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TOS/AGU/ASLO 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting
The Nils Gunnar Jerlov Award
Awarded in recognition of contributions made to the advancement of
our knowledge of the nature and consequences of light in the ocean.
Call for Nominations
Nils Gunnar Jerlov was an early leader in the area of
ocean optics research. His name is recognized widely
within the entire international oceanographic research
community. Jerlov’s theoretical and experimental work
on ocean optical and related processes helped form
the foundation of modern ocean optical research. He
proposed the concept of an optical ocean water mass
classification and the Jerlov water types are familiar to
many outside of the ocean optics community. His book,
Marine Optics, published in 1976, remains widely referenced
and is considered required reading for all students
of ocean optics and ocean color remote sensing.
The Oceanography Society (TOS) commemorates Dr.
Jerlov and his many contributions to the study of light in
the ocean with an international award, established in his
name, to recognize outstanding achievements in ocean
optics and ocean color remote sensing research.
TOS is responsible for setting award policy, garnering
nominations from the international research community,
and selecting a recipient from those nominated. To be
eligible for nomination, the recipient’s work must deal
directly with the processes governing the interaction of
light with the ocean and/or the consequences of such
interactions. The award may be issued in recognition of
research (theoretical or applied, field-based or laboratorybased,
a landmark paper or lifetime achievement), a
pattern of excellence in education, a history of service to
the international ocean optics research community, or
contributions to all of the above. In the end, the nominated
individual must have significantly advanced our
knowledge of how light interacts with the ocean.
The award consists of a bronze medallion designed
by Judith Munk, a lapel pin, travel support to attend the
Ocean Optics Conference, and a cash award. This award
is supported by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space
Administration and the U.S. Office of Naval Research.
www.tos.org/awards_honors/jerlov_award.html
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PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS
• 2010: Charles S. Yentsch, Plankton Research &
Instruments and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
• 2008: Talbot Waterman, Yale University
• 2006: J. Ronald V. Zaneveld, Oregon State University
• 2004: Howard R. Gordon, University of Miami
• 2002: Raymond C. Smith, University of California,
Santa Barbara
• 2000: André Morel, Université Pierre et Marie Curie
NOMINATION PROCEDURE
Nomination packages shall consist of:
• a single master nominating statement (no more
than 5 pages),
• a suggested one-paragraph citation of no more
than 100 words,
• an abbreviated CV of the nominee, and
• up to 5 additional letters of endorsement (2 page
maximum) solicited by the master nominator (only one
of which may be from the candidate’s institution—international
endorsements are encouraged).
The master nominator serves as the point of contact.
Submission of materials in electronic format is required.
Submit all nomination materials and direct all questions
to: info@tos.org.
NOMINATION DEADLINE
The deadline for nominations is June 1, 2012.
THE OCEANOGRAPHY SOCIETY
The Oceanography Society, P.O. Box 1931, Rockville, MD 20849-1931, USA
Tele: 301/251-7708, Fax: 301/251-7709; info@tos.org; www.tos.org