Scientists To Be Honored

•Sherry Ayittey – Minister of Environment, Science and Technology

The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology is to honour a number of Ghanaian scientists who have contributed significantly to the promotion of science in Ghana.

The event, which is slated for the Banquet Hall, State House, Accra from 2-5 August, 2011, will climax the maiden edition of the Ghana Science Congress, which under the theme, “Water, Sanitation And Environment: Securing Our Future Through Science.”

Nominations from institutions and the general public are expected to reach the Secretariat at the Ministry by April 22, 201, a release from the Secretariat of the Congress, which has Prof. Marian Ewurama Addy as chairperson of the Planning Committee, noted.

The categories include Research Scientist Award, Technologist Award, Young Scientist Award, Sponsors Award and the National Best Scientist (Presidential) Award.

It explained that Research and Technologist Awards are restricted to work done by Ghanaians in the country in areas relevant to the theme of the congress.

The Sponsors Award is similarly for institutions that sponsor the advancement of science and technology in Ghana while the National Best Scientist (Presidential) Award and the Young Scientist Award may come from all disciplines of science, technology and engineering.

The release further stated that nominees for the research scientist should submit five recent publications of distinction in the area of the theme and Curriculum Vitae (CV) while those for the Technologist must submit evidence of their work.

Those for the sponsorship award are to name beneficiaries and details of sponsorship.

10 publications of verifiable evidence of work done in the area of science, technology and engineering and curriculum vitae (CV) are to be submitted for the Presidential Award category.

For the Young Scientists Award, nominees are expected to include two recent papers/publications of distinction in the disciplines of science, technology and engineering. Nominees are expected to be aged below 35.