American College of Sports Medicine
Environmental Physiology Interest Group (EPIG)

6^th Annual Environmental Physiology Graduate Student Research Award

This year the ACSM Environmental Physiology Interest Group is offering, thanks to the generous
support of the Foundation for Aging Studies and Exercise Science Research (TFASESR.com),
 two (2) Student Research Awards at our annual EPIG meeting (Thursday, June 3rd, 5:45 - 7:15).

One award will be given for research conducted as part of a Master's (or Undergraduate) program;
and the other will be awarded for research performed as part of a PhD program.

In addition to the plaque usually given to student research award winners, this year we will be offering
cash prizes of $300 (US) to the Master's level award winner and $500 (US) to the PhD level
award winner.

All students whose abstracts have been accepted for this year's ACSM annual meeting 
(June 2-5, Baltimore, MD) are eligible to apply. For those wishing to apply for the Master's
level award, recent graduates are eligible provided that the study was conducted as part of their
Master's or Undergraduate program.

 To apply, please submit the following by email to ojay@uottawa.ca:
*  A signed cover letter clearly stating the award that you wish to apply for, your eligibility,
    and a brief introduction to your study
*  A copy of your study abstract
*  A copy of your abstract acceptance letter from ACSM
*  A letter of reference from your research supervisor

Application deadline is: Friday, April 9th, 2010.

Former winners of this award:

2005 (Nashville, TN)-David W. DeGroot, Penn State University: Impaired Metabolic and Tissue insulation Responses to Cold in Aged Humans.

2006 (Denver, CO)-Glen A. Selkirk, York University CANADA:  Intracellular HSP72 Expression in Monocyte Subsets Between Trained and Untrained Individuals During Exertional Heat Stress.

2007 (New Orleans, LA)-Heather E. Wright, York University CANADA:  Acute Neuroendocrine Response to Uncompensable Heat Stress in Endurance Trained Versus Untrained Males.

2009 (Seattle, WA)- James A. Lang, Penn State University: Local Tetrahydrobiopterin Administration Augments Reflex and Tyramine-Induced Cutaneous Vasoconstriction in Aged Human Skin.