Tromp Award

Call for the “Best Paper Tromp Award” at ICB 2026

The International Society of Biometeorology presents the Tromp Scientific Award to a scientist who has developed the most meaningful peer-reviewed manuscript over the past three years prior to each International Congress. The Tromp Scientific Award is sponsored by the Dutch Foundation for Biometeorological Research and awarded by the International Society of Biometeorology.

For 2026, the Tromp Foundation will provide three awards:

1st Best Paper Award: Winner will present a keynote presentation and be awarded €3,000 plus receive travel and registration support.

2nd Excellent Paper Award: Winner will receive €2,000 plus receive travel and registration support.

3rd Excellent Paper Award: Winner will receive €1,000 plus receive travel and registration support.

Questions about the award should be directed to Dr. Peter Hoppe (info[at]phoeppe.de).

• The Tromp Foundation ICB 2026 award is for an outstanding paper published in a journal with high impact. The award is to highlight an exceptional contribution to biometeorology.
• The publication date should be after the last ICB, i.e., after May 17th, 2023.
• There is no demand for ISB membership.
• The jury will be formed by members of the Board of the Tromp Foundation.
• The winner will be notified about five months before the Congress.
• Submission deadline is February 15, 2026.
• The paper and a short CV should be submitted to internationalbiometeorology[at]gmail.com.  Please name the files a standardized format (2026 Last Name CV Tromp; Jones et al. 2026)

More Information on the Tromp Foundation can be found here: https://www.trompfoundation.org/

Past Tromp Awardees

2023

• Gillerot, L., Landuyt, D., Oh, R., Chow, W., Haluza, D., Ponette, Q., … & Verheyen, K. (2022). Forest structure and composition alleviate human thermal stress. Global Change Biology, 28(24), 7340-7352.

2021 (Virtual Meeting)

• Josh Foster, et al. (2021). An advanced empirical model for quantifying the impact of heat and climate change on human physical work capacity. International journal of biometeorology 65.7, : 1215-1229.

2020 (Cancelled Congress due to covid19)

• Claudia Di Napoli, et al. (2019). Verification of heat stress thresholds for a health-based heat-wave definition. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 58(6), 1177-1194.

2017 (Durham, UK)

• Jennifer Vanos, et al. (2016) Hot playgrounds and children’s health: a multiscale analysis of surface temperatures in Arizona, USA. Landscape and Urban Planning 146: 29-42.

2014 (Cleveland, OH, USA)

• David Hondula, et al. (2012) Fine-scale spatial variability of heat-related mortality in Philadelphia County, USA, from 1983-2008: a case-series analysis. Environmental health 11.1: 1-11.

2011 (Auckland, New Zealand)

• Simon Gosling, et al. (2009) Climate change and heat-related mortality in six cities Part 2: climate model evaluation and projected impacts from changes in the mean and variability of temperature with climate change. International journal of biometeorology 53.1: 31-51.

2008 (Tokyo, Japan)

• Athanasios Damialis, et al. (2007) Long-term trends in atmospheric pollen levels in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. Atmospheric Environment 41.33: 7011-7021.

2005 (Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany)

• Jan Kysely, et al. (2004) Heat-related mortality in the Czech Republic examined through synoptic and traditional approaches. Climate research 25.3: 265-274.

2002 (Kansas City, MO, USA)

• Kell Wilson, et al. (2001) The spatial variability of energy and carbon dioxide fluxes at the floor of a deciduous forest. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 98.3: 443-473.

1999 (Sydney, Australia)

• Scott Greene, et al. (1996) Quantitative analysis of summer air masses in the eastern United States and an application to human mortality. Climate Research 7.1: 43-53.