Travel Award

The Soil System Travel Award was launched in 2019, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of biological, (bio)chemical, and physical processes operating within soils and sediments, which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from July to December every year and winners are announced by the end of February the following year.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 1
 
Soil Systems Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 31 December 2024
Winner announcement: 28 February 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster).

List of Documents for Application

– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Sara Remelli
University of Parma, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Heike Knicker Chairman
Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia de Sevilla
Dr. Girish Choppala
The University of Newcastle
Dr. Remigio Paradelo Núñez
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Winner

Fatemeh Ahmadi
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Department, Australia

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Heike Knicker Chairman
Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia de Sevilla
Prof. Shan-Li Wang
National Taiwan University
Dr. Giovanni Garau
Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari
Prof. Dr. Ewald Schnug
Faculty of Life Sciences, Technical University & Institute for Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences

Winner

Noah Sokol
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA

Award Committee

Dr. Scott Fendorf Chairman
Stanford University
Dr. Yan Jin
Prof. Balwant Singh
University of Sydney
Prof. Dr. Jorge Paz-Ferreiro
RMIT University
Prof. Dr. Carlo Viti
Dr. Alessandra Lagomarsino
CREA
Dr. Peter S. Nico

Winner

Jennifer Soong
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

Award Committee

Dr. Scott Fendorf Chairman
Stanford University
Prof. Miguel Cabrera
The University of Georgia
Dr. Garrison Sposito
University of California
Prof. Balwant Singh
University of Sydney
Prof. Michael Schloter
Technical University of Munich
Dr. Donald Sparks
University of Delaware
Dr. Lena Ma
University of Florida
Dr. Yan Jin
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