AMOS Awards 2025 – Call for Nominations

Nominations are now open for the Priestley Medal, the Zillman Medal, the Christopher Taylor Award, and the Science Outreach Award.

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.

Alex Sen Gupta
Chair, AMOS Awards Committee
Email: awards@amos.org.au