News: Polymer International - IUPAC Award 2008: Call for Nominations
Call for Nominations
The Executive Editors of Polymer International and the IUPAC Polymer Division are proud to establish an award for creativity in applied polymer science or polymer technology. This new award celebrates the achievements of young researchers in the polymer community.
We are looking forward to presenting the award at the IUPAC World Polymer Congress - MACRO 2008, to be held 29 June - 4 July 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan.
The winner will be awarded USD 5000 plus travel and hotel accommodation expenses to attend MACRO 2008, where he/she will present a plenary-type lecture. Please send all nominations by email to Samantha Swann (sswann@wiley.co.uk) before 15th March 2008. A Scientific Committee, representing Polymer International and the IUPAC Polymer Division, will select the winner on the basis of scientific merit from nominations received before this date.
Please send us your nomination
by 15th March 2008.
Nominees must be aged under 40 years on 31st December 2008, and must be available to present a plenary-type lecture at MACRO 2008. Please include the following information in your nomination:
- Your name and address
- Full name and date of birth of nominee
- Business address of nominee
- Academic background and education (college or university, location, major field, degree, year awarded)
- Academic honours
- Employment history (position, organisation, duties, dates)
- Publications, patents, unpublished reports, papers presented at meetings (please include a list of those you deem pertinent)
- Honours and awards
- Scientific achievements for which the candidate is nominated for this award
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