Call: Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award 2026
Nominations are accepted from 01 December 2025– 28 February 2026
Sergej Zilitinkevich was an extraordinarily creative scientist. His main research area was boundary layer dynamics and turbulence. He utilized his knowledge widely in different scientific disciplines – read more about Sergej Zilitinkevich.
The following organisations jointly organise the Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award:
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- European Meteorological Society (EMS)
- Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC)
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth system Research (INAR)
- Finnish Network for Atmospheric Sciences
- Finnish Geophysical Society
- Finnish Foundation for Aerosol Research
The is an international award that is delivered annually to a creative scientist who has made breakthroughs in “Boundary layer studies in atmospheric and ocean sciences”.
Nominations for the award are openly selected within international research networks, particularly those related to Zilitinkevich’s activities.
To find out more about Sergej Zilitinkevich scientific legacy and earlier award recipients visit S. Zilitinkevich Memorial Award.
Award
The Awardee will be invited to attend the European Meteorological Society (EMS) Annual Meeting 2026 in Utrecht, The Netherlands, where the award will be presented, and to deliver an award lecture in the EMS Boundary Layer or another appropriate session.
Nominations for the Sergej Zilitinkevich Award
Documents required for the nomination:
- Nomination letter
- 2-5 Supporting letters
- Fewer supporting letters with several signatures are preferred
- Nomination letters that describe the nominee’s contributions and their impact would be preferred
- Curriculum Vitae
- including a one page summary
- including supervision and education activities
- Publication list.
The documents should be sent to markku.kulmala@helsinki.fi, cc hanna.k.lappalainen@helsinki.fi by 28 February 2026.
For more information, contact the Chair of the Nomination Committee markku.kulmala@helsinki.fi or the Secretary of the Nomination Committee hanna.k.lappalainen@helsinki.fi.
Schedule 2026
- 01 Dec 2025 – 28 Feb 2026: Open for submission of nominations
- 15 April 2026: Award recipient will be informed
- 08 May 2026: Announcement of award winner on web pages of the partner organisations
- 06-11 Sep 2026: Award ceremony and award lecture by the Zilitinkevich award laureate at EMS2026 in Utrecht
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