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1. CEDAR Program Announcement

2. Call for Nominations for the 2014 Fred L. Scarf Award
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                                                   Volume 24, Number 5
                                                     March 22, 2014
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1. CEDAR Program Announcement
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From: Ray Walker <rwalker at nsf.gov>

The announcement of the NSF CEDAR Program is now available online at:

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14545/nsf14545.htm

The deadline for CEDAR proposals is July 17, 2014.

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2. Call for Nominations for the 2014 Fred L. Scarf Award
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From: Paul Cassak <Paul.Cassak at mail.wvu.edu>

The Space Physics and Aeronomy Section of AGU is seeking nominations 
for the 2014 Fred L. Scarf Award.  This award is presented annually to 
a recent recipient of a Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) for outstanding 
dissertation research that contributes directly to solar-planetary 
science. Ph.D. recipients who have completed their degree requirements 
from 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2013 are eligible.  
 
The major criterion for the award is the impact or potential impact of 
the research on the field of solar-planetary research.  The awardee 
will receive $1,000, a complimentary ticket for the SPA dinner, a 
certificate, and will have the opportunity to deliver an invited paper 
on the dissertation topic at appropriate SPA session at the 2013 AGU 
Fall Meeting.  The awardee will also be announced in Eos.  
 
Nominations should be prepared by the research advisers and include 
the following:  
 
(1) A nomination letter from the nominee's research advisor(s) 
outlining the impact or potential impact of the nominee's research on 
the field of solar-planetary science (2 pages or less)
(2) Nominee's selected bibliography, which should include a list of 
published and/or submitted papers as well as any presentations made 
related to the dissertation (2 pages or less)
(3) Up to three additional letters of support from other members of 
the thesis committee or other scientists familiar with the research – 
preferably on letterhead (2 pages or less each)
(4) Nominee's full dissertation
(5a) For a dissertation in English, a five-page extended summary of 
the dissertation that discusses the context for the dissertation, the 
major findings and their significance
(5b) For a dissertation in any language other than English, an 
extended summary for every chapter of the dissertation, written in 
English, that discusses the dissertation's context, major findings, 
and their significance is required
(6) (Optional) Nominee's curriculum vitae
 
Nomination information can be found on the web at:  
http://honors.agu.org/scientific-contribution/space-physics-and-
aeronomy/
 
All nomination must be made via the online system by Tuesday, April 15, 
2014. For questions about how to submit a nomination, please contact 
Danica Williams at dwilliams at agu.org.
 
You can also contact the Chair of the Scarf Award Committee with 
questions at Paul.Cassak at mail.wvu.edu.  
 
DEADLINE:  Tuesday, 15 April 2014


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