Description
An engraved plaque and cash stipend ($500) will be awarded to the student whose abstract best addresses the environmental health issues that were the focus of Dr. Mary Amdur’s career. Dr. Amdur was a pioneer in air pollution toxicology, who overcame gender, political, and scientific barriers to proclaim the potential for interactions between specific air pollutants. More information on Dr. Amdur’s career can be found here.
The application for the Mary Amdur Student Award should consist of one PDF document that contains the following items:
- Copy of pending abstract for platform or poster presentation for presentation at the SOT Annual Meeting.
- Current curriculum vitae for the student (maximum of 5 pages).
- A 1-page statement (single spaced, normal margins, Arial font 11) written by the applicant. The statement should include the rationale for the study, the significance of the results, and the student’s role in the work. The applicant should emphasize the relationship between their work and Dr. Amdur’s career, and how Dr. Amdur’s career may have inspired their career path.
- A letter of support from the student advisor or major professor. This letter should highlight the applicant's contributions to the research being presented, the applicant’s overall scientific achievement and contribution to respiratory/inhalation toxicology, and a description of their leadership and service activities (examples include elected/appointed leadership positions, service within institution or community, teaching/mentoring activities). Additionally, the letter should provide details on the applicant's collaborative efforts and initiative.
- Headshot to include in annual business meeting if application is awarded. This is not part of the selection criteria.
Applicants for the Mary Amdur Award must be members of the Inhalation and Respiratory Specialty Section.
In a given year, students can only apply to either the Mary Amdur Award or the Student Award, but not both.
Each sponsor can only nominate one student for each award category.
Questions? Email the Vice President-Elect of the IRSS, Lisa Miller.
A list of past recipients of the Mary Amdur Student award and their research can be found here.
This award is made possible by the Mary Amdur Student Award Fund of the SOT Endowment.
IRSS Mary Amdur Student Award
Description
An engraved plaque and cash stipend ($500) will be awarded to the student whose abstract best addresses the environmental health issues that were the focus of Dr. Mary Amdur’s career. Dr. Amdur was a pioneer in air pollution toxicology, who overcame gender, political, and scientific barriers to proclaim the potential for interactions between specific air pollutants. More information on Dr. Amdur’s career can be found here.
The application for the Mary Amdur Student Award should consist of one PDF document that contains the following items:
- Copy of pending abstract for platform or poster presentation for presentation at the SOT Annual Meeting.
- Current curriculum vitae for the student (maximum of 5 pages).
- A 1-page statement (single spaced, normal margins, Arial font 11) written by the applicant. The statement should include the rationale for the study, the significance of the results, and the student’s role in the work. The applicant should emphasize the relationship between their work and Dr. Amdur’s career, and how Dr. Amdur’s career may have inspired their career path.
- A letter of support from the student advisor or major professor. This letter should highlight the applicant's contributions to the research being presented, the applicant’s overall scientific achievement and contribution to respiratory/inhalation toxicology, and a description of their leadership and service activities (examples include elected/appointed leadership positions, service within institution or community, teaching/mentoring activities). Additionally, the letter should provide details on the applicant's collaborative efforts and initiative.
- Headshot to include in annual business meeting if application is awarded. This is not part of the selection criteria.
Applicants for the Mary Amdur Award must be members of the Inhalation and Respiratory Specialty Section.
In a given year, students can only apply to either the Mary Amdur Award or the Student Award, but not both.
Each sponsor can only nominate one student for each award category.
Questions? Email the Vice President-Elect of the IRSS, Lisa Miller.
A list of past recipients of the Mary Amdur Student award and their research can be found here.
This award is made possible by the Mary Amdur Student Award Fund of the SOT Endowment.