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UNION AND SECTION FELLOWS SELECTION COMMITTEES

UNION FELLOWS Committee Members

Name

Institution

Committee Role

John Geissman

University of Texas

Committee Chair

Dennis Baldocchi

University of California Berkeley

Member

Susan L. Beck

University of Arizona

Member

Emily Brodsky

University of California Santa Cruz

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

Robert C. Liebermann

Stony Brook University

Member

Richard Norby

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Member

Martha Savage

Victoria University of Wellington

Member

Detlef Stammer

University of Hamburg

Member
 Anne Thompson NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Member
 Weijian Zhou Institute of Earth Environment Member

Chelsea Fuller

AGU

Staff Partner; Coordinator, Union Fellows

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
    Determining policies and procedures to meet the committee charge in a manner consistent with AGU’s bylaws, values and other relevant policies and procedures.
  • 2
    Assuming responsibility for vetting candidates prior to the final selection and protecting the confidentiality of the newly-elected Fellows until appropriate time for announcement.
  • 3

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

  • 4
    Providing feedback to section committees regarding promising nominations that are not successful in a given year.
  • 5
    Promoting excellence and transparency and allowing broad input and recognition beyond disciplinary awards.
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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