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https://www.egu.eu/egs/medalists/vachaud2003.htm
George Vachaud's background is in civil engineering with an MSc in soil mechanics. After working for 2 years as a research engineer in water resources engineering at the University of Davis, California, he completed his PhD in soil physics at the University of Grenoble.
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Advances in Geosciences (ADGEO) Homepage Advances in Geosciences (ADGEO) is an international, interdisciplinary journal for fast publication of collections of short but self-contained communications in the Earth, planetary, and solar system sciences, published in separate volumes online with the option of printed publications (print on demand).
Home / Awards & medals / Sergey Soloviev Medal / 1997 / Franco Barberi
Franco Barberi The 1997 Sergey Soloviev Medal is awarded to Franco Barberi for his invaluable scientific, technical and political contributions in the evaluation and reduction of natural hazards and risks. Franco Barberi is professor of volcanology in the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Pisa, Italy, president of the National Group of Volcanology of the Italian National Research Council.
Home / News / Press releases / Study predicts large future changes in climate variability by end of the 21st century
The main finding reveals the impact of climate change is apparent in nearly all aspects of climate variability, ranging from temperature and precipitation extremes over land to increased number of fires in California, to changes in bloom amplitude for phytoplankton in the North Atlantic Ocean. Each of these changes has important impacts for sustainable resource management.
Home / News / EGU news / EGU Louis Agassiz Medal renamed to honour Julia and Johannes Weertman
In 1987, she became chair of Northwestern’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the first woman in the US to hold such a position in an engineering department. At the time of her death in mid 2018, she was Walter P. Murphy Professor Emerita of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University.
Home / Awards & medals / Stephan Mueller Medal / 2005 / Alan G. Green
Alan G. Green The 2005 Stephan Mueller Medal is awarded to Alan G. Green in recognition of his fundamental contributions to the exploration of the structure of the crust and lithosphere at all scales and of his efforts in promoting interdisciplinary geoscience programs. The Stephan Mueller Medal is reserved for scientists in recognition of their outstanding contributions to Tectonics and Lithospheric Geophysics.
Home / Awards & medals / Petrus Peregrinus Medal / 2009 / Eigil Friis-Christensen
In 2002 he followed up on the Ørsted satellite by becoming Lead Investigator of the Swarm mission proposal, “The Earth’s Magnetic Field and Environment Explorers”, selected for implementation in the Earth Observation Programme of ESA to be launched in 2010.
Home / Awards & medals / Milutin Milanković Medal / 2009 / Pascale Braconnot
She remains extremely active in the development of the IPSL model and in teaching and supervising new generations of students and researchers.
Home / Awards & medals / Hans Oeschger Medal / 2009 / Thomas Stocker
In 2008 he was elected Co-Chair of Working Group I of the IPCC. Stocker was awarded the National Latsis Prize of the Swiss National Science Foundation in 1993, a Dr. h.c. of the University of Versailles and is co-recipient of the European 2008 Descartes Prize (as member of EPICA).
