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The Bok Prize
Bart Jan Bok was Director of
Mount Stromlo Observatory from 1957 to 1966. He
energetically promoted the undergraduate and graduate study of astronomy in Australia
and set up the Graduate School of Astronomy at the Australian National
University. In addition to his many scientific achievements, he
was also a talented populariser of astronomy and is particularly remembered
for his entertaining broadcasts on ABC radio.
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Bart Bok 
Bok Prize Medal |
The Bok Prize is awarded annually by the Astronomical Society of Australia to recognise outstanding research in astronomy by an Honours student at an Australian university. The prize consists of the Bok Medal together with an award of $500 and ASA membership for the following calendar year. The recipient is invited to present a paper on their Honours research at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Australia, where the prize will be presented. To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been an Honours student at an Australian university (at 30 June during the year prior to the award), and completed their Honours requirements in that same year. Their research must have been carried out in an area of astronomy or closely related field. A request for submissions for the award in a given year is usually emailed out to the ASA membership in November each year, with the closing date for entries of 31 January (in the following year). Submissions must include:
Submissions should be addressed to:
Dr Tanya Hill The decision of the assessment panel is final, including the decision that no entry is of sufficient merit for the Prize to be awarded in a particular year. The judging criteria can be made available upon request. |
