Thomas M. Frost Award for Excellence in Graduate Research The Aquatic Ecology Section makes an annual award in honor of Thomas M. Frost. This prize, founded in 2001, honors Tom's commitments to aquatic ecology and to graduate student education and is given to a scientist in recognition of an outstanding paper resulting from research done as a graduate student. At the time of the nomination deadline, the paper must be published and the nominee must be a graduate student or have received the Ph.D. within two years. The nominee must be first author of the paper if there is more than one author. Nominated papers must be published in a peer-reviewed journal and be in the area of aquatic ecology. The nominee also must be a member in good standing of ESA's Aquatic Section. Self-nominations and nominations by colleagues are welcomed. Applications will be reviewed by the Awards Committee appointed by the Officers of the Aquatic Section. Candidates will be judged based upon the paper's contribution to the field, including its originality, study design, and impact.
DEADLINE: June 1, 2010 Nomination packets should include: 1) copy of the paper 2) brief letter describing the impact of the paper on the field and stating the date of completion of the degree if the nominee is no longer a student 3) letter of support from the major professor that also confirms the nominee's eligibility 4) CV from the nominee. Applications should be submitted electronically as pdfs. Send files to the Aquatic Section's Secretary ([email protected]), with the subject line, ĀFrost Award_ApplicantLastNameĀ. If electronic submission is not possible, then 4 copies of the nomination package should be sent to: James Vonesh Dept. of Biology Virginia Commonwealth University 1000 West Cary Street P.O. Box 842012 Richmond, Virginia 23284-2012
