Winners of the 2012 Young Scientist Award announced
13 July 2012
The Prosper.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award in Sustainable Development is given annually to young scientists or researchers, based in the Asia-Pacific region, who have made significant contributions in the area of Sustainable Development. The award is open to those researchers who completed their Ph.D. recently (within a span of 5 years) and are engaged in graduate education and research activities that emphasize sustainable development.
For 2012, awards were given in Sustainable Infrastructure, Sustainable Consumption and Production, and Health with a Focus on Poverty Eradication.
The three winners and six runners-up presented their research at a symposium held at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan, on 11 July 2012, and were honoured with awards the same day.
The list of winners and runners-up follows.
CATEGORY: SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
CATEGORY: SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
CATEGORY: HEALTH WITH A FOCUS ON POVERTY ERADICATION
Winners are chosen on the basis of 3 criteria: number of citations, number and quality of publications and patents, and documented social impact. They receive a cash award and are offered a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation which provides travel and living expenses to spend up to eighteen months collaborating with any research group of the recipient’s choosing in Germany.
More information on ProSPER.Net available here.
For more information:
ProSPER.Net-Scopus Awards Secretariat
ysa[at]ias.unu.edu