Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has established the Timothy R. Parsons Award for excellence in Ocean Sciences to recognize a Canadian scientist for outstanding lifetime contributions to multidisciplinary facets of ocean sciences or for a recent exceptional achievement, while working within a Canadian institution. This award is named after Dr. Timothy R. Parsons, and honours his distinguished career as a Fisheries Research Board of Canada researcher, university professor, broadly read author and recipient of the 2001 Japan Prize. For more information on Dr. Timothy R. Parsons, please visit: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/award-prix/parsons/index-eng.htm

• Awarded to a Canadian for distinguished accomplishments in multidisciplinary facets of ocean sciences;
• Awarded for excellence during the lifetime of the recipient or for a recent outstanding achievement, both being equally eligible;
• Awarded for accomplishments while working for Canadian institutions for the benefit of Canadian science;
• No posthumous nominations are considered.

Nominations should be received no later than February 28 of every year at:

Timothy R. Parsons Medal Committee
Strategic Science Outreach
Stn. 8W135 - 200 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E6
Tel: (613) 991-1021
FAX: (613) 990-5113
Email: sciencebulletin@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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