Department of Energy -- Lowry, Homer Award
    Submission deadline:  June 13, 2003
    Program Information

    To recognize outstanding scientific and technological achievements in coal, petroleum, or natural gas, the U.S. Department of Energy invites you to nominate candidates for the 2003 Homer H. Lowry Award.

    In 1985 the Secretary of Energy established the Lowry Award to recognize a living citizen of the United States who has made significant contributions to the science and technology of fossil fuels.  This prestigious award consists of a citation, a gold medal, and a $25,000 cash award.

    The award honors Dr. Homer H. Lowry, the internationally known chemist who founded the Carnegie Institute of Technology's Coal Research Laboratories and who edited Chemistry of Coal Utilization, considered the standard work of reference for coal scientists and technologists.

    The deadline for receiving nominations for this year's award is June 13, 2003.

Nominating Process
    The following items are required in the Nominating Document:

         a. A letter of not more than 1,000 words containing an evaluation of the nominee's
            accomplishments and an identification, not to exceed 50 words, of the work to be
            recognized. If the nominee is not the sole author of the work cited, the contribution of
            the nominee should be specified.

         b. A curriculum vitae and brief biography of the nominee.

         c. A list of publications and patents authored by the nominee.

    No more than two seconding letters may be included with the nominating document. Reprints, preprints, or patents may be included as documentary evidence, provided that the subject treated is restricted to the work on which the nomination is based and such documents do not exceed a total of five. Nomination material which includes classified documents should be accompanied by an unclassified summary.

    E-mail submissions are preferred, and may be sent to [email protected]. However, if e-mail is not convenient, please use Express Mail, Certified Mail, or private overnight delivery to avoid delays in delivering mail to government offices. Send one copy of all items to be included in the nomination package to the attention of Carol Loman at:

    Homer H. Lowry Awards Officer
    U.S. Department of Energy
    Office of Fossil Energy, FE-25, GTN
    1000 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, DC 20585-1290

    The Awards Officer can be reached at (301) 903-2786. The deadline for receipt of all nominating material is June 13, 2003.

    A Screening Panel of five or more members with diverse backgrounds and experience in fossil energy technologies will review all nominations for the Lowry Award. Their recommendations will then be reviewed by a DOE Awards Committee. The Secretary of Energy makes the final selection.