APEC member economies have announced their nominees for the 2013 APEC
Science Prize for Innovation, Research, and Education, also known as the
ASPIRE Prize, sponsored by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Elsevier.
In-line with this year’s theme, the prize honors a young scientist whose
collaborative work in the region has made an outstanding contribution to
“sustainable ocean development.” The nominees are:
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Australia: Dr. Carissa KLEIN (University of Queensland) -- Tackling
marine conservation by balancing biodiversity and socioeconomic
viability.
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China: Dr. Changxiang YAN (Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese
Academy of Sciences) – Understanding the ocean’s past and present to
predict its future.
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Hong Kong, China: Dr. Zhonghui LIU (University of Hong Kong) --
Understanding oceanic and climatic changes and their possible drivers.
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Indonesia: Dr. Tonni Agustiono KURNIAWAN (United Nations University –
Institute of Advanced Studies) -- Identifying low-cost approaches to
water pollution control.
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Korea: Dr. Yeon-Ju LEE (Korea Institute of Ocean Science and
Technology) -- Uncovering new medicines and nutritional sources in
marine organisms.
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New Zealand: Dr. Craig RADFORD (University of Auckland) --
Revolutionizing understanding of bioacoustics to support sustainable
management of marine ecosystems.
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United States: Dr. Demian Alexander WILLETTE (University of
California, Los Angeles) -- Leveraging genetic research to help
governments maintain marine ecosystem health.
“These seven nominees demonstrate the impressive young scientific talent
undertaking cross-border scientific collaboration to help us achieve
sustained economic benefits from ocean resources as well as the
sustainable development of marine environments and marine-resource
dependent communities,” said Prof. Dr. Ir. Gusti Muhammad Hatta MSi,
Indonesia’s Minister for Research and Technology.
Minister Hatta is scheduled to present the award in Medan, Indonesia on
1 July 2013 alongside a cluster of APEC meetings.
“As the world’s largest archipelago, Indonesia selected sustainable
ocean development as this year’s ASPIRE Prize theme to bring attention
to young scientists whose pioneering work focuses on one of the region’s
most important shared resources – our oceans,” he continued.
“The ASPIRE Prize recognizes the crucial role young scientists play in
advancing research and innovation through cross-border collaborations.
This year’s prize theme of sustainable ocean development serves as a
great example of the vital connection between advancing innovation and
long-term, economic growth,” said YoungSuk “Y.S.” Chi, Chairman,
Elsevier.
“Scientific collaboration across the Asia-Pacific region is driving the
advancement of groundbreaking research and innovation. Wiley is proud to
sponsor the 2013 ASPIRE Prize, recognizing those scientists who are
helping to solve challenges and create new opportunities for sustainable
ocean development,” said Stephen M. Smith, Wiley’s President and CEO.
Asia alone accounted for 89 percent of world aquaculture production by
volume and more than 87 percent of all people employed in the fisheries
sector globally in 2010, according to the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization’s most recent data. It also accounted for
two-thirds of all human fish consumption in 2009.
“This year’s nominees call attention to the dynamic scientific networks
among researchers, universities, research centers and businesses in the
Asia-Pacific region,” said Dr. Alan Bollard, Executive Director of the
APEC Secretariat. “Collectively, their work is critical to improving the
management and development of ocean resources, and better understanding
phenomena that can have a potentially significant impact on the region’s
economies.”
“These young scientists are not only helping to safeguard oceans and
marine resources in the Asia-Pacific, they are showing us that by
heightening scientific collaboration across borders we can uncover the
best science and the best solutions,” said Dr. Agus R. Hoetman, Chair of
the APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation which
administers the ASPIRE Prize.
Each APEC member economy may nominate one individual under 40 years of
age for the 2013 ASPIRE Prize. The prize is sponsored by Wiley and
Elsevier, respectively, and carries US$25,000 in prize money.
Further information on the ASPIRE Prize and this year’s nominees is
available on the 2013 ASPIRE Prize website or by contacting Mr. Mikiharu
Shimizu, Program Director for the APEC Policy Partnership on Science,
Technology and Innovation, at mk12@apec.org.
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