Awards of Merit in Earth Science

 جوایز و مدالهای بین المللی علوم زمین و برندگان آن

 

Recipients of the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences

 

The Crafoord Prize is equivalent to winning the Nobel Prize for geoscientists.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences began awarding the

prize sum of U.S. $500,000 to scientists in the fields of astronomy and

mathematics; geosciences; biosciences; and when warranted polyarthritis

(rheumatoid arthritis) on a rotating yearly schedule in 1982. His Majesty

the King of Sweden presents the prize to the laureates on “Crafoord Day”

in April. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences hosts a symposium that

day in connection with the year’s honored discipline. Information about

the prize is available online.

URL: http://www.crafoordprize.se

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1983

Edward N. Lorenz and Henry Stommel

1986

Claude Allegre and Gerald J. Wasserburg

1989

James A. Van Allen

1992

Adolf Seilacher

1995

Willi Dansgaard and Nicholas Shackleton

1998

Don L. Anderson and Adam M. Dziewonski

 

Notable John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellows

 

The MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships to

talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication

in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction.

Each fellowship comes with a stipend of $500,000 to the recipient, paid

out in equal quarterly installments over five years. Although nominees

are reviewed for their achievements, the fellowship is not a reward for

past accomplishment but rather an investment in a person’s originality,

insight, and potential. The purpose of the MacArthur Fellows Program is

to enable recipients to exercise their own creative instincts for the benefit

of human society. Further information about the Foundation and Fellows

is available online.

URL: http://www.macfound.org

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1981

Michael Ghiselin, Evolutionary Biologist

1981

Stephen Jay Gould, Paleontology

1981

John Imbrie, Climatologist

1981

Robert W. Kates, Geographer

1981

Paul G. Richards, Seismologist

1982

Richard A. Muller, Geologist and Astrophysicist

1984

Carl R. Woese, Molecular and Evolutionary Biologist

1984

Bret Wallach, Geographer

1986

John Robert Horner, Paleobiologist

1986

Richard P. Turco, Atmospheric Scientist

1987

Stuart Alan Kauffman, Evolutionary Biologist

1987

Michael C. Malin, Geologist and Planetary Scientist

1987

Jon Seger, Evolutionary Ecologist

1988

Charles Archambeau, Geophysicist

1988

John G. Fleagle, Primatologist and Paleontologist

1988

Raymond Jeanloz, Geophysicist

1988

Alan Walker, Paleontologist

1989

Leo William Buss, Evolutionary Biologist

1989

Daniel H. Janzen, Ecologist

1991

James A. Westphal, Engineer and Planetary Scientist

1992

Stephen H. Schneider, Climatologist

1992

Geerat J. Vermeij, Evolutionary Biologist and Paleontologist

1993

Maria Luisa Crawford, Geologist and Petrologist

1993

Margie Profet, Evolutionary Biologist

1995

Susan W. Kieffer, Geologist and Planetary Scientist

1995

Pamela A. Matson, Ecologist

1997

Eric L. Charnov, Evolutionary Biologist

1997

Nancy A. Moran, Evolutionary Biologist and Ecologist

1998

Benjamin David Santer, Atmospheric Scientist

1999

Jillian Banfield, Geologist

2000

Christopher Beard, Paleontologist

2000

Daniel P. Schrag, Geochemist

 

Presidents of AGU (American Geophysical Union)

 

AGU is a worldwide scientific community that advances the understanding

of Earth and space for the benefit of humanity. Since its establishment

in 1919, AGU has grown into a community of 45,000 scientists

from 140 countries; 20 percent of its members are students. The organization

stands as a leader in the increasingly interdisciplinary global

endeavor that encompasses the Earth and space sciences. Presidents are

elected for two-year terms. A Web site on the history of AGU leadership

is available online.

URL: http://www.agu.org/inside/insidaguls.html

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1920–22

William Bowie

1922–24

L. A. Bauer

1924–26

H. F. Reid

1926–29

H. S. Washington

1929–32

William Bowie

1932–35

W. J. Humphreys

1935–38

N. H. Heck

1938–41

R. M. Field

1941–44

W. C. Lowdermilk

1944–47

L. H. Adams

1947–48

O. E. Meinzer

1948–53

W. H. Bucher

1953–56

James B. Macelwane

1956–59

Maurice Ewing

1959–61

Lloyd V. Berkner

1961–64

Thomas F. Malone

1964–66

George P. Woollard

1966–68

William C. Ackerman

1968–70

Helmut E. Landsberg

1970–72

Homer E. Newell

1972–74

Philip H. Abelson

1974–76

Frank Press

1976–78

Arthur E. Maxwell

1978–80

Allan V. Cox

1980–82

J. Tuzo Wilson

1982–84

James A. Van Allen

1984–86

Charles L. Drake

1986–88

Peter S. Eagleson

1988–90

Don L. Anderson

1990–92

G. Brent Dalrymple

1992–94

Ralph J. Cicerone

1994–96

Marcia Neugebauer

1996–98

Sean C. Solomon

1998–2000

John A. Knauss

 

Recipients of the William Bowie Medal

The William Bowie Medal is the American Geophysical Union’s highest

honor. The medal was established in 1939 in honor of AGU’s first

president William Bowie for his “spirit of helpfulness and friendliness

in unselfish cooperative research.” As one of the founders of AGU and

the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Bowie worked as

an architect of international cooperation in geophysical research. The

Bowie medal is awarded annually and acknowledges an individual for

outstanding contributions to fundamental geophysics and for unselfish

cooperation in research, one of the guiding principles of AGU. The list

of recipients of the Bowie Medal and other AGU awards is available

online.

URL: http://www.agu.org/inside/honors.html

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1939

William Bowie

1940

Arthur Louis Day

1941

John Adam Fleming

1942

Nicholas Hunter Heck

1943

Oscar Edward Meinzer

1944

Henry Bryant Bigelow

1945

Jacob Aall Bonnevie Bjerknes

1946

Reginald Aldworth Daly

1947

Felix Andries Vening Meinesz

1948

James Bernard Macelwane

1949

Walter Davis Lambert

1950

Leason Heberling Adams

1951

Harald Ulrik Sverdrup

1952

Harold Jeffreys

1953

Beno Gutenberg

1954

Richard Montgomery Field

1955

Walter Hermann Bucher

1956

Weikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen

1957

William Maurice Ewing

1958

Johannes Theodoor Thijsse

1959

Walter M. Elsasser

1960

Francis Birch

1961

Keith Edward Bullen

1962

Sydney Chapman

1963

Merle Antony Tuve

1964

Julius Bartels

1965

Hugo Benioff

1966

Louis B. Slichter

1967

Lloyd V. Berkner

1968

Roger Revelle

1969

Walter B. Langbein

1970

Bernhard Haurwitz

1971

Inge Lehmann

1972

Carl Eckart

1973

George P. Woollard

1974

A. E. Ringwood

1975

Edward Bullard

1976

Jule G. Charney

1977

James A. Van Allen

1978

Helmut E. Landsberg

1979

Frank Press

1980

Charles A. Whitten

1981

Herbert Friedman

1982

Henry M. Stommel

1983

Syun-iti Akimoto

1984

Marcel Nicolet

1985

H. William Menard

1986

James C. I. Dooge

1987

Robert N. Clayton

1988

Hannes Alfven

1989

Walter H. Munk

1990

Eugene N. Parker

1991

Don L. Anderson

1992

Alfred O. Nier

1993

Irwin I. Shapiro

1994

Peter S. Eagleson

1995

Claude Allegre

1996

Eugene Shoemaker

1997

Raymond Hide

1998

Richard M. Goody

1999

J. Freeman Gilbert

2000

John A. Simpson

 

Presidents of the Geological Society of London

Since 1807, the Geological Society of London has promoted the geosciences.

Currently the society has more than 9,000 members, 2,000 of which

are outside of the United Kingdom. Presidents are elected for two-year

terms. A list of past presidents is available online.

URL: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=past_presidents

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1900–02

Jethro Justinian Harris Teall

1902–04

Charles Lapworth

1904–06

John Edward Marr

1906–08

Sir Archibald Geikie

1908–10

William Johnson Sollas

1910–12

William Whitehead Watts

1912–14

Aubrey Strahan

1914–16

Arthur Smith Woodward

1916–18

Alfred Harker

1918–20

George William Lamplugh

1920–22

Richard Dixon Oldham

1922–24

Albert Charles Seward

1924–26

John William Evans

1926–28

Francis Arthur Bather

1928–30

John Walter Gregory

1930–32

Edmund Johnston Garwood

1932–34

Thomas Henry Holland

1934–36

John Frederick Norman Green

1936–38

Owen Thomas Jones

1938–40

Henry Hurd Swinnerton

1940–41

Percy George Hamnall Boswell

1941–43

Herbert Leader Hawki

1943–45

William George Fearnsides

1945–47

Arthur Elijah Trueman

1947–49

Herbert Harold Read

1949–50

Cecil Edgar Tilley

1950–51

Owen Thomas Jones

1951–53

George Martin Lees

1953–55

William Bernard Robinson King

1955–56

Walter Campbell Smith

1956–58

Leonard Hawkes

1958–60

Cyril James Stubblefield

1960–62

Sydney Ewart Hollingworth

1962–64

Oliver Meredith Boone Bulman

1964–66

Frederick William Shotton

1966–68

Kingsley Charles Dunham

1968–70

Thomas Neville George

1970–72

William Alexander Deer

1972–74

Thomas Stanley Westoll

1974–76

Percy Edward Kent

1976–78

Wallace Spencer Pitcher

1978–80

Percival Allen

1980–82

Edward Howel Francis

1982–84

Janet Vida Watson

1984–86

Charles Hepworth Holland

1986–88

Bernard Elgey Leake

1988–90

Derek John Blundell

1990–92

Anthony Leonard Harris

1992–94

Charles David Curtis

1994–96

(Robert) Stephen (John) Sparks

1996–98

Richard Frederick Paynter Hardman

1998–2000

Robin (Leonard Robert Morrison) Cocks

 

Recipients of the Wollaston Medal

The Wollaston Medal is the Geological Society of London’s highest

honor. The medal is given to geologists who have obtained the heights

of international recognition through their outstanding work. In 1831

William Smith (1769–1839) was the first person awarded the medal for

his geological map published in 1815 of England, Wales, and part of

Scotland. A list of Wollaston recipients and other society award winners

is available online.

URL: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=medallistsfrom1831_.

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1900

Grove Karl Gilbert

1901

Charles Barrois

1902

Friedrich Schmidt

1903

Heinrich Rosenbusch

1904

Albert Heim

1905

Jethro Justinian Harris Teall

1906

Henry Woodward

1907

William Johnson Sollas

1908

Paul von Groth

1909

Horace Bolingbroke Woodward

1910

William Berryman Scott

1911

Waldemar Christopher Brogger

1912

Lazarus Fletcher

1913

Osmond Fisher

1914

John Edward Marr

1915

(Tannatt William) Edgeworth David

1916

Alexander Petrovich Karpinsky

1917

(Francois Antoine) Alfred Lacroix

1918

Charles Doolittle Walcott

1919

Aubrey Strahan

1920

Gerard Jacob De Geer

1921

Benjamin Neeve Peach

1921

John Horne

1922

Alfred Harker

1923

William Whitaker

1924

Arthur Smith Woodward

1925

George William Lamplugh

1926

Henry Fairfield Osborn

1927

William Whitehead Watts

1928

Dukinfield Henry Scott

1929

Friedrich Johann Karl Becke

1930

Albert Charles Seward

1931

Arthur William Rogers

1932

Johan Herman Lie Vogt

1933

Marcelin Boule

1934

Henry Alexander Miers

1935

John Smith Flett

1936

Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff

1937

Waldemar Lindgren

1938

Maurice Lugeon

1939

Frank Dawson Adams

1940

Henry Woods

1941

Arthur Louis Day

1942

Reginald Aldworth Daly

1943

Aleksandr Evgenevich Fersmann

1944

Victor Moritz Goldschmidt

1945

Owen Thomas Jones

1946

Emanuel de Margerie

1947

Joseph Burr Tyrrell

1948

Edward Battersby Bailey

1949

Robert Broom

1950

Norman Levi Bowen

1951

Olaf Holtedahl

1952

Herbert Harold Read

1953

Erik Andersson Stensio

1954

Leonard Johnston Wills

1955

Arthur Elijah Trueman

1956

Arthur Holmes

1957

Paul Fourmarier

1958

Penti Eskola

1959

Pierre Pruvost

1960

Cecil Edgar Tilley

1961

Roman Kozlowski

1962

Leonard Hawkes

1963

Felix Alexander Vening Meinesz

1964

Harold Jeffreys

1965

David Meredith Seares Watson

1966

Francis Edward Shepard

1967

Edward Crisp Bullard

1968

Raymond Cecil Moore

1969

William Maurice Ewing

1970

Philip Henry Kuenen

1971

Ralph Alger Bagnold

1972

Hans Ramberg

1973

Alfred Sherwood Romer

1974

Francis John Pettijohn

1975

Hollis Dow Hedberg

1976

Kingsley Charles Dunham

1977

Reinout William van Bemmelen

1978

John Tuzo Wilson

1979

Hatton Schuyler Yoder

1980

Augusto Gansser

1981

Robert Minard Garrels

1982

Peter John Wyllie

1983

Dan Peter McKenzie

1984

Kenneth Jinghwa Hsu

1985

Gerald Joseph Wasserburg

1986

John Graham Ramsay

1987

Claude-Jean Allegre

1988

Alfred Ringwood

1989

Drummond Hoyle Matthews

1990

Wallace S. Broecker

1991

Xavier Le Pichon

1992

Martin Harold Phillips Bott

1993

Samuel Epstein

1994

William Jason Morgan

1995

George Patrick Leonard Walker

1996

Nicholas John Shackleton

1997

Douglas James Shearman

1998

Karl Karekin Turekian

1999

John Frederick Dewey

2000

William Sefton Fyfe

 

Recipients of the Penrose Medal

The Penrose Medal is the Geological Society of America’s highest honor.

Mining geologist and millionaire entrepreneur Richard A. F. Penrose, Jr.,

(1863–1931) established the medal in 1927 to recognize eminent geological

research and award geologists for outstanding original contributions

or achievements that mark a major advance in the science. Nominees,

represented by the Society’s Council, may or may not be members of the

Society, and may be from any nation. A list of recipients of the medal

and other society awards is available online.

URL: http://www.geosociety.org/aboutus/awards/aboutAwards.htm.

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1927

Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin

1928

Jakob Johannes Sederholm

1929

No award given

1930

Francois Alfred Antoine Lacroix

1931

William Morris Davis

1932

Edward Oscar Ulrich

1933

Waldemar Lindgren

1934

Charles Schuchert

1935

Reginald Aldworth Daly

1936

Arthur Philemon Coleman

1937

No award given

1938

Andrew Cowper Lawson

1939

William Berryman Scott

1940

Nelson Horatio Darton

1941

Norman Levi Bowen

1942

Charles Kenneth Leith

1943

No award given

1944

Bailey Willis

1945

Felix Andries Vening-Meinesz

1946

T. Wayland Vaughan

1947

Arthur Louis Day

1948

Hans Cloos

1949

Wendell P. Woodring

1950

Morley Evans Wilson

1951

Pentti Eskola

1952

George Gaylord Simpson

1953

Esper S. Larsen, Jr.

1954

Arthur Francis Buddington

1955

Maurice Gignoux

1956

Arthur Holmes

1957

Bruno Sander

1958

James Gilluly

1959

Adolph Knopf

1960

Walter Herman Bucher

1961

Philip Henry Kuenen

1962

Alfred Sherwood Romer

1963

William Walden Rubey

1964

Donnel Foster Hewett

1965

Philip Burke King

1966

Harry H. Hess

1967

Herbert Harold Read

1968

J. Tuzo Wilson

1969

Francis Birch

1970

Ralph Alger Bagnold

1971

Marshall Kay

1972

Wilmot H. Bradley

1973

M. King Hubbert

1974

William Maurice Ewing

1975

Francis J. Pettijohn

1976

Preston Cloud

1977

Robert P. Sharp

1978

Robert M. Garrels

1979

J. Harlen Bretz

1980

Hollis D. Hedberg

1981

John Rodgers

1982

Aaron C. Waters

1983

G. Arthur Cooper

1984

Donald E. White

1985

Rudolf Trumpy

1986

Laurence L. Sloss

1987

Marland P. Billings

1988

Robert S. Dietz

1989

Warren Bell Hamilton

1990

Norman D. Newell

1991

William R. Dickinson

1992

John Frederick Dewey

1993

Alfred G. Fischer

1994

Luna B. Leopold

1995

John C. Crowell

1996

John R. L. Allen

1997

John D. Bredehoeft

1998

Jack E. Oliver

1999

M. Gordon Wolman

2000

Robert L. Folk

 

Recipients of the Vetlesen Prize

In 1959 the Georg Unger Vetlesen Foundation established an award for

scientific achievement that resulted in a clearer understanding of the

Earth, its history, or its relations to the universe. About every two years

Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory administers

the $100,000 prize and its accompanying medal, which is inscribed

with the words “for achievement in the sciences of the Earth and the

universe.” Additional information regarding Georg Unger Vetlesen and

the prize recipients is available online.

URL: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/vetlesen/index.html.

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1960

W. Maurice Ewing, Geophysics, Seismology, Study of the Ocean Bottom

1962

Sir Harold Jeffreys, Mathematical Methods Applied to the Study of

the Interior of the Earth, Great Britain; Felix Andries Vening Meinesz,

Gravity and the Interior of the Earth

1964

Pentti Eelis Eskola, Chemistry of Rocks, Finland; Arthur Holmes,

Geology

1966

Jan Hendrik Oort, Astrophysics

1968

Francis Birch, Physical Properties of Rocks; Sir Edward Bullard, Interior

of the Earth, Magnetism

1970

Allan V. Cox, Paleomagnetism; Richard R. Doell, Paleomagnetism;

S. Keith Runcorn, Paleomagnetism

1973

William A. Fowler, Astrophysics

1974

Chaim Leib Pekeris, Mathematical Methods Applied to Earth’s Interior

1978

J. Tuzo Wilson, Geology

1981

Marion King Hubbert, Geophysics and Geology

1987

Wallace S. Broecker, Geochemistry; Harmon Craig, Geochemistry and

Oceanography

1993

Walter Munk, Geophysics

1996

Robert E. Dickinson, Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Modeling, Climate-

Biosphere Interactions; John Imbrie, Sedimentary Records, Orbital

Variations, Climate Change

2000

W. Jason Morgan, Seafloor Spreading, Plate Tectonics and Mantle

Convection; Walter C. Pitman III, Plate Tectonic Theory, Theoretical

Geomorphology and Tectonics; Lynn R. Sykes, Earthquake Forecasting

and Prediction, Seismological Verification of Underground Nuclear

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