Amir AghaKouchak 2026 Plinius Medal The 2026 Plinius Medal is awarded to Amir AghaKouchak for outstanding interdisciplinary contributions to understanding and mitigating Anthropogenic Drought, hydrologic extremes, and compound hazards. Read more
Anastasios A. Tsonis 2026 Lewis Fry Richardson Medal The 2026 Lewis Fry Richardson Medal is awarded to Anastasios A. Tsonis for outstanding contributions applying methods of nonlinear data analysis to atmospheric science and the theory of complex networks to coupled subsystems of the climate system. Read more
Andrea Barone 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Andrea Barone for methodological innovation in the multi-scale integration of InSAR, magnetic and EM data, for the modelling of deformation sources in complex volcanic and environmental settings. Read more
Anne Klosterhalfen 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Anne Klosterhalfen for outstanding contributions to improve measurements and understanding of ecosystem carbon and water fluxes, engagement in collaborative research, and dedication to education and outreach. Read more
Benjamin Bomfleur 2026 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal The 2026 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal is awarded to Benjamin Bomfleur for excellence in palaeobotany, specifically on the evolution, taxonomy and palaeobiology of plants. Read more
Bettina Weber 2026 Alina Kabata-Pendias Medal The 2026 Alina Kabata-Pendias Medal is awarded to Bettina Weber for pioneering, interdisciplinary contributions to understanding cryptogamic communities and biocrusts, and their role in biogeochemical cycles, particularly in nitrogen cycle. Read more
Christian Teyssier 2026 Marie Tharp Medal The 2026 Marie Tharp Medal is awarded to Christian Teyssier in light of profound and lasting contributions to the field, dedication to advancing geoscience, and commitment to mentoring the next generation of scientists. Read more
Claire Harnett 2026 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists The 2026 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists is awarded to Claire Harnett for exceptional field and experimental studies modelling the growth and collapse of volcanic structures, and geotechnical applications leading to improved assessments of volcanic instability and hazards. Read more
Cornelia Rumpel 2026 Philippe Duchaufour Medal The 2026 Philippe Duchaufour Medal is awarded to Cornelia Rumpel for pioneering interdisciplinary research on soil organic matter and exceptional leadership advancing soil science through mentorship and global engagement. Read more
Dongfeng Li 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Dongfeng Li for outstanding and extensive contributions to our understanding of high mountain and cold region erosional processes, and sediment dynamics. Read more
Eva Boergens 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Eva Boergens for outstanding work on addressing contemporary hydrological challenges using satellite geodesy. Read more
Eva Pfannerstill 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Eva Pfannerstill for contributions to atmospheric chemistry, in particular to our understanding of the reactivity of hydroxyl radicals (OH) and ozone formation. Read more
Francisco de Melo Viríssimo 2026 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists The 2026 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists is awarded to Francisco de Melo Viríssimo for groundbreaking interdisciplinary research spanning nonlinear dynamics, marine biogeochemistry and climate science, and for outstanding contributions as educator, mentor, and scientific community leader. Read more
François Renard 2026 Louis Néel Medal The 2026 Louis Néel Medal is awarded to François Renard for critical and wide-ranging contributions to advancing our understanding of chemo-mechanical processes that govern fluid–rock interactions, fault dynamics, and geological carbon sequestration. Read more
Frank Flechtner 2026 Vening Meinesz Medal The 2026 Vening Meinesz Medal is awarded to Frank Flechtner for innovative work in gravity field determination and exceptional contributions to the realisation of pivotal satellite gravity missions. Read more
Friederike E.L. Otto 2026 Hans Oeschger Medal The 2026 Hans Oeschger Medal is awarded to Friederike E.L. Otto for pioneering extreme event attribution and transforming climate communication through the World Weather Attribution initiative. Read more
Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos 2026 Sergey Soloviev Medal The 2026 Sergey Soloviev Medal is awarded to Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos for promoting innovative research on geohazards that led to a new tsunami intensity scale, improving the analysis of foreshock seismic sequences and for the development of tsunami warning systems. Read more
Giovanni Chiodini 2026 Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal The 2026 Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal is awarded to Giovanni Chiodini for influential and transformative work in volcanology and gas geochemistry to elucidate Earth’s degassing processes, and long-lasting contributions to global volcano monitoring. Read more
Hamish C.F.C. Hay 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Hamish C.F.C. Hay for pioneering work on tidal dissipation and ocean–ice coupling in icy moons, advancing our understanding of internal heating, ocean dynamics, and the habitability of ocean worlds. Read more
Jana Šafránková 2026 Hannes Alfvén Medal The 2026 Hannes Alfvén Medal is awarded to Jana Šafránková for pioneering research in space plasma and dusty plasma physics, including establishing a unique laboratory facility for dust measurements and mentoring a new generation of scientific leaders. Read more
