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Alan Curry Award

Alan Curry was one of the most outstanding forensic toxicologists I have ever known. By his ownand his co-workers scientific publications, the UK contributions to the development of toxicology were of paramountworldwide importance.The article "Chemistry and Crime" in Chemistry in Britain 1969 by AS Curry was at the origin of my personal decisionto become a forensic toxicologist. A decision that I never regretted.
Robert Wennig,
Past President TIAFT

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Aim:
The Alan Curry Award is the most prestigious award of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists.

Eligible persons:
TIAFT members who have a long history of distinguished contributions to the field of forensic toxicology and to the TIAFT organization.

Nominations:
A call for nominations is published in the TIAFT bulletin. All members can nominate persons for the Alan Curry award by sending their names and the reasons they feel this individual has earned this honour to the President.

The Executive Board votes for the winner.
The Board announces the winner of the Award at the TIAFT Annual Meeting.

Award
The award consists of a memento engraved with the name of the award and the awardee's name and a diploma.

Previous awardees:

  • 2012 - Erkki Vuori, Finland
  • 2011 - Wayne Jones, Sweden
  • 2010 - Marilyn Huestis, USA
  • 2009 - Vina Spiehler, USA
  • 2008 - Osamu Suzuki, Japan
  • 2007 - Fritz Pragst, Germany
  • 2006 - Ed Cone, USA
  • 2005 - Robert Wennig, Luxembourg
  • 2004 - Klaus Müller, Germany
  • 2003 - Hans Maurer, Germany
  • 2002 - Brian Widdop, UK
  • 2000 - Gottfried Machata, Austria
  • 1999 - Manfred Möller, Germany
  • 1997 - Rokus A. de Zeeuw, The Netherlands
  • 1995 - Irving Sunshine, USA
  • 1994 - Takeaki Nagata, Japan
  • 1993 - Neville Dunnett, UK

TIAFT Achievement Award

At the TIAFT Annual meeting 2000 in Helsinki, the Executive Committee (Board) announced the institution of the TIAFT Achievement Award, starting in 2001.

Aim:
This Award is to recognize scientists for outstanding achievements in forensic toxicology through their scientific activities and outputs.

Eligible persons:
The recipient should be a TIAFT member under 46 years of age by December 31st of the year that the award is given and have been an active member of the Association.

Nominations:
A call for nominations is made in the TIAFT Bulletin and web site early in the year of the award being made. Members are invited to submit nominations, accompanied by a written statement of the accomplishments of the individual and a suitable curriculum vitae of the candidate to the chairman of the Awards Committee. All nominations are treated confidentially. At least 3 nominations must be received before evaluating the nominees. If fewer than 3 nominations are received, the committee can add nominees.

The Committee judges the nominations based on the evaluation criteria and eligibility and makes a recommendation to the board. The board is required to endorse, or not, the recommendation. If the recommendation is not endorsed by the board the chairperson of the selection committee is then required to submit a further name to the board. The committee chair or the president announces the winner of the Award at the TIAFT Annual Business Meeting or annual banquet at the end of the meeting.

Evaluation criteria
The most important criterion is the scientific track record of the candidate in the field of forensic toxicology. This includes number and merit of publications, scientific presentations at national and international conferences, including the annual TIAFT meeting. Impact factors of journals and the Hirsch Index are useful criteria for evaluation.

Award
The award consists of a memento engraved with the name of the award and the awardee's name and a certificate signed by the awards chairperson.

Award Committee
To assist in the implementation of this Award, the Chairman is required to appoint a Committee of at least five persons, including the chair that represents at least four continents and the members are individually known for their strong scientific achievements in forensic toxicology. The committee is chaired by the immediate past president of the Association.

Previous awardees:

  • 2012 - Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Australia
  • 2011 - Frank Peters, Germany
  • 2010 - Simona Pichini, Italy
  • 2009 - Robert Kronstrand, Sweden
  • 2008 - Aldo Polettini, Italy
  • 2007 - Yasuo Seto, Japan
  • 2006 - Ilkka Ojanperä, Finland
  • 2005 - Frank Musshoff, Bonn, Germany
  • 2004 - Bruce Goldberger, Jacksonville, FL, USA
  • 2003 - Barry Logan, Seattle, WA, USA
  • 2002 - Alain Verstraete, Ghent, Belgium
  • 2001 - Pascal Kintz, Strasbourg, France