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The Uwe Radok Award

Uwe Radok is one of Australia’s pioneers in meteorological and glaciological research. Becoming Head of the Department of Meteorology at the University of Melbourne in 1960, he played a leading role in the development of Australian Antarctic meteorology and glaciology. A meltwater lake about 9 km long, at the eastern extremity of the Aramis Range in the Prince Charles Mountains about 6 km west of Beaver Lake, and marked by a slender glacier tongue feeding into it, has been named the Radok Lake after him.

In appreciation of Uwe Radok’s achievements, AMOS will make an annual award for the best PhD thesis for the preceding year in the fields of meteorology, oceanography, glaciology or climatology. The Uwe Radok award, including a cheque for $500, will be presented during the annual AMOS conference. In addition to this, the recipient of the reward will be invited to give an oral presentation at this conference, conference registration fees will be waived, and the recipient’s scientific paper (see below) will be published in the AMOS Bulletin.

·        Special award ceremony and $500 cheque award

·        invited oral presentation at the AMOS 2007 conference

·        no conference registration fees

·        free publication in AMOS Bulletin

To apply for the Uwe Radok award, candidates have to submit a scientific paper (<2 pages including figures and references) summarising the key outcomes of their research, as well as a pdf version of their thesis. Submissions will be thoroughly reviewed by an AMOS scientific panel under the criteria of a) significance and innovation, b) approach and methodology, and c) longer-term benefit. The academic supervisor(s) may provide a brief statement in support of the application.

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