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ContactResearch Grants & Awards
Atmospheric Sciences Section
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Fall Meeting
Candidates should be a member of AGU, and be no more than three years past the award of the Ph.D. degree. Members of the AGU are encouraged to nominate deserving individuals. The nomination package should consist of four items, each no longer than two pages in length: 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. The Award consists of a plaque; $1000, which may be used for AGU services, such as meeting registrations and abstract fees; and a free dinner at the Section Dinner during the Fall Meeting, where the award will be presented.
Other Funding:
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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.
Outstanding Student Paper Awards
Annual Meetings (Fall Meeting/Meeting of the Americas)
Biogeosciences
Elizabeth Sulzman Award
Supports a travel grant for a student in biogeosciences. Dr. Sulzman was an award-winning professor and scientist in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Oregon State University. She is remembered for her tremendous enthusiasm for teaching and research.
Other Funding:
- NCEAS Call for Proposals
- NICCR - National Institute for Climate Change Research
- NSF's - Emerging Topics in Biogeochemical Cycles
Outstanding Student Paper Awards
Annual Meetings (Fall Meeting/Meeting of the Americas)
Geodesy
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The award will consist of an appropriate memento with a modest price which will be given to the awardee. The cost will be covered by the Geodesy Section funds.
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 be forwarded to the President-Elect of the Section at least three months before the Fall AGU meeting each year (due date August 31).
Nominations should include :- a brief CV with list of significant publications
- a nominating statement not to exceed one page
- one supporting letter from someone reputable who knows well the nominee
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Every year the AGU honors leading scientists in various fields of geophysical science. One of the honors is to be selected to present a Bowie Lecture at one of the semi-annual AGU meetings held each spring and fall. The lecture series honor William Bowie, AGU's first president.
Outstanding Student Paper awards
Annual Meetings (Fall Meeting/Meeting of the Americas)
Geomagnetism & Paleomagnetism
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The William Gilbert Award was established in 2003 to recognize outstanding and unselfish work in magnetism of Earth materials and of the Earth and planets. It recognizes 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 an outstanding candidate. Nominations are due by July 1.
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The Edward Bullard Lecture is given annually at the Fall AGU Meeting as part of the Bowie lecture series. It replaced the Allan Cox Lecture in 2002.
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Annual Meetings (Fall Meeting/Meeting of the Americas)
Hydrology
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Annual
This grant supports research in hydrology, water resources, or a closely related field. Appropriate topics may be in hydrology (including physical, chemical, or biological aspects) or in water resources policy sciences (including economics, systems analysis, sociology, and law).
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The Hydrologic Sciences Award is for Outstanding contribution(s) 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.
In 1998, the Horton Award of the Hydrology Section was renamed the Hydrology Section Award to avoid confusion with the Horton Medal awarded by the Union. In 2000, the award was renamed the Hydrology Award. It has subsequently been renamed the Hydrolgic Sciences Award (2005).
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The Walter B. Langbein Lecture is given at the Fall Meeting. The lectureship is to be awarded for lifetime contributions to the basic science of hydrology and/or unselfish service promoting cooperation in hydrologic research. Additional considerations may be the candidate's renown as a lecturer and/or as an educator.
Ocean Sciences
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Established in 1982, the Ocean Sciences Award is presented for outstanding and long-standing service to the ocean sciences.
- The Early Career Award is given to a member of the Ocean Sciences Section in recognition of significant contributions to and promise in the ocean sciences. The awardee must be in the first eight post-doctoral degree years of their career. One award is given at the Fall Meeting every other year.
Sverdrup, Carson and Emiliani Lectures
Outstanding Student Paper awards
Planetary Sciences
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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.
Space Physics and Aeronomy
Outstanding student paper awards
Annual Meetings (Fall Meeting/Meeting of the Americas)
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The F. L. Scarf Award was established in 1989 by the Space Physics and Aeronomy Section to recognize an outstanding dissertation that contributes directly to solar-planetary science. The Awardee is required to deliver an invited paper on his or her dissertation topic at the AGU Spring or Fall Meeting. The first recipient of the Scarf Award in 1991 was Margaret Chen.
Volcanology, Geochemistry, & Petrology
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The award is given annually 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.
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Meeting of the Americas
This is the VGP Bowie Series Lecture. This series of lectures was inaugurated in 1989 to commemorate the 50th presentation of the William Bowie Medal, which is AGU's highest honor and was named for AGU's first president.
Suggestions will be accepted through October 1 of the year prior to that of the award.
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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 nomination file should be submitted electronically to the Chair of the Committee
Mineral and Rock Physics
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Each year, the MRP Focus Group presents the The Mineral and Rock Physics Graduate Research Award which recognizes outstanding contributions by young scientists who are engaged in experimental and/or theoretical studies of Earth materials.
Student Paper Award
Recognition of outstanding papers presented by students at the Fall AGU meeting are presented at the MRP reception. Awards are based on evaluations by the members of MRP