2020 Medalists

Union Medals Overview

AGU Medals are among the most esteemed in the Earth and space sciences, and the highest honors bestowed by the Union. Medalists are recognized for their scientific body of work as well as their sustained impact within the Earth and space sciences community. They remind us of the enormous impact scientific innovation can have when it is allowed to flourish.

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Bowie Medal

WIlliam Bowie Medal

Rita Colwell

University of Maryland College Park

Macelwane Medal

James B. Macelwane Medal

Kyle C. Armour

University of Washington

Sarah M. Hörst

Johns Hopkins University

Brandon Schmandt

University of New Mexico

Yoshihide Wada

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Kelly Wrighton

Colorado State University

Fleming Medal

John Adam Fleming Medal

Tamas I. Gombosi

University of Michigan

Bucher Medal

Susan L. Beck

University of Arizona

Ewing Medal

Maurice Ewing Medal

Anthony Brian Watts

University of Oxford

Horton Medal

Robert E. Horton Medal

Rien van Genuchten

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Hess Medal

Harry H. Hess Medal

Donald Bruce Dingwell

Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich

Revelle Medal

Roger Revelle Medal

Claire L. Parkinson

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Lehmann Medal

Inge Lehmann Medal

Peter Shearer

U.C. San Diego

Whitten Medal

Charles A. Whitten Medal

Kristine M. Larson

University of Colorado, Boulder

Simpson Medal

Joanne Simpson Medal

Asmeret Asefaw Berhe

University of California, Merced

Marie Edmonds

University of Cambridge

Isabella Velicogna

University of California Irvine

Devendra Lal Medal

Devendra Lal Memorial Medal

Subimal Ghosh

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay