Announcement
1. 2015 AARA Fellows Call for Nominations
2015 AARA Fellows are to be appointed by the Chair of the AARA Fellows Committee at the Ninth Asian Aerosol Conference in Japan, June, 2015, Kanazawa, Japan. The nomination material must be submitted to the AARA President by 31 Dec. 2014 in the form of an electronic version. All aerosol scientists are encouraged to nominate candidates for AARA Fellows.
About AARA Fellows:
The Asian Aerosol Research Assembly (AARA) has established AARA Fellows to recognize individuals with outstanding service to the AARA and significant contributions to the field aerosol science and technology and in Asian regions for more than 10 years. Nominations of candidates for AARA Fellows are invited. AARA Fellows are appointed once every two years to up to five individuals except that inaugural AARA Fellows in 2015 can have more than five individuals. AARA Fellows are appointed by the Chair of the AARA Fellows Committee or his/her representative at the Asian Aerosol Conference or other relevant aerosol conferences.
Details of the nomination and selection procedure:
1. NOMINATION
(i) Nomination is made by a full letter of justification, including a curriculum vitae and a bibliography. The letter should highlight the major contributions of the nominee to the field of Aerosol Science and Technology, and ways in which the nominee has served the AARA.
(ii) A maximum of three supporting letters will be considered.
(iii) Only living nominees will be considered.
2. SELECTION
(i) The AARA President selects a senior person to Chair the Fellows Committee. The Chair will form the Committee which consists of (a) members recommended by the Presidents of Member Societies or AARA board members (one member per society), or (b) existing fellows. The committee reviews all nominations to make the selection based on a simple majority vote of all members at least 4 months before the date AARA Fellows are appointed.
(ii) The Chair of the AARA Fellows Committee presents AARA Fellows with a Certificate at the Asian Aerosol Conference or other relevant Aerosol Conferences. All members of AARA Member Societies are encouraged to nominate candidates for the forthcoming AARA Fellows.
Questions concerning AARA Fellows can be addressed to the current President of the AARA:
Chair, AARA Fellows Committee
Dr. Panuganti CS Devara
E-mail: devara7@gmail.com
2. Call for Nominations: Asian Young Aerosol Scientist Award
The Asian Young Aerosol Scientist Award recognizes outstanding contributions to aerosol science and technology by young aerosol scientists in Asian Countries. The purpose of the award is to promote aerosol research by young scientists in Asia. All aerosol scientists in Asia are encouraged to submit nominations for this award.
The award is jointly sponsored by TSI Inc., members of the Asian Aerosol Research Assembly (AARA), and contributions from the organizer of the Asian Aerosol Conference (AAC), aerosol organizations, aerosol related companies or individuals. The award, which consists of a cash prize and plaque, will be presented at the Asian Aerosol Conference (AAC) to one to two recipients. Any Asian aerosol scientist who satisfies the following conditions is eligible to be nominated, except members of the Award Committee:
(i) Nominee must not be over age of 40 (i.e. must be before his or her 41st birthday) at the time of nomination.
(ii) The nominee must have been working in Asian countries for at least the last 5 years since the date he (she) obtained his Ph. D. Candidates without a formal Ph. D. but who have provided significant contributions to aerosol science and technology will also be considered.
Submission of Nominations:
Nomination of the award must be made by an Asian aerosol scientist and include at least three letters of recommendation highlighting the candidate's contributions to aerosol science and technology. Nominations, reference letters, and supporting documents including nominee's curriculum vita and 3 best published papers must be received electronically no later than 3 months (April 24, 2015) before the Asian Aerosol Conference (June 24-26 2015, Kanazawa Tokyo Hotel, Japan) by the award committee. Please send nominations to:
Chair of the Award Committee, Asian Young Aerosol Scientist Award
A/Prof Howard Bridgman, President AARA
School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
NSW 2308, Australia
Contact: 61249215093 / 612425281387
howard.bridgman@newcastle.edu.au
If there are any questions, please contact the Committee Chair.
Editorial Board
Editorial Board
Dr Sagnik Dey
Asst Professor
CAS, IIT Delhi
sagnik@cas.iitd.ac.in
Dr P. C. S. Devara
Ex-Scientist and
Advisor IITM, Pune
devara@tropmet.res.in
Dr A Jayaraman
Director
NARL
jayaraman@narl.gov.in
Dr B. K. Sapra
Head, E&BDS, RPAD
BARC
bsapra@barc.gov.in
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