Sergej Zilitinkevich was an extraordinarily creative scientist. His main research area was boundary layer dynamics and turbulence. He utilized his knowledge widely in different scientific disciplines.

The award is an international award that will be delivered annually to a creative scientist who has made breakthroughs in “Boundary layer studies in Atmosphere and Ocean sciences”. Nominations for the award are openly selected within international research networks, particularly those related to Zilitinkevich’s activities.

The following organizations have jointly decided to establish the Sergej Zilitinkevich memorial award:

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
European Meteorological Society (EMS)
International Eurasian Academy of Sciences (IEAS)
Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC)
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth system Research (INAR)
Finnish Network for Atmospheric Sciences
Finnish Geophysical Society
Finnish Foundation for Aerosol Research

Nominations for the Sergej Zilitinkevich Award – documents:

  • Nomination letter
  • 2-5 Supporting letters
    • few supporting letters with several signatures are preferred
    • nominations letters describing contribution and impact would be preferred
  • Curriculum Vitae
    • including a one page summary
    • including supervision and education activities
  • Publication list
    The documents should be sent to markku.kulmala@helsinki.fi (cc hanna.k.lappalainen@helsinki.fi) by 16th May 2022.
    For more information, contact the Chair of the Nomination Committee Markku Kulmala (markku.kulmala@helsinki.fi) or the Secretary of the Nomination Committee Hanna Lappalainen (hanna.k.lappalainen@helsinki.fi).

For more information, please visit the Call website.