This Prize is open to AOS student members whose Honours, Masters or PhD research work has been accepted for publication in a refereed journal in the past year. The Prize may only be awarded once to any individual. The $500 Prize is sponsored by Warsash Scientific Pty Ltd.
A submission consists of a 300-word summary of the published research, written in the style of a New Scientist article or similar, explaining the significance of the applicant’s research project to a casual reader outside the field. The submission may include up to 2 figures which may be in colour or black and white, and should also include a copy of the published research paper(s) with evidence that it is accepted for publication. Applicants should provide a short statement explaining their contribution to the published paper, signed by the applicant and their supervisor.
Applicants must agree that their submissions may be published in AOS News at the discretion of the AOS News Editor, and/or placed on the AOS Website, with author and institution attribution.
This prize is judged by a committee appointed by the AOS Council, which includes a representative of Warsash.
Selection criteria for the award
The nomination should include
Previous winners of the Warsash Science Communication Prize in Optics are: