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Nominations are invited for the inaugural NSW Scientist of the Year Awards.
The NSW Scientist of the Year Awards will recognise and reward cutting-edge work that generates economic, health, environmental or technological benefits for NSW. NSW scientific researchers are encouraged to enter the awards and showcase their contributions to a better future. The Awards include nine categories carrying prize money of $5,000 each and an overall NSW Scientist of the Year award with a $40,000 prize.
The first eight categories will recognise excellent work undertaken in the past five years in a range of science research fields – the environment, mathematics, physics and astronomy, biomedical, plant and animal research, chemistry, computer science and engineering. The ninth category will reward outstanding ability and leadership by a secondary school science teacher with the winner being offered a visiting placement at a NSW university.
Nominations for the Awards close on Friday, 20 June 2008, with an awards ceremony to be held in September.
Science EXPOsé is a fun competition open to NSW students from Years 7 to 10.
Entrants need to:
1. Choose a NSW scientist
2. Describe the chosen scientist's work
3. Predict how the scientist's work may contribute to the future
The winning entry will be the one that best communicates how the chosen scientist's work may be applied in the future. Winning students will receive $300 and be invited to attend the NSW Scientist of the Year Awards ceremony with a teacher and guardian. At the ceremony they will have the chance to meet the NSW Scientist of the Year.
Entries for the Science EXPOsé competition close on 4 July 2008 with winners to be announced in September.
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