Louise Webster Prize

The Louise Webster Prize is an annual award presented by the Astronomical Society of Australia in recognition of outstanding research by a scientist early in their post-doctoral career. The prize is awarded based on the scientific impact of a single research paper for which the nominee is first author or the major contributor. The award consists of the Louise Webster Medal, an honourarium of $2,500 and ASA membership for the following calendar year, and the recipient is invited to present their research at the ASA Annual Scientific Meeting.

Louise Webster Medal, $2,500 honorarium, ASA membership for the following year, invitation to present at the ASA Annual Scientific Meeting; possible discretionary travel support.

Nominees must have had their PhD conferred within five years prior to the nomination deadline (with acceptable leaves of absence considered), must have published the nominated research paper in a refereed journal within five years prior to the nomination deadline, must have conducted research in astronomy or a closely related field, must be an Australian citizen or resident at the nomination deadline or have the nominated paper published with affiliation to an Australian institution, and must be a financial member of the ASA.

Nominations (including a nomination letter up to 2 pages, copy of the nominated paper, CV with publications list, and names/email addresses of two referees) may be submitted by a department head, colleague or by self-nomination and should be emailed to the ASA Prizes and Awards Coordinator.