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Uwe Radok Award for best PhD Thesis for 2010/2011

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. Uwe Radok passed away on the morning of Friday 28 August 2009 at the age of 93.

In appreciation of Uwe Radok’s achievements, AMOS will make an annual award for the best PhD thesis for the preceding two years in the fields of meteorology, oceanography, glaciology or climatology.

Call for Entries:

Entries are now open for the Uwe Radok Award for best PhD Thesis for 2010/2011. The award package will comprise:

• Special award ceremony and $500 cheque:
• Invited oral presentation at an AMOS Event
• Waiver of 2013 AMOS conference registration fees
• Publication of summary paper in AMOS Bulletin

Application instructions:

To apply for the Uwe Radok award, candidates are invited to submit ashort scientific paper (<2 pages including figures and references) summarising the key outcomes of their research, as well as a pdf version of their thesis. This should be supported by a letter from the supervisor or Head of School which outlines why the PhD is considered outstanding (including a synopsis of any relevant comments from the examiners) and which indicates the extent to which the high quality of the thesis is due to the student themselves rather than to the supervisor(s).

Submissions will be thoroughly reviewed by an AMOS scientific panel under the criteria of:

a) significance and innovation;
b) approach, methodology and presentation; and
c) potential longer-term benefit.

The academic supervisor may provide a brief statement stating any special effort made by a student from a non-English speaking background.

Download the application form and email (subject: Uwe Radok award) to: admin_officer@amos.org.au by 31 January 2012.

Previous Winners:

2007: Gab Abramowitz - Macquarie University
2008: Alex Sen Gupta - University of New South Wales
2009: Caroline Ummenhofer - University of New South Wales
2010: Jan Zika - University of New South Wales