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| Because the laureate of the VLIZ North Sea Award 2012 - Griet Neukermans - was in California, working at the prestigious Scripps Institution of Oceanography, it was her promotor Kevin Ruddick (BMM) who presented her work on the VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day 2013 . © VLIZ (Verhaeghe) / VLIZ Fotogalerij "Over VLIZ" |
Every year the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) presents the 'VLIZ North sea award' to a scientist or research team perfoming research (fundamental or applied) unraveling the structure or functioning of the North Sea ecosytem (with emphasis on the Southern Bight of the North Sea).
The laureates have to work in and must be residing in a country bordering the North Sea. The prize amounts to 1000 EUR and is indivisible. It is granted to reward a recent original scientific contribution, preferably having relevance to the sustainable management of the area concerned. Studies pertaining to the biodiversity of the local ecosystem are equally welcomed. The contribution has to be of postgraduate or postdoctoral level. [see former laureates]
The 'VLIZ North Sea Award 2013' will be officially presented on the occasion of the 14th VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day on the 7th of March 2014.
Candidates are requested to submit the file before the 30th of November 2013. More information about the procedure is available on the VLIZ website or in the regulations.