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Annual Report

THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
announces
FOUR SCIENTIFIC AWARDS FOR 1966

The New York Academy of Sciences announces the following four awards for the year 1966:

I & II. THE A. CRESSY MORRISON AWARDS IN NATURAL SCIENCES.
 
Two awards of $500 each, to be known as THE A. CRESSY MORRISON AWARDS IN NATURAL SCIENCES, will be made at the Annual Meeting of The New York Academy of Sciences in December, 1966, for the most acceptable papers in a field of science covered by the academy.

III. THE BORIS PREGEL AWARD IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS, BIOPHYSICS (AS RELATED TO NUCLEAR PHYSICS) AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING.

Through the generosity of Doctor Pregel, an award of $500 is offered for the most acceptable paper embodying the results of research in the field of nuclear physics, biophysics (as related to nuclear physics) and nuclear engineering, received in competition in 1966. This award will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the Academy in December, 1966.

IV. THE I. B. LASKOWITZ AWARD FOR RESEARCH IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SCIENCES.

Through generosity of Mr. I. B. Laskowitz, a Gold Medal as an annual award has been established in perpetuity. This Gold Medal award is offered for the most acceptable paper of those presented before or received by the Academy in the field of aerospace engineering sciences. This award will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the Academy in December, 1966. All scientists and engineers engaged in aerospace engineering are permitted to make application for this award.

CONDITIONS GOVERNING THESE AWARDS

(1) Eligibility. Authors and co-authors applying for awards I and II shall be members in good standing of The New York Academy of Sciences, but non-members may become eligible by joining the Academy before the closing date for receipt of manuscripts or papers.

Membership in The New York Academy of Sciences is not obligatory for awards III and IV.

(2) Date. Papers may be submitted on or before September 15, 1966, to the Executive Director of The New York Academy of Sciences, 2 East Sixty-third Street, New York, New York, 10021.

(3) Papers. All papers submitted must embody the results of original research. All unpublished papers submitted should be typewritten, double-spaced on bond paper, in English, and accompanied by all necessary photographs, drawings, diagrams and tables; they shall be in form and style ready