Raphaël Grandin received the 2019 John Wahr Early Career Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019, held 9–13 December in San Francisco, Calif. The award is given “in recognition of major advances in geodesy.”
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Scheingross Receives 2019 Luna B. Leopold Young Scientist Award
Joel Scheingross received the 2019 Luna B. Leopold Young Scientist Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019, held 9–13 December in San Francisco, Calif. The award recognizes a young scientist for “a significant and outstanding contribution that advances the field of Earth and planetary surface processes.”
Whipple Receives 2019 G. K. Gilbert Award in Surface Processes
Kelin X. Whipple received the 2019 G. K. Gilbert Award in Surface Processes at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019, held 9–13 December in San Francisco, Calif. The award recognizes a scientist who has made “a single significant advance or sustained significant contributions to the field of Earth and planetary surface processes” and “also promoted an environment of unselfish cooperation in research and the inclusion of young scientists into the field.”
Gomez Receives 2019 Cryosphere Early Career Award
Natalya Gomez received the 2019 Cryosphere Early Career Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019, held 9–13 December in San Francisco, Calif. The award is for “significant early career contributions to cryospheric science and technology.”
Barnes Receives 2019 Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring
Rebecca Barnes received the 2019 Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019, held 9–13 December in San Francisco, Calif. The award is given to “one mid-career female scientist…for significant contributions as a role model and mentor for the next generation of biogeoscientists.”
Novick Receives 2019 Thomas Hilker Early Career Award for Excellence in Biogeosciences
Kimberly Novick received the 2019 Thomas Hilker Early Career Award for Excellence in Biogeosciences at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019, held 9–13 December in San Francisco, Calif. The award recognizes “a scientist whose research propels any discipline related to the field of biogeosciences.”
Goldstein Receives 2019 Yoram J. Kaufman Outstanding Research and Unselfish Cooperation Award
Allen H. Goldstein received the Yoram J. Kaufman Outstanding Research and Unselfish Cooperation Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019, held 9–13 December in San Francisco, Calif. The award recognizes “broad influence in atmospheric science through exceptional creativity, inspiration of younger scientists, mentoring, international collaborations, and unselfish cooperation in research.”
Jeevanjee Receives 2019 James R. Holton Award
Nadir Jeevanjee received the 2019 James R. Holton Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019, held 9–13 December in San Francisco, Calif. The award recognizes “outstanding scientific research and accomplishments of early-career scientists” who are no more than 3 years past receiving the Ph.D. degree.
Dominguez, Murphy, Noone, Sorooshian, and Volkamer Receive 2019 Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Awards
Francina Dominguez, Jennifer Murphy, David Noone, Armin Sorooshian, and Rainer M. Volkamer received the 2019 Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019, held 9–13 December in San Francisco, Calif. The award recognizes “research contributions by exceptional mid-career scientists in the fields of atmospheric and climate sciences.”
J. Marshall Shepherd Receives 2019 Climate Communication Prize
J. Marshall Shepherd was awarded the 2019 Climate Communication Prize at the AGU Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 11 December 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. The prize recognizes an individual “for the communication of climate science.”