2012 MAP Prize in history of Earth Sciences

The "Société de Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle (SPHN)", in Geneva (Switzerland), invites applications for its 2012 history of science award entitled: "The Marc-Auguste Pictet Prize"

This Prize, in principle intended for a young researcher, rewards every second year a significant contribution to the history of science, which is as yet unpublished or has only recently appeared.

The 2012 Prize is endowed with an amount of CHF 10’000, and may be shared.

The Prize is open to both Swiss and foreign scholars. The applications should be sent before February 29th, 2012 to the following address:

Président de la SPHN

Muséum d’Histoire naturelle

Case postale 6434

CH-1211 GENEVE 6

SWITZERLAND

The work should be submitted in two copies and include a summary and a curriculum vitae. It may be written in French, German, Italian or English. In the last three cases, the summary should be translated into French and be approximately 12 pages in length, i.e. 4,000 words or about 20,000 characters. One copy of the prize-winning work will remain the property of the SPHN.

The theme selected for the 2012 Prize is: History of Earth Sciences

The applications will be examined by a nomination board composed of professors of the University of Geneva and external experts in the field.

The chairman of the SPHN