热烈祝贺实验室Eric Ameca教授被国际动物学会

授予“2021青年科学家奖”

第23届国际动物学大会于2021年11月22日-24日以线上虚拟会议形式召开，国际动物大会由国际动物学会（ISZS）主办，每四年举办1次，本次会议由南非动物学会承办。会议期间实验室Eric Ameca教授被国际动物科学学会（ISZS）授予“2021青年科学家奖”，以表彰其在评估全球与局域尺度极端气候事件对于物种的影响所做出的杰出贡献。

国际动物学会青年科学家奖于2016年开始设立，旨在表扬那些在动物学研究领域做出突出科学成就与贡献的青年科学家。获奖者名单由2名世界动物学会执行委员会委员或顾问委员会委员、两名外部专家共同组成的特别委员会从所有提名者中选出，每届最多3人可获奖。本次国际动物学大会是该奖项第一次频发。
       在颁奖典礼上Eric感谢了国际动物学会对他的认可与肯定，并表示这个奖项是他的研究团队共同努力和贡献的结果。感谢合作的前辈们对于他工作的激励，并希望他自己也能鼓舞到那些处于职业生涯早期的青年学者。

The International Society of Zoological Sciences presented

the 2021 Young Scientist Award to Professor Eric Ameca

BNU's Eric Ameca received the 2021 Young Scientist Award from the International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS) in recognition to excellent contributions in zoological research. ISZS unites scholars and professional organizations from around the world to promote the integrative science of zoology, increase the availability of resources for research and foster international collaboration. This is the first time ISZS presents this award since its creation in 2016. The awarding ceremony took place during the International Congress of Zoology (ICZ) which is held every 4 years. In this occasion the 23rd edition of ICZ was held virtually, 22-24 November 2021. The host was the Zoological Society of South Africa.

During the award ceremony Eric said: "This award represents the efforts and commitment of my team. I also thank to my senior colleagues for inspiring my own work, and hope that I could inspire other early career scientists to pursue high-quality and innovative research, to better safeguard our natural world in the face of climate change".

Nominees for the Award from around the world must be active members of ISZS and be nominated by at least two ISZS members. The awardees are determined by an ad hoc committee consisting of 2 ISZS Executive or Advisory Committee members and 2 external referees. Up to 3 ISZS Young Scientist Awards may be made taking into account the nominees’ scientific merit and service in zoological research. Notably, Eric has made outstanding contributions assessing impacts of extreme climatic events on animal species regionally and globally.

Together with colleagues Eric's research has helped establish a blueprint for assessing the consequences of extreme climatic events on species, identifying the most vulnerable to these phenomena, and applying this knowledge to inform IUCN Red List assessments. Eric is steering committee member of the IUCN-SSC Climate Change Specialist Group where he co-leads the Impacts of Climate Change Theme. He is also collaborator of the ISZS's International Research Program on Biological Consequences of Global Change.

Jointly with Eric Ameca were awarded other two researchers for his early career contributions to zoological research.