Waldo E. Smith Award Explained

The Waldo E. Smith Award, previously known as the Waldo E. Smith Medal, is given out by the American Geophysical Union to recognize "individuals who have played unique leadership roles in such diverse areas as scientific associations, education, legislation, research, public understanding of science, management, and philanthropy, and whose accomplishments have greatly strengthened and helped advance the geophysical sciences". The award was created in 1982 and named after Waldo E. Smith, the first Executive Secretary of the AGU. The award is given not more often than every other year.^{[1] [2]}

Past recipients

Source (to 2012): AGU
Source (2014 onwards): AGU

• 1984 Waldo E. Smith^[3]
• 1986 Thomas F. Malone
• 1988 Philip H. Abelson
• 1990 Naoshi Fukushima
• 1992 Earl G. Droessler
• 1994 Cecil H. Green
• 1996 Ned Ostenso
• 1998 Margaret A. Shea
• 2000 Rosina Bierbaum
• 2002 Ivan I. Mueller
• 2004 J. Michael Hall
• 2006 John A. Knauss
• 2008 Harsh K. Gupta
• 2010 A.F. Spilhaus, Jr.
• 2012 David Simpson^[4]
• 2014: Meinrat Andreae^[5]
• 2016: Mark B. Moldwin
• 2018: M. Meghan Miller
• 2020: Therese Moretto Jorgensen
• 2022: Ellen S. Kappel

See also

• List of geophysics awards
• List of geophysicists
• List of prizes named after people

Notes and References

1. Web site: Waldo E. Smith Medal . Honors program. American Geophysical Union. 26 November 2013.
2. Encyclopedia: Augustin. Caitlin M. . American Geophysical Union. Philander. S. George. Encyclopedia of global warming & climate change. 2012. SAGE Publications, Inc.. Thousand Oaks, Calif.. 9781412992619. 47. 2nd.
3. Web site: Waldo E. Smith Medal: Past recipients. Honors program. American Geophysical Union. 26 November 2013.
4. News: IRIS President David Simpson Named 2012 Recipient of AGU Smith Medal. 26 November 2013. IRIS News.
5. http://news.agu.org/press-release/american-geophysical-union-announces-2014-awards-medals-and-prizes-honorees/ American Geophysical Union Announces 2014 Awards, Medals, and Prizes Honorees