CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

THE 2010 BOWER AWARD AND PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE

Theme: Earth Systems

Prize: $250,000 USD

Deadlines: Notice of intent to nominate is encouraged: February 28, 2009

Complete Nomination: April 30, 2009

Dear Colleague:

On behalf of The Franklin Institute, I invite you to nominate
candidates for the 2010 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in
Science. This award is presented annually by The Franklin Institute
to an individual of any nationality for outstanding work in the
basic, applied, or engineering sciences. Each year, a predetermined
field of study is chosen as a theme. A gold medal and a cash prize of
$250,000 are awarded to the individual selected to receive the award.

The theme for the 2010 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in
Science is Earth Systems. The Franklin Institute seeks nominations of
individuals who have made significant scientific contributions to our
understanding of the interrelationships among Earth Systems leading
to increased predictability of natural or human-induced changes on
the planet. Nominations should recognize efforts that encompass
various earth systems and processes, including: the Earth's interior,
lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere, biogeochemical
cycles, and Earth history.

The Franklin Institute Awards Program is among the oldest and most
comprehensive international science and technology awards programs in
the world. The list of Franklin Institute laureates reads like a
"Who's Who" in the history of 19th, 20th, and 21st century science,
including such titans as Thomas Edison, Marie and Pierre Curie,
Rudolph Diesel, Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Enrico Fermi, Ruth
Patrick, Stephen Hawking, Ralph Cicerone, Sir Martin Rees, Noam
Chomsky, Paul Baran, Rob Van der Voo, Luna Leopold and M. Gordon
Wolman, and Wallace Broecker. I urge you to nominate a candidate
whose name should be added to this distinguished list.

For more information on nominating a candidate for The 2010 Bower
Award and Prize for Achievement in Science, please visit:
www.fi.edu/franklinawards/call.html

ACA member Isabella Karle was awarded the Bower Science Prize in Physics in 1993.