Nominations are being accepted for the Postdoctoral Publication Prize in Experimental Sciences. This biennial prize is sponsored by Damon Giovanielli and the Laboratory, and is awarded for the best article in experimental sciences, published or accepted for publication after Jan. 1, 2000.
For purposes of this award "experimental sciences" will be broadly interpreted to refer to any experimental work in the physical, chemical or biological sciences. The article should describe work performed primarily during the tenure of the postdoc appointment at the Laboratory. Former postdoctoral appointees also are eligible for the prize regardless of present position. Nominees can be from any Laboratory division.
Any Laboratory staff member, including the postdoc being nominated, may submit a letter of nomination for this prize. The letter of nomination should highlight the significance and impact of the work within the chosen field. If the article has co-authors, the letter should explain what portion of the work, including the writing of the article, was performed by the candidate while a postdoc at the Laboratory. Allen Hartford, Science and Technology Base (STB) Program Office leader, will appoint the judges for the competition, with the advice of the Laboratory scientific community. In evaluating the articles, clarity of the writing will be considered along with the significance and impact of the work.
There will be an award ceremony, at which time the winner will receive a certificate and $500 cash award, and will be invited to present a colloquium regarding the work described in the winning publication.
Nine copies of both the nomination letter and reprints of the article must be submitted to the coordinator of the prize, Mary Anne With of the Postdoctoral Program Office in STB at Mail Stop M701, by noon, March 6. If the article has not yet been published, submit nine preprints plus a copy of the statement of acceptance from the journal.
For more information, contact With at 5-5306 or write to with@lanl.gov by electronic mail.