Award Nominations

ASLO awards provide opportunities to recognize outstanding individual performance and to highlight accomplishments of the aquatic science research community. Please take the time to nominate your colleagues for these awards. The deadline for all award nominations is November 15. Awards may be submitted via the online forms below.

Raymond L. Lindeman Award
G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award
A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award
Ruth Patrick Award
John Martin Award

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Raymond L. Lindeman Award

Background: This annual award recognizes an outstanding paper dealing with the aquatic sciences. Nominated papers must be written in English by an author who is no older than 35 years during the publication year. The paper must be published in a peer-reviewed journal two years before the award year (e.g., 2002 award will be presented for work published in 2000). The nominee must be first author if there is more than one author.
Nominations Package: Nominations should include a copy of the paper and a brief letter describing the impact of the paper on the field. Nominations by close colleagues, including advisors and co-authors, are permitted. Please enter the nomination letter and provide an electronic copy of the paper via the nominations form.

G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award

Background: Emphasis in selection will be given to mid-career scientists for work accomplished during the preceding 5-10 years.
Nominations Package: Each nomination must be supported by a letter (not to exceed two pages) on qualifications. Ideally this letter should include statements that would form the basis of the citation and the presentation speech at the ASLO meeting. The nomination package may also include a list of important publications and other pertinent information, but in total this package shall be no more than 5 pages. The nomination should also be supported by 3 letters of endorsement of no more than 1 page each. These letters should indicate the breadth of support for the nominees and the perspectives of different individuals to clearly indicate the breadth of contributions of the nominee. In the form below, you may provide the names and email addresses of individuals who have agreed to provide such letters. They will be contacted by email automatically upon submission of this form.

A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award

Background: The Alfred C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award was first presented in 1994 to recognize and honor major, long-term achievements in the fields of limnology and oceanography, including research, education and service to the community and society. Emphasis in selection is given to established aquatic scientists whose work is recognized for its importance and long-term influence.
Nominations Package: Each nomination must be supported by a letter (not to exceed two pages) on qualifications. Ideally this letter should include statements that would form the basis of the citation and the presentation speech at the ASLO meeting. The nomination package may also include a list of important publications and other pertinent information, but in total this package shall be no more than 5 pages. The nomination should also be supported by 3 letters of endorsement of no more than 1 page each. These letters should indicate the breadth of support for the nominees and the perspectives of different individuals to clearly indicate the breadth of contributions of the nominee. In the form below, you may provide the names and email addresses of individuals who have agreed to provide such letters. They will be contacted by email automatically upon submission of this form.

John Martin Award

Background: The John Martin Award, established in 2005, recognizes a paper in aquatic sciences that is judged to have had a high impact on subsequent research in the field. The model for such a paper is Martin et al (1991), which laid out the case for iron limitation of phytoplankton productivity in the ocean. This award will be given to at most one paper per year. Unlike the Lindeman Award, which recognizes very recent papers (within 2 years) by young investigators, the Martin Award is for papers at least 10 years old.

Martin, JH, RM Gordon, and SE Fitzwater. 1991. The case for iron. Limnol. Oceanogr. 36:1793-1802

A nominated paper must be at least 10, but no more than 30 years old. It must be published in English and can be from any area of aquatic sciences. The spirit of the award is such that papers leading to fundamental shifts in research focus or interpretation of a large body of previous observations will be favored. In general, summarizing reviews and methods papers will not be favored.
Nominations Package: Nominations must include a copy of the paper and a short description (<500 words) of its impact. The latter may include a citation analysis, but this is not required. Any member of ASLO, including the author of the paper, may make a nomination.

Ruth Patrick Award