Distinguished Scientist Award
The IOBC-NRS is soliciting nominations for the 2010 Distinguished Scientist Award. Nominees must have spent most of their career in the Nearctic Region, and have made significant contributions to biological control, but need not be members of IOBC. Nomination narratives are restricted to one page in length and should contain a thorough but concise summary of the principle contributions of the nominee. The nominator should include the names and current contact information of both nominator and nominee on a separate page. A copy of the nominee’s CV (no page limit) should also be included that provides the nominee’s professional record (i.e., employment affiliations), list of prior awards, description of biological control related activities (in paragraph form), publications lists, and extramural grant record. READ MORE >>
Outstanding Graduate Student in Biological Control Awards
The IOBC-NRS sponsors two Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for students whose contributions are likely to shape the future of the discipline of biological control - one each for PhD (the Robert J. O’Neil Outstanding PhD in Biological Control Award) and MS students. The recipients will be recognized at the IOBC-NRS Informal Conference held at the Annual Entomological Society of America meeting and each will receive a cash award ($300 for PhD and $200 for MS). The PhD winner presents the lead talk in the IOBC-NRS symposium. es him an excellent choice for the IOBC award for Outstanding Graduate Student in Biological Control. READ MORE >>