The American Geophysical Union recently named the recipients of its medals and awards for 2004. The presentation of these prizes for contributions to geophysics and society will take place at various AGU meetings during the year.
Seismologist Keiiti Aki has been chosen to receive the William Bowie Medal, AGU’s highest honor. He is being recognized for “developing the field of seismic tomography, used to understand structure, composition, and solid convective flow in the mantle; and for providing new seismological tools to study magma injection and flow and other volcanic processes in the field.” Aki is science director emeritus of the Southern California Earthquake Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Mervyn S. Paterson has been selected as the Walter H. Bucher Medal winner for his “sustained, seminal, and innovative contributions to understanding the strength and mechanical behavior of crustal materials.” Paterson is an emeritus professor and visiting...
