Awards

The Hydrologic Sciences Award, known as the Robert E. Horton Award from 1956 to 1998, was established in 1956 and is granted by the Section for outstanding contributions to the Science of Hydrology over a career, with an emphasis on the past five years. It is the highest disciplinary recognition for senior scientists within the Hydrology section. The name of the award has changed over the years to the Hydrology Section Award (1998-2000), Hydrology Award (2000-2005) and Hydrologic Sciences Award in 2005.

Nomination Process

AGU is now accepting nominations for AGU awards and honors. Information on the nomination process for this award can be found here.

Committee Membership

• Bayani Cardenas (Chair, 2024), UTexas
• Guilin Wang (2023), UConnecticut
• James Famiglietti (2024), Global Institute for Water Security
• James Smith (2023), Princeton University
• Yan Zheng (2024), SUSTech

Recipients

• 2021 - Jiri Simunek
• 2020 - James S. Famiglietti
• 2019 - William Kustas
• 2018 - Bridget Scanlon
• 2017 - Elfatih A. B. Eltahir
• 2016 - Amilcare Porporato
• 2015 - Dara Entekhabi
• 2014 - Diane McKnight
• 2013 - P.C.D. (Chris) Milly
• 2012 - Gabriel Katul
• 2011 - Peter Kitanidis
• 2010 - Murugesu Sivapalan
• 2009 - Marc B. Parlange
• 2008 - Desmond E. Walling
• 2007 - Efi Foufoula-Georgiou
• 2006 - John L. Wilson
• 2005 - Michael A. Celia
• 2004 - Yoram Rubin
• 2003 - Thomas J. Jackson
• 2001 - W. James Shuttleworth
• 2000 - Dennis P. Lettenmaier
• 1999 - Andrea Rinaldo
• 1998 - Roni Avissar
• 1997 - Jean-Yves Parlange
• 1996 - Richard B. Alley
• 1995 - William E. Dietrich
• 1994 - Ghislain de Marsily
• 1993 - George Hornberger
• 1992 - Fred J. Molz III
• 1991 - Keith John Beven
• 1990 - Garrison Sposito
• 1989 - William W.G. Yeh
• 1988 - Wilfried Brutsaert
• 1987 - Thomas Dunne
• 1986 - Roger E. Smith
• 1985 - John A. Cherry
• 1984 - Gedeon Dagan
• 1983 - David A. Woolhiser
• 1982 - Lynn W. Gelhar
• 1981 - Rafael L. Bras
• 1980 - Samuel C. Colbeck
• 1979 - Peter S. Eagleson
• 1978 - Hsieh W. Shen

• 1977 - Eric F. Wood
• 1976 - Russel Hamon
• 1976 - Roland W. Jeppson
• 1976 - Walter J. Rawls
• 1976 - David L. Schrieber
• 1975 - Jose M. Mejia
• 1975 - Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe
• 1974 - J. Amorocho
• 1974 - B. Espildora
• 1973 - R. Allan Freeze
• 1972 - Chih Ted Yang
• 1971 - James Banner
• 1971 - R. Allan Freeze
• 1970 - S.P. Neuman
• 1970 - P.A. Witherspoon
• 1969 - John D. Bredehoeft
• 1969 - G.F. Pinder
• 1968 - N.C. Matalas
• 1967 - C.H.M. van Bavel
• 1966 - James R. Wallis
• 1965 - Stanley A. Changnon, Jr.
• 1965 - Floyd A. Huff
• 1964 - Andrew E. Reisenauer
• 1963 - I.G. Donaldson
• 1962 - J. Weertman
• 1960 - J.C.I. Dooge
• 1959 - W.B. Langbein
• 1959 - S.A. Schum
• 1958 - Daniel A. deVries
• 1958 - John R. Philip
• 1957 - W.J. Kaufman
• 1957 - G.T. Orlob
• 1956 - C. Robert Hosler
• 1956 - Charles L. Hosler