Call for nominations for IIFC Medal and
IIFC Distinguished Young Researcher Award

The IIFC Council decided in May 2003 that it would make the following two distinguished awards every two years. The IIFC honours committee now calls for nomination for these awards which will be given at its next official conference CICE 2008 in Zurich in July 2008. All IIFC members are invited to nominate appropriate candidates for these awards by 20 December 2007.

(1) The IIFC Medal

To be given to an IIFC member who has made distinguished contributions to the field of FRP composites for construction through research/or practical applications, or both.

One medal will be awarded every two years and to be announced well before the next CICE conference. The winner will be invited to give the IIFC Distinguished Lecture at the next CICE conference.

The winner of the first medal will be announced before CICE 2008.

(2) Distinguished Young Researcher Award

To be given to an IIFC member not older than 40 years of age who has distinguished himself/herself from his/her peers through research contributions in the field of FRP composites for construction.

One award will be given every two years and to be announced well before the next CICE conference. The winner will be invited to deliver one of the keynote lectures at the next CICE conference.

Nominations should be forwarded to the IIFC Honours Committee through Dr. Jian-Fei Chen, Vice-President of IIFC Executive Committee at J.F.Chen@ed.ac.uk