Section and Focus Group Awards Nominations
Hydrologic Sciences Award
Request for Nominations
The Hydrologic Sciences Award Committee of the AGU Hydrology Section seeks nominations for the 2008 Hydrologic Sciences Award (known formerly as the Robert E. Horton Award). The awardee will be recognized “…for an outstanding contribution to the science of hydrology.” All contributions made over a career can be considered, but more weight should be given to the last five years. Please send a current resume of the nominee and a minimum of three supporting letters by 15 September 2008 to the Committee Chair:
Professor Jean M. Bahr
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Geology and Geophysics
Weeks Hall Room 411
1215 W. Dayton St.
Madison, WI 53706-1692 USA
Tel.: +1-608-262-5513
E-mail: jmbahr@geology.wisc.edu
DEADLINE: 15 September 2008
Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Section Award
Norman L. Bowen Award
Request for Nominations
The Norman L. Bowen Award is given annually by the VGP Section for outstanding contributions to volcanology, geochemistry, or petrology. The contribution may be:
- a single outstanding paper published in any journal;
- a series of papers which, taken together, constitute an outstanding contribution; or
- any other contribution that the Selection Committee considers worthy.
Special consideration is given to nominees who have not previously received a medal.
The nomination file should include:
- a nominating letter from a colleague,
- a CV for the candidate,
- a list of publications for the candidate,
- three letters of recommendation (no more or less) from colleagues that are neither from the candidate’s current institution nor from the candidate’s Ph.D. institution.
For consideration for the 2008 award, nominations must be received by 1 May 2008, and should be submitted electronically to the Chair of the Committee:
Richard Arculus
E-mail: Richard.Arculus@anu.edu.au
Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Section Award
Hisashi Kuno Award
Request for Nominations
The Hisashi Kuno Award is given by the VGP Section for outstanding contributions to the fields of Volcanology, Geochemistry or Petrology. The Award is based on the quality of publications arising from work performed up to seven years past the receipt of the Ph.D. Awardees must be members of AGU at the time of nomination and within seven years of the award of the Ph.D. on Jan 1st of the year of the Award.
The nomination file should include:
- a nominating letter from a colleague,
- a CV for the candidate,
- a list of publications for the candidate,
- up to three supporting letters.
The deadline for receipt of the nomination package is 1 May 2008 and should be submitted electronically to the Chair of the Committee:
Jon Davidson
E-mail: j.p.davidson@durham.ac.uk
DEADLINE: 1 May 2008
Ocean Sciences Section Award
Request for Nominations
The Ocean Sciences Section will award the Ocean Sciences Award in 2008. This award is to be given to a member of the Ocean Sciences Section of the AGU in recognition of outstanding and long-standing service to the ocean sciences.
Nominations should consist of a nominating letter, a CV, and 3 to 5 supporting letters. The nominating letter should summarize the candidate’s career, highlighting the activities over the years that establish a record of outstanding service to the ocean sciences. The nominating letter should also provide a one-sentence citation. Nominations should be sent by 15 September 2007 by email (edruffel@uci.edu) or by mail to the following address for consideration by the Ocean Sciences Section Awards Committee:
Dr. Ellen R. M. Druffel
Department of Earth System Science
U.C. Irvine
Croul Hall 3222
Irvine CA 92697-3100 USA
Seismology Section Award
Keiiti Aki Young Scientist Award
Request for Nominations
This award is given to recognize the scientific accomplishments of a young scientist in the field of seismology. The award is for recent graduates. The Ph.D. must have been awarded within the three year period prior to January 1 of the year of the award presentation. The junior scientist must be a member of AGU with primary affiliation in the Seismology Section at the time of nomination. The evaluation of the candidates will be based on the quality of papers arising from Ph.D. thesis work, or work done shortly after the Ph.D.
Any AGU member can nominate one or more candidates. The nomination will include a nominating letter, a curriculum vitae, and up to 3 letters of recommendation that address the junior scientist's accomplishments. The nomination and supporting letters should describe the high quality of the nominee's research accomplishments. In addition, the nomination should include copies of published or in-press manuscripts that illustrate the candidate's quality of work. Nominations should be submitted (online, by fax, or by mail) to the President of the Seismology Section by 15 September 2008.
The inaugural award will be given in 2008 at the Fall AGU and presented at the Joint Seismology/Tectonophysics luncheon at the or at another appropriate venue, such as immediately preceding the Gutenberg Lecture. The award will consist of a framed certificate signed by the Section President.
Send nomination packets to:
Rob van der Hilst
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 54-522
Cambridge, MA 01239 USA
Phone: +1 617-253-6977
Fax: +1 617-258-9697
E-mail: hilst@mit.edu
DEADLINE: 15 September 2008
Planetary Sciences Section Award
Whipple Award
Request for Nominations
The Whipple Award was established in 1989 to honor an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in the field of planetary science. The award is named after Fred Whipple, a gifted astronomer most noted for his work on comets. Whipple was an AGU Fellow elected in 1962 and the Section’s first Whipple Award honoree in 1990. Whipple passed away in 2004.
Nominations are accepted at any time, but reviewed annually in the summer. In order to meet the 2008 nomination timeframe please submit nomination packages by 1 July 2008. Packages should include a current CV and publications list for the nominee, and a nomination letter outlining the candidates significant contributions. The nomination should be accompanied by three to six supporting letters from members of the section.
Send nomination packages to:
Carle Pieters
Department of Geological Sciences
324 Brook Street, Box 1846
Providence, Rhode Island 02912
Phone: +1 401-863-2417
E-mail: carle_pieters@brown.edu
Atmospheric Sciences Section Award
Yoram J. Kaufman Unselfish Cooperation in Research Award
Request for Nominations
The Atmospheric Sciences Section of the American Geophysical Union is pleased to announce the establishment of a new Section Award for atmospheric scientists, the Yoram J. Kaufman Unselfish Cooperation in Research Award. This award is named in honor of Yoram J. Kaufman, an outstanding atmospheric scientist, mentor, and creator of international collaborations who worked on atmospheric aerosols and their influence on the Earth's climate for his entire 30-year career. Yoram was tragically killed in a bicycle accident just at the peak of his career at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He grew in the 1990s to be a leading light in aerosol research, both as an author of many new theoretical ideas and as a leader of field campaigns like SCAR-B. He also captained the first NASA Earth Observing System platform, Terra, as its Project Scientist. He advised and mentored a large number of students and junior scientists, and was known for his quick insight, great heart, deep wisdom, and outreach to national and international collaborators.
The AS Section will make the first annual Kaufman Award at the Meeting of the Americas (Joint Assembly) in Toronto in May 2009. The citation will read: "The Yoram J. Kaufman Award for broad influence in atmospheric science through exceptional creativity, inspiration of younger scientists, mentoring, international collaborations, and unselfish cooperation in research." The Kaufman Award will consist of a certificate and a $1,000 credit toward AGU services. The credit may be used for journal subscriptions, book purchases, and AGU meeting registration fees, to be spent over a period of not more than three years from receiving the award. When the award is presented outside the recipient's home country, it will consist in addition of a travel grant of $1000 specifically to attend the AGU meeting at which it is presented.
Now is the time to submit nominations for the Kaufman Award. The deadline is December 1, 2008. To be eligible, the candidate must be a member of the AGU, and be at least ten years past the award of the Ph.D. (or equivalent). The nomination package must consist of:
- a nomination letter,
- the candidate's curriculum vitae, and
- three letters of recommendation, at least one from a collaborator of the nominee from a different nation.
The nomination and supporting letters should clearly state how the nominated individual has exhibited the qualities noted in the citation. Nominations must be submitted by December 1, 2008 (as one combined pdf file) to the Atmospheric Sciences Section President-Elect, Professor Anne M. Thompson, anne@met.psu.edu.
DEADLINE: 1 December 2008
James R. Holton Junior Scientist Award
Request for Nominations
In 2004, the Atmospheric Sciences Section of the American Geophysical Union established a section award for junior atmospheric scientists, the James R. Holton Award.
Nominations are due by Friday, 11 July 2008, and should consist of four items, each no longer than two pages: a nomination letter, the candidate's curriculum vitae, and two letters of recommendation. The nomination and supporting letters should clearly state how the nominated individual's research accomplishments are outstanding for one at his/her stage of career. To be eligible, the candidate should be a member of AGU and be no more than three years past the award of the Ph.D. degree.
Send nomination packages to:
Dr. Joan Alexander
c/o Andrew Frahm
Holton Award Nomination
NWRA/CoRA, 3380 Mitchell Lane
Boulder, CO 80301 USA
Fax: +1-303-415-9702
Please direct e-mail inquiries to Andy Frahm at frahm@cora.nwra.com.
For further information, visit the AGU Atmospheric Sciences Section Web site: http://atmospheres.agu.org/.
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Section Award
William Gilbert Award
Request for Nominations
The GP section of AGU established the William Gilbert Award in 2003 to recognize outstanding and unselfish work in magnetism of Earth materials and of the Earth and planets, including the whole range of research activities in which GP members are engaged. It is given (no more than once per year) for excellence in at least one of the following categories: scientific rigor, originality, and impact; leadership and service to the GP research community; development of new cross-disciplinary research areas and methods. Any member can nominate a potential candidate. The nominating letter should explain in what way the candidate meets the criteria listed above, and should include a suitable one-sentence citation. It should be accompanied by a curriculum vitae, and by at least 3 but not more than 5 supporting letters. Nominators are encouraged to submit all materials in electronic format, preferable in the form of a single pdf file. The GP Fellows and Awards Committee is responsible for selecting a candidate from the available nominees.
Nominations for the current year are due by 1 July 2008, and should be sent to Richard Blakely (chair of the GP Fellows and Honors Committee) with a copy to Catherine Constable (President-elect of the GP section).
Cryosphere Sciences Focus Group Award
Cryosphere Young Investigator Award
Request for Nominations
The Cryosphere Focus Group seeks nominations for the Cryosphere Young Investigator Award, for a significant contribution to cryospheric science and technology. Nominated contributions should be in the form of peer-reviewed papers or technical reports published in the past three years. A nominee should be within five years of receiving their PhD. The award will consist of a $500 stipend to support travel of the awardee to the 2008 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, where they will be formally presented with a certificate. The travel stipend is being sponsored by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. A Selection Committee to judge the nominations will be composed of members of the Cryosphere Focus Group Executive Committee, appointed by the Chair of the Focus Group.
Any AGU member can nominate one or more outstanding contributions. The nomination package should include: a nominating letter; a CV for the candidate; and three supporting letters of recommendation (one from the nominator). The nominating and supporting letters should cite the contribution(s) and clearly state why it is significant to Cryospheric Science. Nomination packages must be received no later than Friday, 18 July 2008, and should be sent to:
Anne Nolin
Department of Geosciences
Wilkinson 104
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
Tel: +1-541-737-8051
Fax: +1-541-737-1200
Email: nolina@science.oregonstate.edu
Geodesy Section Award
Request for Nominations
The Geodesy Section Award is intended to honor members of AGU's Geodesy Section who are early to mid-career and who show the potential to become AGU Fellows in the future, but who are not yet Fellows. The Geodesy Section Award is given in recognition of major advances in geodesy. These advances can be in geodetic science, technology, applications, observations, or theory. The Section President will distribute a request for nominations six months before the Fall AGU meeting each year (before the first of June). Nominations should include:
- a brief CV with list of significant publications,
- a nominating statement not to exceed one page, and
- one supporting letter from someone reputable who knows the nominee well.
Nominations must be received by 31 August 2008, and should be submitted electronically to the President-Elect of the Geodesy Section:
David T. Sandwell
E-mail: dsandwell@ucsd.edu
DEADLINE: 31 August 2008
Fred L. Scarf Award
Call for Nominations for the 2009 Fred L. Scarf Award
The Space Physics and Aeronomy Section of AGU is seeking nominations for the 2009 Fred L. Scarf Award. This award is presented annually to a recent recipient of a Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) for outstanding dissertation research that contributes directly to solar-planetary science. Ph.D. recipients who have completed their degree requirements from 1 July 2007 to 31 December 2008 are eligible.
The major criterion for the award is the impact or potential impact of the research on the field of solar-planetary research. The awardee will receive $1,000, a complimentary ticket for the SPA dinner, and a certificate, and will have the opportunity to deliver an invited paper on the dissertation topic at appropriate SPA session at the 2009 AGU Fall Meeting. The awardee will also be announced in Eos
The research advisors of the nominee will make nominations, but each nomination must be accompanied by one to three supporting letters from other members of the thesis committee or other scientists familiar with the research. A PDF copy of the dissertation is requested for this submission along with a 5-page extended summary of the dissertation that discusses the context for the dissertation, the major findings, and the significance of these findings. For a dissertation written in a language other than English, the submission must be supplemented by an extended summary written in English for each chapter. This will facilitate a proper evaluation of the dissertation.
All nomination materials must be in electronic form to facilitate distribution to the committee. The deadline for receipt of the nomination package is 16 February 2009.
For information on how to submit a nomination please email leadership@agu.org
DEADLINE 16 FEBRUARY 2009
Dr. Ramon E. Lopez Chair, SPA Scarf Committee relopez@uta.edu
Sunanda and Santimay Basu Early Career Award in Sun-Earth Systems Science
Call for Nominations for the 2008 Sunanda and Santimay Basu Early Career Award
The Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) Section of AGU is seeking nominations for the 2008 Sunanda and Santimay Basu Early Career Award. This award will be presented annually starting in 2008 to honor an individual scientist from a developing nation for making outstanding contributions to research in Sun-Earth Systems Science that further the understanding of both plasma physical processes and their applications for the benefit of society. The award is open to scientists who received their Ph.D. degree after 1 June 2001 and who live and work in developing nations. Consideration is to be given to candidates who have overcome obstacles in attaining their research objectives.
The Space Physics and Aeronomy Section will invite the recipient to present a paper at AGU's Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California. Travel funds and living expenses will be provided to attend the meeting, where the recipient will receive a certificate of appreciation and three years' membership to AGU. The award will be presented at the SPA dinner, for which the awardee will receive a complimentary ticket. The awardee will also be announced in Eos.
Nominations should be prepared by an AGU member or other geoscientist who is knowledgeable of the candidate's qualifications and include the following information:
- nominator's name and title, address and contact numbers;
- nominee's name and title, institutional affiliation, and address;
- a statement (not to exceed 2 pages) of the action(s) or achievement(s) for which the candidate is nominated;
- two letters of support from AGU members or from other recognized geoscientists belonging to institutions other than that of the nominee;
- a curriculum vitae of the nominee (not to exceed 3 pages).
The deadline for receipt of the nomination package is 1 June 2008.
Send nominations to:
American Geophysical Union
Attn: Leadership
2000 Florida Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20009 USA
Tel: +1-202-777-7502
E-mail: leadership@agu.org
DEADLINE: 1 June 2008
You can also contact the Chair of the Sunanda and Santimay Basu Early Career Award Committee with questions: Professor Jonathan Makela (jmakela@uiuc.edu)
Mineral and Rock Physics Outstanding Student Research Award
Request for Nominations
The AGU Mineral and Rock Physics Focus Group seeks nominations for its 2008 Outstanding Student Research Award. This award recognizes one or more promising young scientists for outstanding contributions achieved during their Ph.D. research. Nominees may be members of any AGU section. They should be engaged in experimental and/or theoretical studies of Earth and planetary materials with the purpose of unraveling the physics and chemistry that govern their origin and physical properties. The award consists of $500 for support of travel or other professional expenses, a certificate and public recognition at the annual Mineral and Rock Physics Reception at the AGU Fall Meeting. Contributions by AGU members in the Mineral and Rock Physics community finance the award.
In order to be considered by the selection committee, nominations should be received by Thursday, May 1, 2008. As this award specifically recognizes scientific achievements during Ph.D. research, eligibility is restricted to current Ph.D. students and those who have completed the requirements for a Ph.D. degree up to 12 months prior to the nomination deadline. Nominations should include a letter of nomination, a curriculum vitae, two supporting letters, and up to three reprints or preprints of the nominee's work.
Please send nominations, preferably in hard copy by post, to:
Prof. Steven D. Jacobsen
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Northwestern University
1850 Campus Dr.
Evanston, IL 60208-2150
Phone: +1 847-467-1825
Fax: +1 847-491-8060
E-mail: steven@earth.northwestern.edu
DEADLINE: 1 May 2008
Nonlinear Geophysics Focus Group
Donald L. Turcotte Award
Request for Nominations
The Nonlinear Geophysics Focus Group of AGU is seeking nominations for the 2008 Donald L. Turcotte Award. This award is presented annually to a recent recipient of a Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) for outstanding dissertation research that contributes directly to nonlinear geophysics. Ph.D. recipients who have completed their degree requirements from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 are eligible.
The major criterion for the award is the impact or potential impact of the research on the field of nonlinear geophysics. The awardee will receive a certificate and a $200 credit toward AGU services, and the awardee will have the opportunity to deliver an invited paper on the dissertation topic in an appropriate NG session at the 2008 AGU Fall Meeting. The awardee will also be announced in Eos.
Research advisors are encouraged to nominate deserving individuals whose dissertations contribute directly to nonlinear geophysics.
The nomination files should include:
- a nomination letter;
- one to three supporting letters from other members of the thesis committee or other scientists familiar with the research; and
- one copy of the dissertation, preferably in digital media.
Nomination packages must be received by Friday, 15 August 2008, and should be sent to leadership@agu.org, or:
American Geophysical Union
Attn: Leadership
2000 Florida Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20009 USA
Tel: +1-202-777-7502
E-mail: leadership@agu.org
DEADLINE: 15 August 2008
