This award is presented to recognize outstanding research contributions in soil science. The award consists of a certificate, a complimentary ticket to the award ceremony, and $2,000.
Evaluation:
- Demonstration of unusual research creativity
- Excellence in reasoning ability and/or technical skill
- Originality and significance of research to basic soil science
Nominations Opened: Jan 4, 2024 - 8:00 AM CSTAdd to calendar
Nominations Initiated by: Mar 12, 2024 - 4:00 PM CDTAdd to calendar
3 Reference Letters and Final Nomination Submission by: Mar 18, 2024 - 4:00 PM CDTAdd to calendar
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Eligibility
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Nominator
- Nominators are required to be SSSA members.
- Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and also the ASA Executive Committee are not eligible to be a nominator for this award.
Nominee
- Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
- Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and also the ASA Executive Committee are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
- Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
- Nominees are to be soil scientists, but membership in SSSA is not a requirement.
- Teams are eligible if the following qualifications are met: 1. At least one member of the team is a soil scientist. 2. Where other disciplines are represented, the soil scientist will be a major contributor (50% or more) to the team effort. 3. Only publications where all team members are authors or honors and awards received by the team will be listed. Individual efforts should be omitted.
Reference
- Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and also the ASA Executive Committee are not eligible to be a reference for this award.
Qualifications
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Nominee
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Contributions - Teaching
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Service and Extension-type Contributions
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Membership
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Honors and Awards
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Contributions and Service to the Profession
Describe the nominee's professional contributions (other than publications) and service to the profession on which the nomination is based and specific to the Soil Science Research Award. (Character Limit, including spaces: 3000) -
Service to the Society
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Professional Contributions Listing
Identify and briefly list the nominee's technical and nontechnical publications, patents, and efforts to develop or improve programs, practices, and products. List up to 12 of the most significant professional contributions of the nominee. (Character Limit, including spaces: 4500) -
Evaluation
In this section, summarize the primary achievements and evaluate the nominee's comprehensive skills, competencies, and qualifications for this award. Give the nominees impact in one or more of the evaluation criteria in the award description. (Character Limit, including spaces: 3000)
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