6th
biennial Reynolds Cup competition for quantitative mineral analysis
It’s on again!
The 6th biennial Reynolds
Cup competition for quantitative mineral analysis is now open. You can
register your interest for the contest by sending an email to
ReynoldsCup2012@csiro.au. Information about the competition
including guidelines and previous winners can be found at
http://www.clays.org/SOCIETY%20AWARDS/RCintro.html. The
competition is free for all to enter, however, those that are not members of
the CMS are encouraged (but not obliged) to become members (see
http://www.clays.org/MEMBERSHIP/MemberRates.html for details).
Please use the following format when
registering:
Subject: Please put “Reynolds Cup
2012 registration” in the subject line in your email request.
Body: In the body of the email
please put the following information:
Name:
Institution/organization:
Shipping address: (that works for DHL/Courier delivery,
e.g. physical address not Postal Box)
Phone number (for delivery):
Email address:
Please also fill in these same
delivery address details in the MS Word document that is downloadable by
clicking here.
A total of approximately 100 sets of
samples will be available for distribution. Each set comprises three
samples with mineral mixtures commonly found in clay bearing rocks or
soils. All 100 sets of samples will be distributed in the order of
registration.
Samples are expected to be
dispatched on the 1st March with the deadline for submission of
results by the 15th May 2012. The top three contestants with the
most accurate results will be announced at the 49th Annual meeting of the
Clay Minerals Society 7-11th July 2012 (http://www.clays.org/annual%20meeting/49th_annual_meeting_website/).
Only the names of the top three contestants will be published. The names of
the other participants will remain strictly confidential.
The competition is open to anyone
interested in quantitative mineral analysis, with particular emphasis on
clay mineralogy.
Because of the popularity of the
Reynolds Cup and the enormous amount of work put into its preparation,
potential participants are strongly encouraged to plan ahead and only
request samples if they are sure they can complete the analysis and return
results to the organizers by the due date. Those who request samples and do
not send in results or fail to return the samples unopened WELL BEFORE the
due date will not be eligible to participate in future Reynolds Cups. A
waiting list will be kept to offer returned samples to other potential
participants.
To ensure an even wider exposure, we
encourage you to forward this announcement to your national mailing lists
and mineralogy associations, colleagues and friends who might be interested
in participating.
We look forward to your
participation!
Mark Raven and Peter Self
Reynolds Cup 2012 organizers.
CSIRO Land and Water
Waite Road
Urrbrae
SA 5064
AUSTRALIA.
