Prof. J.M. Tienstra Research Prize
To promote and to make visible geodetic research in the Netherlands the
NCG in 1998 has founded the Prof. J.M. Tienstra Research Prize. The prize is
awarded to them who have carried out very useful geodetic research in the
Netherlands or to Dutchmen who have done so abroad. The research may be
referring to the whole geodetic field and related fields as represented in
the NCG. The prize is presented every two years.
The prize obtains as an encouragement for further geodetic research and
consists of the amount of 3,000 euro and a commemoration plate. The winner
can use the amount as extra facility for research, visiting a congress, a
study tour, a publication, etc.
The Netherlands Geodetic Commission sets up a jury for every presentation.
The jury reviews the idea, the result, the publication and the use of the
received nominations.
Only persons will be considered for Prof. J.M. Tienstra Research Prize and
only nominations submitted by third persons will be dealt with.
Prof. J.M. Tienstra (1895-1951) was a professor and vice-president of the
Delft University of Technology. From 1937 he was a member of the Netherlands
Geodetic Commission. During the period 1945 – 1947 he was secretary of the
Commission and from 1947 he was president until his death in 1951.
Winners of the Prof. J.M. Tienstra Research Prize
- Ir. Niels F. Jonkman, 1998.
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Dr. Jantien Stoter, 2004.
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Dr.Ir Bastiaan van Loenen, 2010.
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Dr.Ir Christiaan Lemmen, 2012.
