Norman L. Bowen Award
About
The award is given annually for outstanding contributions to volcanology, geochemistry or petrology . The contribution may be: (1) a single outstanding paper published in any journal; (2) a series of papers which, taken together, constitute an outstanding contribution; or (3) any other contribution that the Selection Committee considers worthy. Special consideration is given to nominees who have not previously received a medal.
Selection Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Spear (Chair) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | spearf@rpi.edu |
| Francis Albarede | Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon | albarede@ens-lyon.fr |
| Roberta Rudnick | University of Maryland | rudnick@umd.edu |
| Colin Wilson | Victoria University of Wellington | colin.wilson@vuw.ac.nz |
| Peter Kelemen | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Univ. | peterk@ldeo.columbia.edu |
Nominations
Deadline: May 23, 2011
The nomination file should include:
(1) a nominating letter from a colleague,
(2) a CV for the candidate,
(3) a list of publications for the candidate,
(4) 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.
The nomination file should be submitted electronically to the Chair of the Committee.
More
Link to full text and figures of "NORMAN L. BOWEN (1887-1956), MIT CLASS OF 1912, FIRST PREDOCTORAL FELLOW OF THE GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY" by H.S. Yoder Jr. (1992, Earth Sciences History 11:45-55). This is a summary of Bowen's professional career.