D.A. Williams

AGU Union Fellows Elected for 2014

The Union Fellows Selection Committee is proud to present the 2014 class of AGU Fellows. Established in 1962, the Fellows program recognizes AGU members who have attained acknowledged eminence in the Earth and space sciences as valued by their peers and vetted by a Union-wide committee of Fellows. Primary criteria for evaluation in scientific eminence are a major breakthrough or discovery, paradigm shift, or sustained impact.

AGU Fellows Elected for 2013

The Union Fellows Selection Committee is proud to present the 2013 class of AGU Fellows. Established in 1962, the Fellows program recognizes AGU members who have attained acknowledged eminence in the Earth and space sciences as valued by their peers and vetted by a committee of Fellows. The primary criterion for evaluation of scientific eminence is a major breakthrough or discovery, paradigm shift, or sustained impact.

2013 AGU Named Lecturers and Section and Focus Group Awardees

Each year nearly 25 individuals are chosen to present lectures under the Bowie Lecture Series as well as the Section and Focus Group Named Lecture Series. The Bowie Lecture was inaugurated in 1989 to commemorate the 50th presentation of the William Bowie Medal, which is AGUs highest honor and is named for AGUs first president. Named lectures are designated by sections and focus groups to honor and memorialize distinguished scientists in their respective fields of science. This years crop of lecturers represents some of the most innovative minds in their fields.

Nominations sought for inaugural Gilbert F. White Lecture

Nominations for the first Gilbert F. White Distinguished Lecture Award, sponsored by AGUs Natural Hazards Focus Group, are due 1 May. The lecture, established last year, will be given during the 2012 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, 3–7 December. The lecture is named for Gilbert F. White (1911–2006), an AGU Fellow who was internationally known for his significant contributions to natural hazards research. Some of Whites most notable work involved the identification and classification of adjustment mechanisms for flooding in the United States, perceptions of natural hazards, and the importance of sound water management in contemporary society. White advocated, where feasible, adaptation to or accommodation of food hazards rather than the “structural” solutions (e.g., dams, levees, and foodwalls) that dominated policy in the early twentieth century

2012 AGU section and focus group awardees and named lecturers

Each year, more than 20 awards are presented by AGU sections and focus groups to recipients at various stages in their careers. In addition, nearly 25 individuals are selected annually to present lectures under the Bowie Lecture Series and the Section and Focus Group Named Lecture Series. The Bowie Lecture Series was inaugurated in 1989 to commemorate the fiftieth presentation of the William Bowie Medal, which is AGUs highest honor and is named for AGUs first president. Named lectures are designated by sections and focus groups to honor and memorialize distinguished scientists in their respective fields of science.