Uwe Radok Award for Best PhD Thesis 2025

Entries close 31st May 2026

Dr Uwe Radok was one of Australia’s pioneers in meteorological and glaciological research. In appreciation of Uwe Radok’s achievements, AMOS makes an annual award for the best PhD thesis for the previous year in the fields of meteorology, oceanography, glaciology or climatology awarded in Australia. Read more about Uwe Radok

Prize

• Invited oral presentation at the next AMOS Conference
• Award presentation at the next AMOS Conference
• $1000 prize money
• Waiver of registration fee for the next AMOS Conference
• Publication of a summary paper in the AMOS Bulletin

Eligibility

To be eligible for consideration for the 2025 Uwe Radok Award, individuals must have been awarded their PhD (i.e., a final decision made by the awarding university, but not necessarily have graduated) between 1 Jan 2025 and 31 Dec 2025. The degree must have been awarded by an Australian University. Entries must be submitted by 31 May 2026.

Application Process

Candidates are invited to submit:

1. The completed application form (download the application form)
2. A short summary (no more than two pages, including figures and references) of key outcomes of your research
3. A .pdf version of the PhD thesis
4. Full copies of the examiners’ reports.

In addition, your supervisor or Head of School should provide a brief, confidential assessment of the quality of your thesis, its contribution to your field of research and a statement indicating the extent to which the high quality of the thesis is due to the student’s own effort and innovation rather than to the supervisor(s). Download the supervisor form here.

The application package and supervisor statement should be emailed to awards@amos.org.au (subject: Uwe Radok award) by 31 May 2026.

Selection criteria

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

1. significance and innovation;
2. approach, methodology and presentation; and
3. potential longer-term benefit.

Kind regards

Alex Sen Gupta
Chair, AMOS Awards Committee