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Union and Section Fellows Selection Committees (2020-2021)

Union Fellows Committee Members

Name

Institution

Committee Role

John Geissman

University of Texas

Committee Chair

Dennis Baldocchi

University of California Berkeley

Member
Ashanti Johnson  Cirrus Academy Charter School
 Member 
Eric S. Saltzman University of California Irvine
 Member
Adina Paytan University of California Santa Cruz
 Member 
Henry Pollack
 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
 Member 
Ann Pearson Harvard University
 Member

Susan L. Beck

University of Arizona

Member

Gia Destouni

Stockholm University

Member

Steven Goldstein

Columbia University

Member

Robert Houze

University of Washington

Member

Miaki Ishii

Harvard University

Member

Carol Kendall

USGS Western Regional Offices

Member

Richard Norby

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Member

Martha Savage

Victoria University of Wellington

Member

Detlef Stammer

University of Hamburg

Member

Weijian Zhou

Institute of Earth Environment

Member
A R Ravishankara Colorado State University Fort Collins
 Member 
Cesar R Ranero Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies
  Member 

Robert Rader

AGU

Staff Partner; Director, Engagement and Membership

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.
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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)

Joint Section Fellows Committee

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

Global Environmental Change Fellows Committee

Geomagnetism, Paleomagnetism, and Electromagnetism Fellows Committee

Hydrology Fellows Committee

Mineral and Rock Physics Fellows Committee

Natural Hazards Fellows Committee

Near-surface Geophysics Fellows Committee

Ocean Sciences Fellows Committee

Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Fellows Committee

Planetary Sciences Fellows Committee

Seismology Fellows Committee

Space Physics and Aeronomy Fellows Committee

Tectonophysics Fellows Committee

Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Fellows Committee