Elsevier Properties SA, a centre of excellence within Reed Elsevier for the management of intellectual property, has announced the launch of the Reaxys PhD Prize for young chemists. The competition is for candidates currently studying for a PhD or having completed a PhD within the past 12 months.
The prize will be awarded to the candidates that demonstrate excellence in methodology and approach in a peer-reviewed publication. Three prize winners will each receive a cheque for $2,000 and be invited to present their research at the Winners’ Symposium, held at the EuCheMS meeting in Nuremberg, Germany, on August 30, 2010.
All entries will be reviewed by a review board of international chemists, chaired by members of the Reaxys Advisory Board. This includes Dr. P. Kocis - former Global Head Exploratory Chemistry, AstraZeneca; Professor H. Kunz - University of Mainz, Germany; and Professor H. N. C. Wong - Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Submissions will be reviewed based upon originality, innovation, importance to the field, applicability, rigor of approach and publication quality.
All submissions must include a PhD Supervisor letter of recommendation, a CV and a representative peer-reviewed piece of published research. Entries should be submitted by February 28, 2010, at http://prize.reaxys.com.
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