The Shakti P. Duggal Award was established in 1983 to recognize outstanding work by a young scientist in the field of cosmic ray physics. The award consists of a prize of US $ 1200. The winner is invited to visit the Bartol Research Institute at the University of Delaware to present a colloquium at some time during the following year. The intent of this award is to recognize and inspire young cosmic ray scientists early in their careers. The recipient will not have attained the age of 36 on January 1, 2009. Subject to this age limitation, any person from anywhere in the world who has contributed significantly to the field of cosmic ray physics including astro-particle physics is eligible for consideration. The selection of the prize winner will be made by an International Committee and the prize will be awarded at the inaugural session of the ICRC 2009 in Łódź, Poland in July 2009.
Nominations of potential recipients are now being solicited. Nominators are requested to send to the committee secretariat at the Bartol Research Institute their nominee's curriculum vitae and publication list, a supporting letter, and, if possible, copies of one or two of the candidate's most significant publications. The sponsor may also wish to ask one or two co-sponsors to send letters supporting the nomination. Nominations should be sent to the following address:

Prof. Tom Gaisser,
Duggal Award Committee, Bartol Research Institute,
University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
E-mail: gaisser@bartol.udel.edu

Nomination deadline: 15 March 2009
Self-nomination will not be considered.