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2004 Medalists

Keiiti Aki
William Bowie Medal - For developing the field of seismic tomography, used to understand structure, composition, and solid convective flow in the mantle; and for providing new seismological tools to study magma injection and flow and other volcanic processes in the field.

Mervyn S. Paterson
Walter H. Bucher Medal - For his sustained, seminal, and innovative contributions to understanding the strength and mechanical behavior of crustal materials.

Bruce A. Warren
Maurice Ewing Medal - For contributions to the understanding of the general circulation of the ocean, including water mass formation by sea-air interaction, deep and surface boundary currents and interior flow, planetary waves, and the impact of global integral momentum constraints on the ocean circulation.

David Gubbins
John Adam Fleming Medal - For his seminal contributions to geomagnetism, spanning from theoretical magnetohydrodynamics and thermodynamics to observational geomagnetism, paleomagnetism and even applied crustal magnetism.

Adolphe Nicolas
Harry H. Hess Medal - For his fundamental contributions to the understanding of solid earth dynamics through observations in structural geology and petrology.

Garrison Sposito
Robert E. Horton Medal - For his seminal and extensive contributions in establishing the physical and chemiical foundations of hydrology.

Robin M. Canup, Daniel Sigman, David W. J. Thompson
James B. Macelwane Medal - Recognizes significant contributions to the geophysical sciences by an outstanding young scientist.

Inez Fung
Roger Revelle Medal - For excellence in research contributions to the atmospheric, oceanic, and terrestrial disciplines, and her strong scientific leadership.

J. Michael Hall
Waldo E. Smith Medal - For his leadership in the field of climate sciences and for his creation of a better model for the management of scientific programs.

Wayne Thatcher
Charles A. Whitten Medal - For his leadership in applying geodetic techniques to understand deformation associated with the earthquake cycle leading to new insights and understanding of strain development and faulting.

2004 Awardees

Cathryn Manduca
Excellence in Geophysical Education Award - For more than a decade of sustained contributions that have created and supported communities of scholars in geoscience education in service to students, faculty, and the general public.

George Tselioudis
Charles S. Falkenberg Award - For combining substantive research contributions with an outstanding ability to communicate Earth science and its broad applications in society to the public.

Joseph H. King
Edward A. Flinn III Award - For unparalleled commitment to the acquisition, dissemination, and archiving of data that have served the space community for four decades and will serve future generations.

Paula S. Apsell
Robert C. Cowen Award for Sustained Achievement in Science Journalism - For a quarter century of informing, educating, and delighting millions of viewers about science and the scientific enterprise as Senior Executive Producer of NOVA.

Kevin Krajick
Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism - Features - For "Defusing Africa's Killer Lakes," on efforts by an international team of scientists to forestall a recurrence of the disaster in which 1800 people died following an eruption of carbon dioxide from the depths of a Cameroonian lake.

J. Madeleine Nash
David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism - News - For "Fireproofing the Forests," an article written under deadline pressure that describes and evaluates a controversial technique for mitigating the danger of forest fires.


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