Supramolecular Chemistry Divisional Awards

The Fay and Len Lindoy Award

Awarded annually by The RACI Supramolecular Division for outstanding early career research in supramolecular chemistry

The candidate is required to be a current member (for a minimum of 3 years) with less than 10 years professional experience relative to opportunity since completing their PhD, or equivalent. Career breaks and periods of less than part-time employment will be recognised and should be clearly outlined in a cover letter.

Nominations can be submitted by any RACI member including the nominee (self-nomination). The nominations will require:

• a current CV (max 5 pages) including a list of the 10 most relevant publications or other outputs and
• a synopsis of independent research work conducted while a member of the RACI and since the completion of the PhD thesis which has contributed significantly towards the development of an area of supramolecular chemistry (max 2 pages).

Nominations are to be submitted online (link on this page).

Members will be advised when nominations are open for submission.

Following the deadline, no additional applications or nominations for the award will be considered.

If the selection committee determines that no candidate demonstrates adequate merit, they reserve the right to abstain from granting the award.

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Best PhD Thesis in Supramolecular Chemistry

This award is to recognise the exceptional achievement of a recent PhD graduate. The prize will be awarded annually to a RACI member who the committee deems to have submitted the most outstanding PhD thesis in supramolecular chemistry at an Australian or New Zealand University and whose degree has been formally accepted in the past two years.

The award is open to recent PhD graduates researching in the field of supramolecular chemistry. One prize will be awarded each year but can be split if the committee deems that more than one is worthy of the award.

To be eligible for the award, the candidate (applicant) must have

(i) been a financial RACI member and

(ii) have had their PhD degree approved by the governing body of an Australian or New Zealand University within the two years preceding the application deadline.

The thesis should convey excellent science research and demonstrate the candidate’s ability to communicate effectively. For theses including published work, a statement from the corresponding author of any included publication is needed that accurately and honestly describes the candidate’s contribution to the writing of the publication.

Nominations should include the following information:

• Curriculum Vitae of the nominee (up to 2 pages)
• A PDF copy of the PhD thesis (publically available library copy)
• A single concise nomination statement prepared by the candidate’s supervisor(s) describing the significance of the work (up to 250 words). This includes the attribution statement described above for thesis by publication.
• All thesis examiners’ reports
• PDF copies of all papers published by the candidate as part of their PhD studies

The awardee will be invited to give the Thesis Award Lecture at the annual Supramolecular symposium, to which they will receive complimentary admission.

Nominations are to be submitted online (link on this page).

Members will be advised when nominations are open for submission.

Following the deadline, no additional applications or nominations for the award will be considered.

If the selection committee determines that no candidate demonstrates adequate merit, they reserve the right to abstain from granting the award.

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