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Perlman Award Committee
2010–2012 term
Chair
Anahita Tikku, Houston, Texas
Members
Kim Fulton-Bennett, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, California
Veronica Lance, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York
Rosaly Lopes, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Anjana Shah, United States Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado
Staff Liaison
Peter Weiss
Beth Paredes
Named for the distinguished science editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, the first David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism—News was presented at the 2000 Fall Meeting. It recognizes excellence in science news reporting, defined as work prepared with a deadline of one week or less. It is presented annually to a journalist for a single report in any medium except books that makes geophysical information accessible and interesting to the general public. Any member of AGU may make a nomination, as may journalists themselves.
Committee Charge
- Select the recipient of the Perlman Award; the final decision is subject for approval of the Executive Committee.
- Interpret the scope of the award broadly and to keep in mind that as a Union award, it should reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the Earth and space sciences.
- Be especially mindful of the diversity of the community of individuals encompassed by AGU.
- Do not depend solely on unsolicited nominations but should be proactive by encouraging nominations through committee member contacts.
- State, as part of their recommendation to the Executive Committee, the number of candidates considered, how many of these were holdovers and how many were new, and whether the new candidates were nominations from general call or were actively encouraged by the committee.
- Define the process used for reaching the decision.
Work Plan for 2010–2012
In addition to selecting Perlman Awardees,
- Review data from Perlman Award's selection processes for the past several years to determine if the program is operating maximally in terms of the relevant goals of the Union's strategic plan.
- Work with Section and Focus Group committees to increase the number of nominations of viable candidates in underrepresented groups so that newly elected awardees reflect the diversity of the Union membership; and
- Work with the Meetings and Honors and Recognition Committees to review formats for the award ceremonies at AGU meetings and to recommend revisions to award ceremony formats as necessary.
–July 2010