23 July 2015
WASHINGTON, DC—The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has announced its 2015 medalists, awardees and prize recipients. These individuals are recognized for their breakthrough achievements in advancing Earth and space science and their outstanding contributions and service to the scientific community. Their passion, vision, creativity, and leadership have expanded scientific understanding, illuminated new research directions, and made Earth and space science thrilling, immediate, and relevant to audiences beyond as well as within the scientific community. The honorees will be recognized during the Honors Tribute at the 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, which will take place on Wednesday, 16 December 2015 in San Francisco.
Medals
William Bowie Medal
Wilfried H. Brutsaert, Cornell University
James B. Macelwane Medal
Paul Cassak, West Virginia University
Bethany L. Ehlmann, California Institute of Technology
Colette L. Heald, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Matthew G. Jackson, University of California, Santa Barbara
Katharine Maher, Stanford University
John Adam Fleming Medal
Andrew F. Nagy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Maurice Ewing Medal
Russ E. Davis, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Robert E. Horton Medal
Günter Blöschl, Vienna University of Technology
Harry H. Hess Medal
Claude P. Jaupart, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Roger Revelle Medal
Anne M. Thompson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Inge Lehmann Medal
Peter Olson, Johns Hopkins University
Awards
Ambassador Award
Charles R. Chappell, Vanderbilt University
Lucile Jones, U.S. Geological Survey
Gordon McBean, University of Western Ontario
Edward A. Flinn III Award
Sonia Esperanca and Robin L. Reichlin, National Science Foundation
Charles S. Falkenberg Award
Benjamin L. Preston, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Athelstan Spilhaus Award
Holly Robin Gilbert, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
International Award
Peter John Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology
Robert C. Cowen Award for Sustained Achievement in Science Journalism
Andrew Revkin, The New York Times
Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism — Features
Douglas Fox, Freelance Writer
David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism — News Award
Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times
Prizes
The Asahiko Taira International Scientific Ocean Drilling Research Prize
Fumio Inagaki, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Climate Communications Prize
Richard C. J. Somerville, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Learn more about the AGU Honors program.
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