The EEGS / Geonics Early Career Award

The Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society and Geonics Limited are pleased to announce that, beginning at SAGEEP 2008, they will initiate the EEGS / Geonics Early Career Award to acknowledge academic excellence, and encourage research in near surface geophysics.

The award shall be presented annually to a full time university faculty member who is within ten years post-completion of their PhD, to acknowledge significant and ongoing contributions to the discipline of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. The recipient may have any specialty that is recognized as part of the environmental and engineering geophysics discipline, and this specialty shall not be restricted to certain departments, colleges, or geographic regions (i.e. international applicants are welcome). A committee of five members (three university faculty, one corporate / consulting representative, and one government laboratory representative) shall be appointed by the EEGS Board, and shall be responsible for selecting the awardee.

The award shall carry the following benefits:

1. Free registration to the SAGEEP conference at which the award will be presented
2. A plaque, suitable for display
3. A $1000 USD cash award
4. The awardee shall be allotted a 45 minute time slot to present his / her research and vision at the SAGEEP conference
5. The citation and, if available, the awardee’s presentation, will be published in FastTIMES and distributed to cooperating societies

The awardee will be expected to be present during the entire (Sunday evening through Wednesday afternoon) core of the conference. Nominations will be received by Dr. Roger Young, Chair of the Early Career Award Committee, School of Geology and Geophysics, Sarkeys Energy Center, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019.

Electronic submissions are also welcome, to be sent to ryoung@ou.edu.

Nomination packages should consist of the following documents:

1. A comprehensive vitae for the candidate;
2. A letter of recommendation outlining the candidate’s qualifications for the award;
3. Copies or pdf files of three representative publications.

The deadline for submission of nominations shall be October 15, 2007. Questions regarding the award should be sent to Dr. Young at the address listed above.