SECTION AWARDS AND LECTURES
Keiiti Aki Early Career Award
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Keiiti Aki Early Career Award Selection Committee

Fiona Ann Darbyshire

University of Quebec at Montreal UQAM


Chair
01 January 2024 - 01 January 2026

Marcelo Assumpcao

Organization Not Listed


Member
01 January 2024 - 01 January 2026

Elizabeth S Cochran

USGS Earthquake Science Center


Member
01 January 2023 - 31 December 2024

Valere Lambert

University of California Santa Cruz


Member
01 January 2024 - 01 January 2026

Zhongwen Zhan

California Institute of Technology


Member
01 January 2023 - 31 December 2024

Ying Zhou

Virginia Tech


Member
01 January 2023 - 31 December 2024

Keiiti Aki Early Career Award Committee members support the following initiatives and duties over a two-year term:
  • Select the Keiiti Aki Early Career Award recipient
  • Review data from award selection processes for the past years to determine if the program is achieving AGU’s relevant goals
  • Examine and report on program data to determine whether the number and quality of award nominations is competitive
  • Recommend, implement, and evaluate strategies used to increase diversity of nomination
  • Partner with AGU leaders and staff, as well as other societies to resolve common issues among scientific communities’ recognition programs
  • Participate in training, orientations, and workshops on associated Honors and Recognition policies and processes
  • Provide input and recommendations to the Honors and Recognition Committee on program improvements
  • Understand and commit to AGU’s Conflict of Interest policy and process