Wollaston Medal Explained

The Wollaston Medal is a scientific award for geology, the highest award granted by the Geological Society of London.

The medal is named after William Hyde Wollaston, and was first awarded in 1831. It was originally made of gold (1831–1845), then palladium, a metal discovered by Wollaston (1846–1860). Next in gold again (1861–1929) and then in palladium again (1930–present).

Laureates

Source:Geological Society

1831–1850

1851–1900

1901–1950

1951–2000

2001–

2001 Harry Blackmore Whittington
2002 Rudolf Trümpy
2003 Ikuo Kushiro
2004 Geoffrey Eglinton
2005 Ted Irving
2006 James Lovelock
2007 Andrew Knoll
2008 Norman Sleep
2009 Paul F. Hoffman
2010 Richard H. Sibson
2011 Robert Stephen John Sparks
2012 Christopher Hawkesworth
2013 Kurt Lambeck
2014 Maureen Raymo - first woman to receive the Wollaston Medal
2015 James A. Jackson
2016 Susan L. Brantley
2017 Richard Alley
2018 Terry Plank
2019 Edward Stolper
2020 Barbara Romanowicz
2021 David D. Pollard
2022 Tanya Atwater
2023 Kathryn Whaler^[3]
2024 Trond Helge Torsvik^[4]

See also

External links

List of Wollaston Medal Winners

Notes and References

The Geological Society of London. 20 February 1900 . 5 . 36070.
The Geological Society of London . 10 January 1903 . 6 . 36974.
Web site: The Geological Society of London - 2023 awards and funds winners .
Web site: The Geological Society of London - 2024 awards and funds winners .