IPA outstanding service awards
Stephen Juggins: For outstanding service to the paleolimnological community through his generous supply of essential state-of-the-art computer software and his unstinting help to the community through his teaching, advice, and kindly approach to all queries relating to numerical methods.
Richard Niederreiter: For his work as a major developer and supplier of sediment coring and sectioning equipment to the paleolimnological community, and for his skill as a field scientist to assist paleolimnologists in difficult coring operations around the world.
The Springer Student Book Prizes The Early Career Representative, Virginia Panizzo organised a judging panel for the Springer Book Prize for the best oral paper and best poster presentation. Thank you to all of the students and Judges that took part. The following were awarded and highly commended at the meeting:
Poster Award Runners up: Alicja Bonk and Tao Jianshuang Winner: Yu Chen, Capital Normal University, Beijing Title: The sedimentary process and mechanism of varves from Kusai Lake in the Hoh Xil area, Northern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Oral Award Runners up: Graham Mushet and Yanjie Zhao Winner: Heather Moorhouse, University of Nottingham Title: Landscape-scale palaeolimnology in lakes of the Windermere catchment to identify drivers of limnological change from the 19th century
Congratulations to you all! We would also like to thank Springer who continue to support these awards.