The American Geophysical Union recently named the recipients of its 2005 medals and awards in recognition of contributions to geophysics and society. Designation of awards took place in May at AGU’s joint assembly meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, and medals will be presented at the society’s fall meeting in December in San Francisco.
Johannes Geiss has been chosen to receive the William Bowie Medal, AGU’s highest honor. He is being recognized for his “fundamental contributions to our understanding of the composition of the universe, including the composition of the solar system.” Geiss is a professor of physics at the International Space Science Institute in Bern, Switzerland.
François M. M. Morel takes home the Maurice Ewing Medal for “his leadership in the revolution in low-temperature aqueous geochemistry that has resulted in a new field of studies at the interface between marine chemistry and biology.” Morel is the Albert Blanke Professor of...
