The Oceanographic Society of Japan (JOS) is soliciting nominations for the Yoshida Award, which is a new award established in 2022 to commemorate the late Professor Kozo Yoshida for his pioneering research on ocean upwelling.

The Yoshida Award is granted to a researcher in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the advancement of ocean upwelling research, broadly defined, including physical, chemical, and biological phenomena and their effects on climate and ecosystems. JOS membership is not required for nominees, while lead nominators must be members of JOS. Nomination by a group including a non-JOS member is acceptable.

Nominations are considered by the Yoshida Award Selection Committee, which selects one finalist for approval by JOS Council.
 
Recommendations must be written in English or Japanese and should include the followings:
– The nominee’s full name and affiliation
– The nominee’s research subject
– Description of the nominee’s research achievements
– List of the nominee’s key publications
– The nominator’s full name, affiliation, and e-mail address
– Signature of the nominator and the nomination date

 
Nomination forms can be downloaded from the following links.
Nomination Form for the FY2024 Yoshida Award of JOS Word | PDF

Please also send a short curriculum vitae and a list of publications of the nominee, both as editable Microsoft-Word files and as PDF files attached to an e-mail.

We welcome nominations of female candidates.
 
Please send the nomination package by e-mail to jos@mynavi.jp
[Subject: Nominations for the FY2024 Yoshida Award of JOS]

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Deadline for nominations:  August 25, 2023
 
Selection Committee of the 2024 Yoshida Award
Motoyoshi Ikeda, Chair