| Category: | Prizes And Awards |
|---|---|
| Managed By: | Shamsher Prakash Foundation, United States of America |
| Sector(s): | Engineering |
| Purpose: | The prize rewards significant independent contributions and promise of excellence in the practice of geotechnical engineering. |
| Eligibility: | Candidates should be specialists in Geotechnical Engineering and/or Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. Young (under 45 years) practicing engineers from all over the world are eligible. |
| Funding: | The Award consists of cash prize US $1100.00 and a plaque. |
| Information Required in Application: | Please send SEVEN complete assembled folders to the Foundation. The following information must be included in this order in each folder:
1. Name of the Candidate 2. Complete postal address and telephone, fax number, E-mail 3. Date of birth, and age on Sept 30, 2006 4. Chronology of education 5. Chronology of jobs held 6. Area of specialization 7. Complete list of refereed publication in journals (please enclose not more than five (5) significant publications). 8. A statement of 500 words of the Significant Contributions and promise for future excellence in research (ON SEPARATE SHEET) 9. One 5" x 7" color/black and white photograph with one 35mm negative or digital photo 10. Any other relevant information |
| Contact: | Sally Prakash, Honorary Secretary sallyp@umr.edu or prakash@umr.edu
SHAMSHER PRAKASH FOUNDATION, Anand Kutir,1111 Duane Ave. Rolla(MO) 65401 Tel/Fax: 573-364-5572 |
| Website: | http: |
| Application Deadline: | September 30 |
| Recent Laureates: | 2006 Mounir Bouassida, Tunisia
2005 Hyu-Soung Shin, Korea 2004 Jesus Gomez, USA 2003 Sissy Nikolaou, USA 2003 Yossef H. Hatzor, Israel 2001 Neven Matasovic, USA 1999 Scott Steedman, UK |