2011 ISIR Templeton Prize for Best Student Paper
Magda Chmiel
Biosketch:
Magda Chmiel was born in Poznan, Poland, where she obtained MSc in Sociology at Adam Mickiewicz University in 2004. In 2009 she began a PhD at the Centre for Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science at the University of Luxembourg, where she collaborates on the MAGRIP-R project, assessing the impact of childhood socio-cognitive characteristics on private and professional outcomes in later life. Her research interests include the impact of childhood characteristics on future life outcomes, intelligence, personality, socioeconomic ...
2011 Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award is ISIR’s highest honor, reserved for individuals who have, over their professional lifetime, substantially advanced the field of intelligence.
The 2011 awardee was Professor Robert Plomin
Robert has worked extensively in twin research, perhaps most notably leading the TEDS project. More recently he has contributed to molecular genetic work on intelligence. He has authored numerous books, nearing 1000 articles, and presented numerous invited and public talks and debates, advancing the scientific study of intelligence. Several of ...
2010 John B. Carroll Award for Research Methodology
Stijn Smeets
Biosketch:
Stijn grew up in Tongeren (Belgium) and obtained a Master of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Leuven. Currently he is a doctoral student at Vanderbilt University, where he works with the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY). He investigates how educational interventions, mentorship,and parental involvement can facilitate the development of high achievement, good health, and well-being in precocious youth. His long term goal is to collaborate in a European wide talent identification and talent development program.
2010 ISIR Templeton Prize for Best Student Paper
Matthew Pase
Biosketch:
Awarded first class honours in Psychology in 2009, Matthew began his PhD the following year at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Matthew’s previous research has focused on the biological determinants of cognitive abilities paying specific attention to the role of arterial stiffness in cognitive ageing. Currently, Matthew is involved in a number of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials exploring the effects of various nutraceuticals on cognitive and cardiovascular health. Under the supervision of ...
2010 Lifetime Achievement Award: Tom Bouchard
The Lifetime Achievement Award is ISIR’s highest honor, reserved for individuals who have, over their professional lifetime, substantially advanced the field of intelligence.
The 2010 awardee was Professor Tom Bouchard.
Tom pioneered adopted-apart studies on intelligence, and consistently championed and advanced the scientific study of the genetics of IQ. His work with the Minnesota adoption and twin studies lead to multiple landmark papers in Journals such as Science. He also supervised students who have gone on to considerable achievements in their own right.
