AMOS Awards 2023

Call for Nominations

Please consider nominating a colleague for one of these awards, which recognise excellence in the AMOS fields. The four awards recognise:

Priestley Medal: Excellence in meteorological or oceanographic research, primarily in Australia, by a mid-career scientist.

Zillman Medal: Long and substantial learned research contribution in Australia and contribution to the Society through the promotion of its aims.
Christopher Taylor Award: Contributions of all kinds to operational forecasting and supporting activities in Australia by a professional meteorologist.
Science Outreach Award: Engagement with the public, politicians, schools, businesses and communities, to educate and inform those groups on topics associated with AMOS themes.

What needs to be included in a nomination package for all of these awards:

A nomination letter of no more than 2 pages addressing the selection criteria for the specific award (these criteria are available on the specific Award webpages).
An accompanying brief CV of the nominee of no more than 2 pages.
A maximum of 3 letters of support, each no longer than 2 pages.
For the Priestley Medal only, a list of publications with up to 5 significant publications highlighted
No publication list (excepting for the Priestley Medal) or copies of published papers are to be included in the nomination package.
Total maximum length of nomination package: 10 pages.

Only AMOS members can nominate someone for an AMOS award.

Nominations should be forwarded to the AMOS Awards Committee chair at awards@amos.org.au.

Please see the AMOS Award web pages at www.amos.org.au for selection criteria and further details of the awards and the nomination process.

Beth Ebert
Chair, AMOS Awards Committee
Email: awards@amos.org.au