The Central Science Laboratory (CSL) is calling for nominations for the Peter W Smith CSL Postgraduate award, Closing Date August 31st 2025
Prize Details
Peter W. Smith CSL Postgraduate Award
Value: $650
For most outstanding publication that made extensive use of Central Science Laboratory facilities and expertise.
Criteria: Awarded for most outstanding peer-reviewed publication in the preceding 12 months at the call of nomination by a University of Tasmania postgraduate student that made extensive use of Central Science Laboratory (CSL) facilities and expertise.
Available to a University of Tasmania postgraduate student who was enrolled when the work was undertaken.
Eligibility for the prize:
Any University of Tasmania postgraduate student, enrolled at the time of publication acceptance, with an accepted peer-reviewed publication in the preceding 12 months at the call of nomination that made extensive use of CSL facilities and expertise.
Selection Criteria:
- Postgraduate student who is enrolled at the University of Tasmania in the year of the accepted publication.
- Postgraduate student played the lead role in producing the peer-reviewed publication.
- The article has been accepted in a high impact journal (as independently reported by Thomson Reuters ISI Journal Citation Reports) and is of sufficiently high quality to merit receipt of the award.
- The use of CSL facilities and expertise was paramount to the success of the published study.
A supporting statement from the candidates' supervisor will be required. The nomination has to include a short one-page cover letter from the candidate’s supervisor addressing the selection criteria, highlighting the quality and scope of the work and the associated journal, and clearly outlining the deep engagement with and extensive involvement of CSL facilities and staff. Cursory CSL involvement or work of a more general/routine nature will not normally be considered sufficient for the award.
Please send your nomination, including attached publication, support letter from supervisor, name and student ID number to the CSL director, A/Prof Ashley Townsend, ashley.townsend@utas.edu.au with the subject line: Peter W Smith Postgraduate award nomination.
Note, nominations without the supporting cover letter with key information included will not be considered.
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