A number of awards will be given for the best student presentations, both oral and poster, during the conference. Awards will be based on the quality of the research as well as the clarity and presentation of the paper. Presentation awards are sponsored by the AOU (3), COS (4), RRF (1) and SCO/SOC (2).
Click here to see the list of award-wining presentations as well as honorable mentions.
The Student Travel Award Committee coordinated student travel awards for the NAOC meeting in Veracruz, Mexico. The committee members were: Matthias Leu, Mike Webster, Patricia Escalante, Kim Sullivan, and Tom Sherry. The total funding available for NAOC awards was $50,000, of which both AOU and COS contributed $20,000, and WOS contributed $10,000. In addition, $20,000 was available from the National Science Foundation for awards to students from U.S. institutions.
The committee received 280 applications, of which ~80% were North American students, 14% Latin American students, and 3% from countries outside of the Americas. The latter group consisted of students from New Zealand, Australia, Kenya, Belgium, UK, Finland, and Holland. Of the applicants, 52% were Ph.D students, 40% Master’s students, and 18% undergraduates. Applications were rated, using a 3-point scale, on the style of the extended abstract in both presentation and succinctness, how well the hypotheses were supported by the results, and whether the study was preliminary. Approximately 120 of the applications received the highest score. Given the limited funding and increased cost of airline fares, as well as the goal to fund as many students as possible, the committee, in consultation with the NAOC Steering Committee, made the decision to only fund students from the Americas.
Overall the committee funded 134 students, ~20% of which were from Latin America. Of the awardees, 75% were Ph.D. students, 19% were Master’s students, and 6% were undergraduates.
Please see the list of awardees and their educational affiliations.
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