International Aerosol Fellow Award 2010

 

Call for nominations, Deadline May 1, 2010

 

   1. AWARD

 

   1. The International Aerosol Fellow Award is granted by the International Aerosol Research Assembly (IARA) to recognize outstanding contributions to Aerosol Science and Technology through research, technical development, education and service.

   2. The award is given once every two years to up to two individuals. The award is presented by the President of IARA or his/her  representative at the International Aerosol Conference or at the annual meeting of an IARA member society.

 

2. NOMINATION

 

   1. Nominations of candidates for the award are invited by public announcements and by letters to individuals and institutions with interests in Aerosol Science and Technology. The nominator must be a member of an IARA member society, but the nominee can be any  individual, both inside and outside IARA member societies.

   2. Nomination is made by a full letter of justification, including a  curriculum vitae and a bibliography. At least three supporting letters must be included in the nomination.

   3. Nominations will not be carried over to the following award  period. Only living nominees will be considered.

   4. The nomination material is to be submitted to the Committee chair by 1 May 2010. An electronic version of the nomination material should be submitted, too.

 

3. SELECTION

 

   1. The Award committee consists of six members selected by the IARA delegates and appointed by the IARA President. The committee may  include one or more IARA delegates and other individuals drawn from IARA member societies. The committee reviews all nominations in a closed session on a one vote per member basis.

   2. The award committee has the discretionary power to not select winners of the award in any given period.

   3. The award consists of a certificate and a citation.

 

The IAF Award Committee invites members of the IARA member societies to nominate candidates for the forthcoming International Aerosol Fellow Award, which will be bestowed at the International Aerosol Conference in Helsinki, Finland (August 29 to September 3, 2010).

 

The members of the Committee are:

 

Professor Denis BOULAUD from ASFERA  (French Aerosol Association)

Dr. David Broday from IAAR, Israel Aerosol Association

Prof. Chih C. Chao, TAAR, Taiwan association for Aerosol Research

Prof. Ian Colbeck from AS, Aerosol Society, UK,

Dr. Y.S. Mayya, form IASTA, Indian Association for Aerosol Science and Technology

and

Helmuth Horvath, Chair, from GAeF (Gesellschaft für Aerosolforsachung, Association for Aerosol Research

 

 

Questions concerning the award can be addressed to the chair of the IAF Award Committee

Professor Helmuth Horvath

Institute for Experimental Physics

University of Vienna

Boltzmanngasse 5

1090 Vienna, Austria

Fax: + 431 4277 51186

Tel.: + 431 4277 51177

E-mail: Helmuth.Horvath@univie.ac.at <mailto:Helmuth.Horvath@univie.ac.at>