Eugene LaFond Medal 2023 - Call for self-nominations
The Eugene LaFond Medal 2023 will be awarded to an ocean scientist from a developing country making a presentation (poster or oral) in a IAPSO-sponsored or co-sponsored symposium at the IUGG 2023 General Assembly in Berlin, Germany, 12-17 July 2023.
Prospective candidates are invited to identify their presentation as being eligible for the LaFond Medal. This is done by sending an email, including a brief CV describing their education and research activities, to the IAPSO Secretary General and copied to the President. Please specify in the email the title of the presentation, the symposium in which it will be presented, and in what form (oral or poster).
To promote the study of the oceans and the interactions that take place at its boundaries with the sea floor, coastal environment and atmosphere, through the use of physics, chemistry, mathematics and biogeochemisty.
Values
IAPSO gives importance to involving scientists and students from developing countries in oceanographic activities.
