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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE TWO INQUA MEDALS:

The Sir Nicholas Shackleton Medal for outstanding young Quaternary scientists (closing date 31/07/2010)

Download the Nomination form for the Sir Nicholas Shackleton Medal by clicking here: njs2011.doc or njs2011.pdf

INQUA has established the Sir Nicholas Shackleton Medal in recognition of the many contributions of Nick Shackleton, a giant in the field of Quaternary science. The medal will be awarded once every four years to an outstanding young Quaternary scientist, chosen by his or her peers and evaluated by a blue-ribbon committee of distinguished scientists. The medal, INQUA's first, honours Nick's distinguished career in Quaternary geochronology and paleoclimatology, which spanned 40 years and was based on isotopic studies of deep-sea sediment. Shackleton was showered with honours by his peers and the wider scientific community, thus a medal in his name seems appropriate and necessary. Nick served INQUA for 12 years, first as a Vice-President, then, from 1998 to 2003, as President, and most recently as Past-President.

The Liu Tungsheng Distinguished Career Medal for distinguished service to the international community in Quaternary science (closing date 31/07/2010)

INQUA is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Liu Tungsheng Distinguished Career Medal. Professor Liu was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a research professor at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Beijing, China. He has been recognized by awards from numerous international and national organizations for his paleoenvironmental research on Chinese loess sequences.

Download the Nomination form for theLiu Tungsheng Distinguished Career Medal by clicking here: ltdcm2011.doc or ltdcm2011.pdf

If you have any problems accessing the nomination forms please contact me by e-mail. Pete Coxon

last updated: Friday, April 9, 2010

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