HThe Ian Laing Prize is an annual student prize of $1,000 awarded by the Hydrological Society in honour of Mr Ian Laing MSc BEng (1948 – 1986), a founding member and past chairman of the Society.

Applications for the 2019 Ian Laing Prize will close at 5 pm on Friday, 13 December 2019

The prize is being offered to high achieving final year undergraduate, honours, or masters by coursework students at any South Australian university who have completed a project or research thesis in a water-related discipline. Accepted disciplines are: hydrology, hydraulics, meteorology, hydrogeology, marine or freshwater ecology, aquatic chemistry, geomorphology, oceanography, water law, water resources planning and management.

Applicants are assessed on the basis of academic performance and demonstration of a solid standard of achievement in relation to their project\thesis. Applications will be assessed by a panel selected by the Executive Committee of the Society. 

The successful applicant must be prepared to deliver a talk at one of the Technical Meetings of the Society on their project topic. In addition the winning applicant will be required to prepare a short paper for publication in the Society Newsletter.

Further information along with requirements for applications and submissions details can be found here:

Hydsoc Ian Laing Prize 2019 Application details