Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal Explained

The Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal is an award presented by the European Geosciences Union (and its predecessor, the European Geophysical Society) that recognizes "distinguished research in atmospheric sciences".^[1] It was first awarded in 1997, to Brian Hoskins,^[2] and later recipients include the Nobel-Prize-winning oceanographer and climate scientist Klaus Hasselmann. The award is named for Norwegian pioneer of weather forecasting Vilhelm Bjerknes, whose likeness features on the medal itself, designed by sculptor József Kótai.^[1]

Recipients

• 2024 – Lucy Carpenter^[3]
• 2023 – Christoph Schär^[4]
• 2022 – Hugh Coe^{[5] [6]}
• 2021 – Spyros Pandis^[7]
• 2020 – Michael Prather
• 2019 – Johannes Lelieveld^[8]
• 2018 – Pinhas Alpert
• 2017 – John Plane^[9]
• 2016 – Maria Kanakidou
• 2014 – Urs Baltensperger
• 2013 – John Burrows
• 2012 – Adrian Simmons
• 2011 – Karin Labitzke
• 2010 – Akio Arakawa
• 2009 – J. Ray Bates
• 2008 – Gury Marchuk
• 2007 – Markku Kulmala
• 2006 – Erich Roeckner
• 2005 – David Williamson
• 2004 – Joseph Egger
• 2003 – Joost Businger
• 2002 – Klaus Hasselmann
• 2001 – Fedor Mesinger
• 2000 – Sergej Zilitinkevich
• 1999 – Jean-Claude André
• 1998 – Arnt Eliassen
• 1997 – Brian Hoskins

See also

• List of meteorology awards
• List of prizes named after people

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal . European Geosciences Union . 29 May 2022.
2. Web site: EGS Vilhelm Bjerknes Medallist – 1997 . Copernicus . 29 May 2022 . 22 September 2004 . 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/20040922152727/http://www.copernicus.org/EGS/egs_info/medalists/hoskins97.htm.
3. Web site: Lucy Carpenter : Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal 2023 . European Geosciences Union . 3 April 2024.
4. Web site: Christoph Schär : Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal 2023 . European Geosciences Union . 6 March 2023.
5. Web site: Hugh Coe: Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal 2022 . European Geosciences Union . 27 December 2022.
6. Web site: Professor Hugh Coe . University of Manchester . 6 March 2023.
7. Web site: Wichmann . Anna . Greek Scientist to Receive Prestigious Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal . GreekReporter.com . 24 October 2020 . 29 May 2022.
8. Web site: Prof. Jos Lelieveld Awarded the 2019 Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal . EMME-CARE . 12 April 2019 . 29 May 2022.
9. Web site: Prof John Plane awarded the Vilhelm Bjerknes medal for 2017 . Priestley International Centre for Climate . 24 December 2016 . 29 May 2022.