Award Nomination Information
It is an important mission of the Geochemical Society that excellence and achievement in geochemistry be recognized. Geochemical Society award descriptions and nomination information are given below.
When nominating a deserving scientist, please take the time to be complete and to obtain strong supporting letters. They are both major factors in an award committee's consideration of the candidate.
V.M. Goldschmidt Award Nominations
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The V.M. Goldschmidt Award, consisting of a medal, a certificate, and an honorarium, will be conferred for major achievements in geochemistry or cosmochemistry. Such achievements may consist either of a single outstanding contribution, or a series of publications that have had great influence on the field. The award is normally given annually at the V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, but may be omitted in a given year at the discretion of the Board. Current members of the Geochemical Society Board of Directors and past recipients of the award are ineligible for nomination.
Nominations should include:
- a completed Cover Sheet,
- a brief CV for the candidate,
- an additional page, if necessary, listing the candidate's publications, and
- at least three supporting letters.
Award selection is based on the scientific merit of the nominee and the quality and completeness of the nomination. Award selection is not judge with regard to citizenship or to membership in the Geochemical Society.
To be considered for the 2007 award, nominations must be received by December 15, 2006. Nominations received later will be considered for the 2008 award. Although nominations will be held for two years, it is recommended that nominators update their nomination every year.
Nominations should be submitted to:
Dr. Samuel B. Mukasa
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Michigan
2534 C.C. Little Building
425 East University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063 USA
T: 734-936-3227
E: mukasa@umich.edu
Useful Links:
• Archive of V.M. Goldschmidt Award Recipients
• 2007 V.M. Goldschmidt Award Committee
F.W. Clarke Award Nominations
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The F.W. Clarke Award, consisting of a medal, a certificate, and a one-year subscription to the Geochemical Society's journal (GCA), shall be conferred on a young scientist for a single outstanding contribution to geochemistry or cosmochemistry, published as a single paper or a series of papers on a single topic. Eligibility for this award is met if either of the following criteria is satisfied on the first day of the year in which the award is given:
- the candidate must have received a recognized doctorate or its equivalent within six (6) years; or
- must not have celebrated their thirty fifth (35th) birthday.
An individual may not receive the Patterson and Clarke Awards for the same body of work. The F.W. Clarke Award is normally given annually, but may be omitted in a given year at the discretion of the Board. Normally only one Clarke Award is made in a given year. However, in exceptional circumstances, where multiple nominations are deemed by the Award Committee and the GS Board to be of indistinguishable quality and impact, more than one Clarke Award may be granted in that year. Nominations from all fields of geochemistry are encouraged.
Nominations should include:
- a completed Cover Sheet,
- a letter from the nominator containing a brief explanation of the significance of the work of the nominee,
- a brief CV for the nominee,
- a copy of the paper(s) for which the nominee is being considered for the award, and
- at least three supporting letters.
Award selection is based on the scientific merit of the nominee and the quality and completeness of the nomination. Award selection is not judge with regard to citizenship or to membership in the Geochemical Society.
To be considered for the 2007 award, nominations must be received by December 15, 2006. Nominations received later will be considered for the 2008 award. Although nominations will be held for two years, it is recommended that nominators update their nomination every year.
Nominations should be submitted to:
Dr. Randall Cygan
Sandia National Laboratory
Geochemistry Department, MS 0750
Albuquerque, NM 87185-0750 USA
T: 505-844-7216
E: rtcygan@sandia.gov
Useful Links:
• Archive of F.W. Clarke Award Recipients
• 2007 F.W. Clarke Award Committee
C.C. Patterson Award Nominations
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The C.C. Patterson Award will be bestowed upon scientists who have recently made a particularly important and innovative breakthrough in environmental geochemistry, considered to be of fundamental significance. The research must be highly original and contribute in a significant fashion to our understanding of the natural behavior of the Earth's environment. Such a contribution must be in the form of a widely recognized important piece of innovative scientific research published in a peer reviewed journal. There is no age limit associated with this honor. The award will be bestowed annually at the V.M. Goldschmidt Conference and is to be distinguished from the Goldschmidt and Treibs Medals and the Geochemistry Fellows. Such awards reflect a longer term of achievement and are generally bestowed upon senior individuals, whereas the Patterson Medal is for a single accomplishment, irrespective of age or career stage. The closest parallel is with the Clarke Medal, but this is reserved for early-career scientists. An individual may not receive the Patterson and Clarke Awards for the same body of work. The awardee does not have to be a member of the Geochemical Society. If the scientific discovery is clearly a joint effort, then the award may be shared in a given year. Current members of the Geochemical Society Board of Directors and past recipients of the award are ineligible for nomination.
Nominations should include the name, address, and chief fields of specialization of the nominee, and be accompanied by a curriculum vitae of not more than two pages, a list of no more than ten (10) peer-reviewed publications relevant to the accomplishment being recognized, and at least three (3) support letters. Nominators should include a letter of not more than two (2) pages, giving name, address, phone number, signature and a brief description of the nominee's contribution to environmental geochemistry. Electronic submission of Patterson Award nominations is highly encouraged! Award selection is based on the scientific merit of the nominee and the quality and completeness of the nomination. Award selection is not judge with regard to citizenship or to membership in the Geochemical Society.
To be considered for the 2007 award, nominations must be received by December 15, 2006. Nominations received later will be considered for the 2008 award. Although nominations will be held for two years, it is recommended that nominators update their nomination every year.
Nominations should be submitted to:
Dr. Brian Popp
University of Hawaii
Department of Geology & Geophysics
1680 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
T: 808-956-6206
E: popp@hawaii.edu
Useful Links:
• Archive of C.C. Patterson Award Recipients
• 2007 C.C. Patterson Award Committee
Alfred Treibs Award Nominations
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The Alfred Treibs Award (sponsored by the Organic Geochemistry Division of the Geochemical Society), consisting of a medal, a certificate, and accompanied by a check for $1,000 (US), shall be conferred for major achievements, over a period of years, in organic geochemistry. Such achievements shall consist of pioneering and innovative investigations which have made highly significant contributions to the understanding of the origin and fate of organic materials in the geosphere and/or in extraterrestrial environments. The Alfred Treibs Award is given annually, but may be omitted in a given year. The award is subject to approval by the GS Executive Committee.
To be considered for the current year's award, complete nomination packages, consisting of hard paper copies, must be received by December 15 of this year. Nomination packages received later will be considered for the award in the following year. Nomination packages must include six (6) hard copies of each of the following:
- a nominating letter describing the career achievements of the nominee,
- 3-5 additional letters supporting the nomination,
- the nominee's curriculum vitae, not to exceed two (2) pages, and
- a list of the nominee's most relevant publications, not to exceed two (2) pages.
All files will remain active for three (3) years. After that time, the nominator will be required to request that the file remain active for an additional three (3) years, or the nominator may submit a new or revised nomination. All submissions will be acknowledged. Only complete nomination packages (containing all materials described in 1-4 above) will be accepted. Complete nominations packages should be sent to:
Dr. Josef Werne
Large Lakes Observatory
University of Minnesota Duluth
2205 East 5th Street
Duluth, MN 55812 USA
E: jwerne@d.umn.edu
Useful Links:
• Archive of Alfred Treibs Award Recipients
• 2007 Alfred Treibs Award Committee
Geochemistry Fellows Award Nominations
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The European Association for Geochemistry (EAG) and the Geochemical Society established in 1996, the honorary title of Geochemistry Fellow, to be bestowed upon outstanding scientists who have, over some years, made a major contribution to the field of geochemistry. Existing and new Urey, Goldschmidt and Treibs Medal winners become Fellows automatically. Up to ten (10) new Fellows may be named each year. Only under unusal circumstances, approved in advance by the governing bodies of GS and EAG may more than ten (10) Fellows be named in any one year.
Membership in either organization is not a factor in consideration of Fellows candidates. Current members of the Fellows Selection Committee, the GS Board of Directors, and the EAG Council are ineligible for nomination. Any member of either organization may nominate Fellows by right.
Nominations should include:
- a completed Cover Sheet,
- a brief CV for the candidate,
- an additional page, if necessary, listing the candidate's publications, and
- at least three supporting letters.
Award selection is based on the scientific merit of the nominee and the quality and completeness of the nomination. Award selection is not judge with regard to citizenship or to membership in the Geochemical Society.
To be considered for the 2007 award, nominations must be received by January 31, 2007. Nominations received later will be considered for the 2008 award. Nominations submitted (as pdf, MS Word, or text files) by email to the committee chair are encouraged. Although nominations will be held for two years, it is recommended that nominators update their nomination every year.
Nominations should be submitted to:
Dr. Douglas Rumble
Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory
5251 Broad Branch Road, NW
Washington, DC 20015 USA
202-478-8990
E: rumble@gl.ciw.edu
Useful Links:
• Archive of Geochemistry Fellows
• 2007 Geochemistry Fellows Award Committee
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