:: STUDENT TRAVEL FUNDS ::.

To support students to travel to the 14th International Clay Conference (14-20 June 2009, Italy), AIPEA will assign financial contributions. The rules are the following:

1. The student submits an abstract and his/her curriculum vitae
2. This submission is supported in writing by his/her supervisor
3. Both the student and the supervisor are members of AIPEA
4. The student is under 35 years of age.
5. The financial support can only be used to attend an International Clay Conference and its associated excursions, field trips and workshops.
6. Student can only apply for one International Conference
7. The amount of money can be up to $ 500 - per student.

All correspondence must be addressed to Address for submission: Prof. David L. Bish, President AIPEA, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
The selection committee will consist of
The deadlines are as follows:
- submission of abstract + CV + letter of support: November 1, 2008
- notice of decisions: January 1, 2009.
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:: AWARDED STUDENTS ::

Euroclay 2007 – Best Oral Presentations
Mariana da Silva Rebelo et al. (University of Aveiro, Portugal) with the paper: Mineralogical and physic-chemical properties of some Portuguese Mesocenozoic clays used as healing clays; e
Vanja Biševac et al. (University of Zagreb, Croatia) with the paper: New data on metamorphic event in the eastern part of Mt. Papuk, Slavonia, Croatia;

Euroclay 2007 – Best Poster Presentations
Mathieu Gautier et al. (University of Orleans, France) with the paper: Interaction between ammonium smectite and some simple organic molecules: pollution prediction in waste landfill; e
Ewa Káfunková (Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic) with the paper: Photofunctional materials base on intercalated layered double hydroxides.