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EQC/NZSEE Ivan Skinner Award for the Advancement of Earthquake Engineering Research in New Zealand

Applications are invited for the 2006 EQC/NZSEE Ivan Skinner Award. The objective of the award is to advance the common interest of the Earthquake Commission (EQC) and the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Incorporated (NZSEE) in promoting research outcomes which reduce the impacts of earthquakes on New Zealand communities.

Applicants

Applications are welcome from New Zealand earthquake engineering researchers who have demonstrated significant achievements and have a basis for continuing commitments enabling further advances in earthquake engineering research. Preference will be given to researchers who are at a stage in their careers at which the award can make an important contribution to their further experience and progress. Pioneering research based on unusual combinations of knowledge and skills may be given favourable consideration.

Value and Duration

The EQC/NZSEE Ivan Skinner 2006 Award has a value of $10,000.
The recipient must agree to provide EQC and the NZSEE with progress or status reports every six months and a final report and abstract on the research activities enabled/facilitated by the Award. The final report and its abstract are to be in a form suitable for publication in the NZSEE Bulletin, posting on the websites of NZSEE and EQC, for distribution by the Earthquake Commission, and for presentation to the Board of Commissioners. The preferred duration until the final report is provided is not more than two years.

Requirements

No application form is required.

Applicants should provide the following information briefly but clearly:

A brief relevant curriculum vitae (one page).
A brief statement of successful research outcomes achieved.
References and abstracts for relevant publications/presentations by the applicant.
The names and contact details of two referees prepared to comment on the application.
A letter of support from a relevant expert/mentor.
A statement on further financial support conditional on receipt of the Award.
A brief outline of the research which will be enabled/facilitated by the research giving the objectives, procedures and intended outcomes (two pages).
A brief work plan indicating the start and finish dates of the proposed research and the current status if the proposed research is a continuation of ongoing research (one page).

Closing

The recipient of the Award will be chosen by a panel established by NZSEE and including at least one nominee from EQC. The decision of the panel will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

Closing Date: 27 February 2007

Applications shall be in the hands of the Administrative Secretary, NZSEE, PO Box 2193, Wellington by 27 February 2007. Applications may be sent by email to secretary@nzsee.org.nz