Peter G. Martin Award

The CASCA Board of Directors is pleased to invite nominations for the first Peter G. Martin Award for Mid-Career Achievement by a CASCA member.  The Martin Award is bestowed upon a Canadian astronomer, or astronomer working in Canada, within ten to twenty years of receipt of his or her PhD degree, to recognize significant contributions to astronomical research. 


The Martin Award was established in 2009 upon a gift by Peter G. Martin, Past-President of the Society and Professor at the University of Toronto.

The nomination package must consist of a joint letter of nomination by at least two members of CASCA, the CV of the candidate, and three external letters of support (e.g., from international experts in the nominee's field).  No letter should exceed three pages in length.  No other material should be submitted.  Please submit nomination packages entirely in electronic form to the Chair of the Awards committee, Prof. Hugo Martel (hugo.martel@phy.ulaval.ca).

The deadline for nominations for the 2009 award is 31 January 2009.  The first Martin Award will be presented at the 2009 AGM in Toronto and the winner will be invited to address the Society.  Subsequent awards will be considered every second year, in odd-numbered years.