Awards

Union Medals, Awards & Prizes

About

AGU recognizes the contributions of individuals, groups and teams through its multifaceted Union Awards, Medals and Prizes program. The scope of many of these recognitions are relevant to VGP members, including the William Bowie Medal, the Harry H. Hess Medal, the Walter H. Bucher Medal, the Maurice Ewing Medal, the Edward A. Flinn III Award and of course the James B. Macelwane Medal.

The Macelwane Medal is a Union award, established in 1961 and renamed in 1986 in honor of James B. Macelwane. This medal recognizes significant contributions to the geophysical sciences by an outstanding young scientist (no more than 10 years beyond receiving their Ph.D. or highest equivalent terminal degree achieved on 1 January of the year of presentation).

Nominations

Please click here for information about current deadlines and guidelines for nomination for Union Awards, Medals, and Prizes.

VGP Macelwane Medal Committee (encourages nominations for the Macelwane Medal)

VGP Union Awards Committee (encourages nominations for all Union Awards, Medals & Prizes except the Macelwane Medal)

Previous VGP-member Union Award recipients

William Bowie Medal

  • 2008 Gerald Wasserburg
  • 1995 Claude Allégre
  • 1992 Alfred O. Nier
  • 1987 Robert N. Clayton

Walter H. Bucher Medal

  • 2006 E. Bruce Watson
  • 2002 Stuart Ross Taylor
  • 1995 Patrick Hurley

Maurice Ewing Medal

  • 2008 Miriam Kastner
  • 1997 Karl K. Turekian
  • 1995 Jean-Guy Schilling

Harry H. Hess Medal

  • 2015 Claude P. Jaupart
  • 2014 Donald DePaolo
  • 2013 Bernard Wood
  • 2009 Frank M. Richter
  • 2007 Michael John O’Hara
  • 2006 Alexandra Navrotsky
  • 2001 Albrecht W. Hofmann
  • 1999 Ikuo Kushiro
  • 1998 David J. Stevenson
  • 1997 Stanley Hart
  • 1996 Thomas J. Ahrens
  • 1995 Edward Anders
  • 1993 Alfred E. Ringwood
  • 1991 George W. Wetherill
  • 1989 A. G. W. Cameron
  • 1987 Julian R. Goldsmith
  • 1985 Gerald J. Wasserburg

Excellence in Geophysical Education Award

  • 2004 Cathryn Manduca
  • 2000 David Mogk

Edward A Flinn III Award

  • 2002 Daniel F. Weill

William Kaula Award for Publication Service

  • 2008 Karl Turekian

James B. Macelwane Medal

  • 2015 Matthew G. Jackson
  • 2014 Rajdeep Dasgupta
  • 2012 Josef Dufek
  • 2011 Nicolas Dauphas
  • 2002 John Eiler
  • 2002 Michael Manga
  • 2000 Erik Hauri

Athelstan Spilhaus Award

  • 2012 John Delaney