Prizes
The Challenger Society Biennial Conference recognises early career scientists through awards and prizes presented at the Conference Dinner. There are prizes for the best posters, best oral presentations and the President's Photographic Prize.
- The Norman Heaps Prize
The Norman Heaps prize was first awarded in 1988, and is awarded for the best oral presentation by an early-career stage non-established scientist.
- The Cath Allen Prize
The Best Poster Prize was first awarded in 1988 and was renamed in the honour Cath Allen, a research scientist at POL in 1991.
- The President's Photographic Competition
The President's Prize for the best Photograph on a designated theme was introduced in 1994 (President Dr Brian McCartney). This year's theme will be "Marine Science in Stormy Weather"
To enter the photographic competition, e-mail your photo to challenger2012@uea.ac.uk. Photos will be displayed on a screen in the poster hall. All entries should be received by Tuesday morning, 4 September. The photograph judged by the President to best convey 'Marine Science in Stormy Weather' will be awarded the prize at the conference dinner. Entry to the competition gives agreement for the Challenger Society to use the photos (with attribution) in publicity material but they will not otherwise be distributed. A short description of the photo, including vessel name if relevant and month and year would be appreciated but is not a requirement and will not be displayed with the photo at the conference (photos are judged anonymously). All entries must be taken by the person submitting the photo and must not be overly post-processed (e.g. colours should be natural and objects should not be added or removed). Black and white images are acceptable.
Previous prizes 2010:
- The Norman Heaps Prize: Loic Jullion, National Oceanography Centre
- The Cath Allen Prize: John Prytherch, National Oceanography Centre
- The President's Photographic Competition: Loic Jullion, National Oceanography Centre (Cold, wet and salty deployment in the Southern Ocean) (topic was ‘Marine Scientists at work')
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| 'Crossing the Dee' by Phillip Williamson, winner of The President's Photographic Competition in 2004 |
Challenger Fellowships
The Challenger Society initiated the award of four Fellowships biennially in 2000. Fellowships are awarded to early career-stage marine scientists who are members of the Challenger Society, for their achievements and promise in a branch of marine sciences: marine biology, marine chemistry, marine geology and marine physics.
2010 Fellows:
- Dr Claire Hughes, University of East Anglia
- Dr Dave Suggett, University of Essex
- Dr Alberto Naveira-Garabato, National Oceanography Centre
- Dr Laura Robinson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Challenger Medal
The Challenger Medal is the premier award of the Society. The award is for a distinguished UK marine scientist or other person who has made a single major contribution, or a sustained contribution, to the development of marine science, or whose innovation has opened up new perspectives. The medal recipient will give their Challenger Lecture on Monday 3 September at 1645 but will be presented with their medal at the conference dinner. The winner of the 2012 medal has yet to be announced.
Previous award winners:
- Professor Patrick Holligan (2010)
- Professor John Simpson (2008)
- Professor Tim Jickells (2006)
- Dr Tony Heathershaw and Dr John Scott (Joint award, 2004)
- Professor Mike Fasham (2002)
- Professor Peter Liss (2000)