Young Scientist Award

The Young Scientist Award is presented annually to acknowledge excellence in young scientists. The award is in form of a prize money and travel expenses to cover the attendance of the EMS Annual Meeting.

Young scientists under 35 years of age on the first of January of the respective year, working and/ or studying in a European country are eligible for an award. All countries with an EMS Member Society or included in the WMO RA VI region are considered as European. For an overview of EMS Member Societies please consult the EMS Member site.

In the evaluation of the nominations, normally the following criteria are applied:

  • Interest of thesis
  • Innovation content of thesis
  • Candidate profile
  • Country.

Recipients of the Young Scientist Award 2003-2011

  • 2011: Tamás Gál, University of Szeged, Hungary
  • 2010: John Marsham, University of Leeds, UK
  • 2009: Raquel Nieto, University of Vigo, Spain
  • 2008: Edit Hágel, Hungarian Meteorological Service, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2006: Jan Kyselý, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Czech Republic
  • 2005: Martijn P.C. de Jong, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
  • 2004: Szilvia Horvath, Universities of Szeged and Budapest, Hungary
  • 2003: Daniela Meloni, University of Rome, Italy
              Richard Forbes, University of Reading, United Kingdom

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