IOP Groups

Polymer Physics Group Prize for the Best Student Publication

The Polymer Physics Group (PPG) is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for a prize to recognise the most outstanding publication by a PhD student on a subject within Polymer Physics Group’s remit. The prize winner will receive a monetary award and will also be invited to present a lecture at the Polymer Physics Group Biennial Meeting on 14 -16 September 2009.

Criteria for the award
The prize will be awarded for the best publication in a journal on a topic of relevance to polymer physics (as judged by the awards committee). The scientific quality, originality and significance of the research will be considered. The applicant must be an author or co-author of the publication. The research reported in the publication must have been carried out as part of the PhD research of the applicant. The publication must be publicly available, either on a journal website or in printed format and the date of publication (as stated by the journal) must be after the 30 April, 2007. Manuscripts in preparation or under review will not be considered for the prize.

Application procedure
The application for the prize will consist of three items:

(1) A paper or electronic copy of the publication in a journal.

(2) A signed letter (on University letterhead) from the supervisor of the PhD student confirming that the research was carried out by the applicant as part of PhD research.

(3) A statement from the applicant outlining the significance of the publication.

The application should be submitted to:

Dr Nigel Clarke
Department of Chemistry
University Science Laboratories
South Road
Durham DH1 3LE

Applications must be received by 30 April, 2009

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