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Union and Section Fellows Selection Committees (2020-2021)

Union Fellows Committee Members

Name	Institution	Committee Role	Primary Section Affiliation	Secondary Section Affiliations
John Geissman	University of Texas	Committee Chair	Geomagnetism, Paleomagnetism, Electromagnetism	Tectonophysics
Gia Destouni	Stockholm University	Member	Hydrology	Atmospheric Sciences, Biogeosciences, Cryosphere, Global Environmental Change, Ocean Science
Barbara Finlayson-Pitts	University of California Irvine	Member	Atmospheric Sciences	Education, Earth and Planetary Surface Processes, Global Environmental Change
Miaki Ishii	Harvard University	Member	Seismology	Natural Hazards, Study of Earth's Deep Interior
Richard Norby	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Member	Biogeosciences	Global Environmental Change
Adina Paytan	University of California Santa Cruz	Member	Ocean Sciences	Atmospheric Sciences, Biogeosciences, Education, Global Environmental Change, Hydrology, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Ann Pearson	Harvard University	Member	Biogeosciences	Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, Ocean Sciences
Henry Pollack	University of Michigan Ann Arbor	Member	Cryosphere	Earth and Planetary Surface Processes, Global Environmental Change, Hydrology, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, Science and Society, Tectonophysics
A R Ravishankara	Colorado State University Fort Collins	Member	Atmospheric Sciences	Earth and Planetary Surface Processes, Hydrology
Eric S. Saltzman	University of California Irvine	Member	Atmospheric Sciences	Cryosphere, Global Environmental Change, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Detlef Stammer	University of Hamburg	Member	Ocean Sciences	N/A
Weijian Zhou	Institute of Earth Environment	Member	Global Environmental Change	Geomagnetism Paleomagnetism and Electromagnetism, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Hannah Hoffman	AGU	Staff Partner; Honors Program Coordinator
Artesha Moore	AGU	Staff Partner; Vice President, Engagement and Membership

Committee charge and work plan

The Union Fellows Committee is charged with selecting from among the membership those individuals who should be honored with the designation of Fellow in recognition of their acknowledged eminence in Earth and space science. Committee members have the following responsibilities:

1

Annually selecting eminent Union Fellows, making sure that the number of Fellows each year does not exceed 0.1 percent of the total membership.
2

Determining policies and procedures to meet the committee charge in a manner consistent with AGU’s bylaws, values and other relevant policies and procedures.
3

Assuming responsibility for vetting candidates prior to the final selection and protecting the confidentiality of the newly-elected Fellows until appropriate time for announcement.
4

Providing feedback to section committees regarding promising nominations that are not successful in a given year.
5

Working with the Honors and Recognition Committee to recommend AGU-wide policies to enhance the effectiveness of the Fellows program.
6

Promoting excellence and transparency and allowing broad input and recognition beyond disciplinary awards.
7

Promoting diversity and commitment to equity to ensure that all awards are sufficiently representative of underrepresented groups.

Section Fellows Selection Committees

Every honor within AGU’s honors program, including Union awards, medals, and prizes, Fellows, and section honors, has a selection committee. For Fellows, this includes a selection committee for each section within AGU. Selection committees operate on an annual or biannual basis, depending on the award. Review the section selection committees outlined below.

Committee name (by section)

Atmospheric and Space Electricity Fellows Committee

Atmospheric Sciences Fellows Committee

Biogeosciences Fellows Committee

Cryosphere Sciences Fellows Committee

Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Fellows Committee

Earth and Space Science Informatics Fellows Committee

Education Fellows Committee

Geodesy Fellows Committee

GeoHealth Fellows Committee

Global Environmental Change Fellows Committee

Geomagnetism, Paleomagnetism, and Electromagnetism Fellows Committee