We are thrilled to announce that the 2010 New Phytologist Tansley Medal for excellence in plant science has been awarded to Steven Spoel.
We also congratulate five outstanding Tansley Medal finalists:
Ward Capoen, Sesbania rostrata: a case study of natural variation in legume nodulation
Colleen Iversen, Digging deeper: fine-root responses to rising atmospheric CO2concentration in forested ecosystems
Katherine McCulloh, Moving water well: comparing hydraulic efficiency in twigs and trunks of coniferous, ring-porous, and diffuse-porous saplings from temperate and tropical forests
Rebecca Mosher, Maternal control of Pol IV-dependent siRNAs in Arabidopsis endosperm
Nicolas Rouhier, Plant glutaredoxins: pivotal players in redox biology and iron–sulphur center assembly
New Phytologist was founded by Sir Arthur Tansley and was first published in 1902. The long and independent history of the journal has allowed a positive inflow of revenue that is managed by the New Phytologist Trust and which is ploughed back into the scientific community to foster plant science (for a brief history of New Phytologist see Lewis & Ingram, 2002). The Trust currently finances two scientific meetings a year (e.g. Bruns & Kennedy, 2009;Harvey & Strauss, 2009) in addition to providing support for other meetings and activities. A new innovation from the Trust is an annual competition for the New Phytologist Tansley Medal, specifically aimed at plant scientists in the early stages of their career. The plant scientists are required to submit their best research, either as a research article or as a small review, in a global competition for the award of a £2000 prize, in addition to publication of the work and an editorial comment in New Phytologist.
The New Phytologist Tansley Medal competition is a two-round process. In the first round, candidates submit an extended abstract of their work, together with their curriculum vitae and a reference from a scientist who has agreed to support the application. The number of applications at this stage is large and they are sifted by two Editors to produce a short list of candidates (seven candidates for the 2009 medal) who progress to the second round. Those who make it to this stage are requested to submit a complete manuscript, which is then peer-reviewed in the usual way. In addition, the Referees and Editors are asked for their assessments of the suitability of the manuscript for the Tansley Medal. Two Editors then make the final choice of the medal award.
Read the Editorial by Ian Woodward and Alistair Hetherington.
Find out more about the Tansley Medal competition and previous winners.
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