Jonathan Williams 2026 Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal The 2026 Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal is awarded to Jonathan Williams for leading, significant and sustained contributions to our understanding of volatile organic compounds, in the outdoor and indoor atmosphere. Read more
Joshua Howgego 2026 Angela Croome Award The 2026 Angela Croome Award is awarded to Joshua Howgego for contributions to space and Earth science journalism as author and editor, combining narrative clarity and scientific depth to bring complex planetary questions to a wide audience. Read more
Kaitlin Naughten 2026 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists The 2026 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists is awarded to Kaitlin Naughten for pioneering modelling studies of Antarctic ice–ocean interactions and their implications for sea-level rise, as well as for outstanding leadership in polar climate science. Read more
Kurama Okubo 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Kurama Okubo for outstanding contributions to earthquake physics that integrate numerical modelling, observational seismology, and laboratory experiments, to illuminate complex rupture dynamics and fault mechanics. Read more
Larisa Tarasova 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Larisa Tarasova for outstanding research on comparative catchment hydrology and flood generation processes. Read more
Layla Márquez San Emeterio 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Layla Márquez San Emeterio for significantly advancing our understanding of the origin, turnover, and stabilization of soil organic matter in Mediterranean agroecosystems. Read more
Luca Dal Zilio 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Luca Dal Zilio for fundamental contribution to understanding how deformation localises across time-scales, using cutting-edge research at the intersection of tectonics, geodynamics, and earthquake physics. Read more
Lucille Carbillet 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Lucille Carbillet for advancing our understanding of the mechanical behavior of porous rocks. Read more
Maarten G. Kleinhans 2026 Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal The 2026 Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal is awarded to Maarten G. Kleinhans for impactful research in fluvial and coastal biogeomorphology through analog and numerical modeling. Read more
Marlow Julius Cramwinckel 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Marlow Julius Cramwinckel for innovative contributions to the combination of climate reconstructions and modelling to constrain climate, carbon cycle, and hydrological feedbacks in the past. Read more
Martin Bizzarro 2026 Jean Dominique Cassini Medal & Honorary Membership The 2026 Jean Dominique Cassini Medal & Honorary Membership is awarded to Martin Bizzarro in recognition of outstanding contributions towards understanding the origin of the minor and major bodies of our Solar System. Read more
Matthias Sinnesael 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Matthias Sinnesael for advancing open and reproducible cyclostratigraphy through innovative research, community-building, and fostering the next generation of stratigraphers. Read more
Michael Paul Searle 2026 Arthur Holmes Medal & Honorary Membership The 2026 Arthur Holmes Medal & Honorary Membership is awarded to Michael Paul Searle for conducting influential work in structural geology, especially contributions to understanding the orogenic processes involved in mountain building, channel flow in the crust, and ophiolite obduction. Read more
Nivedita Sairam 2026 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists The 2026 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists is awarded to Nivedita Sairam in recognition of exceptional contributions to systemic modelling of compounding and cascading flood impacts. Read more
Olaf Eisen 2026 Julia and Johannes Weertman Medal The 2026 Julia and Johannes Weertman Medal is awarded to Olaf Eisen for outstanding contributions to the application of geophysical methods to glaciers and ice sheets, and extensive professional service to the cryospheric community. Read more
Patrick Irwin 2026 David Bates Medal The 2026 David Bates Medal is awarded to Patrick Irwin for outstanding contributions to the study of giant planet atmospheres, together with exemplary commitment to mentoring, community building, and open science. Read more
Philip Heron 2026 Katia and Maurice Krafft Award The 2026 Katia and Maurice Krafft Award is awarded to Philip Heron for the creation and co-ordination of the inspiring 'Think Like a Scientist' initiative: a geoscience educational program that brings science to hard-to-reach audiences, including people in the prison system. Read more
Rie S. Hori 2026 Champion(s) for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award The 2026 Champion(s) for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award is awarded to Rie S. Hori for pioneering and relentless efforts to promote a constructive, respectful and peaceful approach to diversity, equality and inclusivity at the global level. Read more
Sally E. Thompson 2026 Henry Darcy Medal The 2026 Henry Darcy Medal is awarded to Sally E. Thompson for outstanding contributions to ecohydrology, particularly the co-evolution of vegetation and soils in natural landscapes, and the emerging patterns in response to water limitation. Read more
Samuel Badman 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Samuel Badman for outstanding research on the physics of the solar wind measured by the Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter. Read more
