanning the Americas and Europe and Africa, and this new award will cover all of Asia and Australasia:
Call for Nominations!
Nominations are invited for the Dalton Transactions Asian Lectureship, given to recognise the achievements of an emerging Asian/Australasian inorganic chemist.
Key features of the prize
–The recipient of the award will be asked to present a lecture.
-The award will be presented to the recipient at the award lecture.
-They will also be asked to contribute a Perspective article to the journal and will have their work showcased on the back cover of the issue in which their article is published.
-The Dalton Transactions Editorial Office will provide the sum of £1500 to the recipient for travel and accommodation costs.
-The award will be made once a year.
-There will be one recipient of the award per year.
Nomination
Nominations should consist of a nomination letter, a letter seconding the nomination, a CV (maximum 5 pages) and a statement from the candidate (not more than one page) describing their most significant research contributions. Those wishing to make a nomination should send details by email to the Dalton Transactions Editorial Office by 15 September 2010.
Qualification
The recipient of the award should should be in the earlier stages of their scientific career, i.e. in the first 12 years of receiving their doctorate or equivalent degree.
Previous winners of the European/African Lectureship include:
2010 Karsten Meyer (Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
2009 Simon Aldridge (University of Oxford)
2008 Kay Severin (EPFL, Switzerland)
2007 Andrew Weller (then University of Bath, since moved to the University of Oxford)
Previous winners of the American Lectureship include:
2009 Francois Gabbai (Texas A & M University)
2008 Dan Mindiola (Indiana University)
2007 Geoff Coates (Cornell University)
2006 John Hartwig (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
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