The ESA Biogeosciences Junior Scientist Outstanding Publication awards were initiated in 2007 to promote young scientists and highlight outstanding work in the field. The Elizabeth Sulzman Award recognizes research conducted while a graduate student, and published within two years of graduation. The Gene E. Likens Award recognizes work conducted by an early-career scientist (within five years of receiving a Ph.D.) for work conducted after the completion of graduate school. The New Phytologist Innovation Presentation Grant recognizes an outstanding student presentation at the 2022 ESA Annual Meeting.

Each year, the awards are presented to the first author of a notable paper in the biogeosciences that was published between January of the previous year and March of the current year. To be considered for an award, the paper must have been assigned a DOI.

The winner of each award receives a $250 cash prize and formal recognition by ESA. When appropriate, we also award an honorable mention prize within each category.

Instructions

Nominees should be members of ESA, and should be or become members of the Biogeosciences Section. Nominations for each award should include the following, emailed to esabiogeoscience@nullgmail.com by April 30 with the subject line “Sulzman Award nomination_[nominee’s last name]” or “Likens Award nomination_[nominee’s last name]” or “New Phytologist Presentation_[nominee’s last name]” as appropriate:

• The paper’s citation and a PDF, or the title of the paper to be presented
• The first author’s current contact information (name, email address, mailing address optional)
• A statement of eligibility (e.g. current grad student/graduation date, or postdoc <8 years fromPh.D.)
• A short letter in support of the nomination from a colleague or advisor (sent separately from above materials unless the recommender is also the nominator

We note that while self-nominations are entirely appropriate, the potential awardee need not be involved in the nomination process. We encourage all section members to nominate outstanding papers that they have encountered.

A panel of reviewers representing a broad array of disciplines within the biogeosciences will then evaluate the submissions and decide on the winning entries. Award winners will be notified in advance of the upcoming ESA Annual Meeting, and the section will make a public announcement. Winners of each prize are encouraged to attend the ESA Annual Meeting!

• 2021 Charlotte Alster
• 2020 Fiona Soper
• 2019 Colin Averill
• 2018 Debjani Sihi
• 2017 Steve Powers
• 2016 Peter M. Homyak
• 2014 Will Wieder (honorable mention: Jinyun T an)
• 2013 Park Williams
• 2012 Gordon Holtgrieve
• 2011 Ed Hall
• 2009 Stephen Porder (honorable mention: William Cornwell)
• 2008 Jennifer Funk (honorable mention: Kristina Anderson-T eixeira 2007 Ben Houlton, Katey Walter

• 2021 Brittni Bertolet
• 2020 Mingzhen Lu (honorable mention: Anika Staccone)
• 2019 Andrea Jilling
• 2018 Justin Mathias
• 2017 Erin Hanan
• 2016 Yaling Liu
• 2015 Colin Averill
• 2014 Sarah Batterman (honorable mention: Janice Brahney)
• 2013 Lei Cheng
• 2012 Scott Morford (honorable mention: Arianne Cease)
• 2011 John Drake
• 2010 Philip Taylor
• 2009 Michael Strickland (honorable mention: Jia Hu)
• 2008 Duncan Menge (honorable mention: Ben Colman)
• 2007 Scott Ensign