paleonet Nominations for the 2006 Crafoord Prize

[Stefan Bengtson <stefan.bengtson@xxxxxx>]

Dear colleagues,

As you may already be aware, the Crafoord Prize for 2006 will be 
given to a scientist (possibly two or three) in the field of 
Geosciences. The Prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of 
Sciences (KVA). Previous laureates in geosciences are Edward N. 
Lorenz and Henry Stommel (1983), Claude J. Allègre and Gerald J. 
Wasserburg (1986), James Van Allen (1989), Adolf Seilacher (1992), 
Nicholas Shackleton and Willi Dansgaard (1995), Don L. Anderson and 
Adam M. Dziewonski (1998), and Dan P. Mckenzie (2002).

Any individual may nominate candidates. Deadline for the nominations 
is April 30, and nominations must be sent by mail. A letter of 
invitation and a nomination form can be picked up at

http://www.kva.se/temp/letter_crafoord_2006.pdf
http://www.kva.se/temp/form_crafoord_2006.pdf

More information about previous laureates, etc., can be found at

http://www.kva.se/KVA_Root/eng/awards/international/crafoord/index.asp

I would like to encourage you to submit a nomination. The more 
nominations the Academy receives, the more likely it is that we can 
identify a worthy laureate. Remember that palaeontology is also a 
geoscience!

Best regards

Stefan Bengtson
Member of the Crafoord Geosciences Committee of the KVA

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Stefan Bengtson
Senior Curator & Deputy Chairman
Department of Palaeozoology
Swedish Museum of Natural History
Box 50007
SE-104 05 Stockholm
Sweden

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