Ambassador Award
| Ambassador Award | |
|---|---|
| Description | Honors individual scientists in the field of the Earth and space science whose contributions are beyond the traditional scientific awards |
| Presented by | |
| Website | https://www.agu.org/Honor-and-Recognize/Honors/Union-Awards/Ambassador-Award |
The Ambassador Award is a prestigious award presented by the American Geophysical Union awards to recognize individual Early career, mid-career, or senior scientists of the Union whose contributions in research, education, and innovation have significantly advanced the Earth and space science.[1] The award is annually given to one to five individuals with notable achievements in one or more of the societal impact, service to the Earth and space community, scientific leadership, and promotion of talent/career pool fields. [2] This award is to recognize the groundbreaking contributions of individuals whose achievements are beyond the scope of traditional scientific honors. The recipients will be made an AGU Fellow. [3]
Award Condition
Based on the rules of the award, "The nominee should be an early career, mid-career or senior scientist, but is not required to be an active AGU member."[4]
Past recipients
The following list is based on the information provided by the AGU. [5]
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Sunanda Basu[6] |
| 2019 | Alik Ismail-Zadeh |
| 2019 | Margaret Leinen |
| 2019 | Constance Millar |
| 2019 | Lixin Wu |
| 2018 | Esteban G. Jobbágy[7] |
| 2018 | Rosaly M.C. Lopes |
| 2018 | Christopher M. Reddy |
| 2017 | Richard C.J. Somerville[8] |
| 2017 | Robert A. Duce |
| 2017 | Jean M. Bahr |
| 2016 | M. Susan Lozier[9] |
| 2016 | Anne S. Meltzer |
| 2016 | Naomi Oreskes |
| 2016 | Ashanti Johnson |
| 2015 | Charles R. Chappell |
| 2015 | Gordon McBean[10] |
| 2015 | Lucile Jones |
| 2014 | Michael Wysession[11] |
| 2014 | James Overland |
| 2014 | Scott Mandia |
| 2014 | Paul Hsieh |
| 2014 | Ghassem Asrar |
See also
References
- ^ "Union Awards, Medals, and Prizes | AGU". www.agu.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Ambassador Award | AGU". www.agu.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Ambassador Award | AGU". www.agu.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Ambassador Award | AGU". www.agu.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Ambassador Award | AGU". www.agu.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Basu, Ismail-Zadeh, Leinen, Millar, and Wu Receive 2019 Ambassador Awards". Eos. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "American Geophysical Union Announces Recipients of the 2018 Union Medals, Awards and Prizes". AGU Newsroom. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "American Geophysical Union Announces Recipients of the 2017 Union Medals, Awards and Prizes". AGU Newsroom. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "American Geophysical Union announces recipients of the 2016 Union Medals, Awards and Prizes". AGU Newsroom. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "2015 AGU Union Medal, Award, and Prize Recipients Announced". Honors Program. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "American Geophysical Union Announces 2014 Awards, Medals, and Prizes Honorees". AGU Newsroom. Retrieved 2020-11-02.