
Reginald Daly Lecture
Information on the Lecture
The Reginald Daly Lecture honors the life and work of Canadian Geologist Reginald Aldworth Daly. It is presented annually to a recipient who exemplifies Daly’s work with outstanding contributions to volcanology, geochemistry, or petrology. The lecture is presented during the AGU Fall Meeting.
The Daly Lecture is also part of the Bowie Lecture Series, established in 1989 to commemorate the 50th presentation of the William Bowie medal, AGU’s highest honor.

Lecturer Benefits
AGU is proud to recognize our Volcanology, Geochemistry, or Petrology section honorees. Recipients of the Reginald Daly Lecture will receive the following benefits during the lecture year:
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1Lecture certificate
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2Recognition in Eos
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3Recognition at the AGU Fall Meeting
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4An invitation to present the Daly Lecture at the AGU Fall Meeting
Eligibility
To better understand eligibility for nominators, supporters and Daly Lecture Committee members, review AGU’s Honors Conflict of Interest Policy.
Nominee Eligibility
- The nominee is required to be an active AGU member.
- The following individuals are not eligible to be candidates for the award during their terms of service:
- AGU President;
- AGU President-elect;
- Council Leadership Team members;
- Honors and Recognition Committee members;
- Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology section leadership;
- Reginald Lecture Committee members;
- All full-time AGU staff; and
- AGU Fellows.
Nominator Eligibility
- Nominators are not required to hold an active AGU membership.
- Thesis/research advisors are eligible nominators.
- The following individuals are not eligible to be nominators for the award during their terms of service:
- AGU President;
- AGU President-elect;
- Council Leadership Team members;
- Honors and Recognition Committee members;
- Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology section leadership;
- Reginald Lecture Committee members; and
- All full-time AGU staff.
Supporter Eligibility
- Individuals who write letters of support for the nominee are not required to be active AGU members.
- Supports may not be currently or recently associated with the nominee’s institution.
- The following individuals are not eligible to be supporters for the award during their terms of service:
- AGU President;
- AGU President-elect;
- Council Leadership Team members;
- Honors and Recognition Committee members;
- Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology section leadership;
- Reginald Lecture Committee members; and
- All full-time AGU staff.
Relationships to a Nominee
The following relationships need to be identified and communicated to the Award Committee but will not disqualify individuals from participating in the nomination or committee review process. These apply to committee members, nominators, and supporters:
- Current dean, departmental chair, supervisor, supervisee, laboratory director, an individual with whom one has a current business or financial relationship (e.g., business partner, employer, employee);
- Research collaborator or co-author within the last three years; and/or
- An individual working at the same institution or having accepted a position at the same institution.
Individuals with the following relationships are disqualified from participating in the award nomination process as a nominator or supporter:
- Family member, spouse, or partner.
- A previous graduate (Master’s or Ph.D.) and/or postdoctoral advisor, or postdoctoral fellow may not write a nomination letter but may write a supporting letter after five years of terminating their relationship with the nominee beginning on 1 January after the year the relationship was terminated.
- A former doctoral or graduate student, or a former postdoctoral fellow may not write a nomination letter for a former advisor but may write a supporting letter after five years of terminating their relationship with the nominee beginning on 1 January after the year the relationship was terminated.
Nomination Package
Named section lectures are not required to follow a nomination cycle process (i.e. submit a nomination package). Sections have the flexibility to adopt the process that will best serve their communities in seeking their lecture recipients.
For questions about nomination requirements or the submission process, please contact Costanza Bonadonna, Volcanology, Geochemistry, or Petrology President.

Submission process
For questions about nomination requirements or the submission process, please contact Costanza Bonadonna, Volcanology, Geochemistry, or Petrology President. Submissions are reviewed by the Daly Lecture Committee.
Please click the link below if you have any questions for AGU Honors Staff.

Recipients

Blair Schoene

Jenni Barclay

Anat Shahar
Video

Maud Boyet
Lecture Title
The terrestrial magma ocean: geochemical constraints
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Marie Edmonds

Nicolas Dauphas

Catherine Chauvel

Richard J Walker

Katharine V Cashman

Jane Selverstone

Dante Canil

Jay James Ague

Colin J N Wilson

Dominique Weis

T. Mark Harrison

Alexander Halliday

Timothy L Grove

Roberta L Rudnick

Calvin F Miller

Michael Manga

Claude P Jaupart

Chris Hawkesworth

Bernard J Wood

Bruce D Marsh

E Bruce Watson

Charles H Langmuir

Stephen E Haggerty

Wallace S Broecker

Stanley R Hart

Edward M Stolper
