Nomination Information
Please use the forms listed here to make your nominations.
CEDAR Distinguished Lectures
The CEDAR Distinguished Lecture was instituted in 2009 to recognize individuals within the CEDAR community that have made sustained professional contributions to CEDAR. This distinguished award refers to a long-term, sustained body of work over a period greater than 10 years, that has helped shape the CEDAR program through research and service. The recipient of the award presents an invited plenary lecture at the annual CEDAR workshop on a topic of their choice.
The CEDAR Distinguished Lecture is open to non-U.S. citizens as well as U.S. citizens, provided a strong connection to the CEDAR community can be demonstrated. The nomination should be based on significant research and service to the CEDAR community sustained over a period of at least ten years prior to the June CEDAR workshop.
See the list of Distinguished Lectures
A nomination consists of two items:
- Name of nominee; and
- A maximum 2-page statement detailing the sustained research and service to the CEDAR community justifying the nomination.
CEDAR Prize Lectures
The CEDAR Prize lecture was instituted in 1989 and honors a recent outstanding science contribution of importance to the CEDAR community. The recipient of the award presents an invited plenary lecture at the annual CEDAR workshop on the research contribution for which they were nominated.
The CEDAR Prize Lecture is open to CEDAR members of any nationality and institution. The nomination should be based on significant research reported in a peer-reviewed publication(s) within the four years prior to the annual CEDAR workshop.
See the list of Prize Lectures
A nomination consists of three items:
- Name of nominee;
- Paper citation(s); and
- A maximum 1-page statement of why the research is important and relevant to the CEDAR community by, for example, relating the contribution to the Strategic Thrusts detailed in the CEDAR: The New Dimension, Strategic Vision.
Early Career Prize Lectures
The Early-Career CEDAR Prize Lecture (adapted from the more informal Early Career Science Highlight) honors recent outstanding scientific contributions of importance to the CEDAR community from Early-Career scientists. The recipient of this award presents an invited plenary lecture at the annual CEDAR workshop on the research contribution for which they were nominated.
This award is open to CEDAR members of any nationality and institution, and defines the early-career stage as students, post-docs, and those at any employment position but within 5-years of completion of their terminal degree. The nomination should be based off of significant research reported in a peer-reviewed publication(s) within any period of the nominees career.
A nomination consists of four items:
- Name of nominee;
- Year of terminal degree;
- Paper citation(s); and
- A maximum 1-page statement of why the research is important and relevant to the CEDAR community by, for example, relating the contribution to the Strategic Thrusts detailed in the CEDAR: The New Dimension, Strategic Vision.
Science Highlights
The CSSC will choose several timely CEDAR science topics each year to highlight what the CEDAR community has achieved in this field and is currently working to discover. The invitation to present these talks honors the speakers’ knowledge and expertise in this field. The talk should be aimed at a level that new students and CEDAR scientists outside of this sub-discipline can learn from the lecture. It may take one of two forms: a topic review or a career-focused topic review. By presenting a topic review paired with current problems, the CSSC hopes that these science highlights will drive collaborations between the CEDAR scientists within and adjacent to this sub-discipline.
A nomination consists of three items:
- Name of nominee;
- The topic of the proposed science highlight; and
- A maximum 1-page statement of why this topic should be highlighted.