Katerina Georgiou 2025 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2025 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Katerina Georgiou for significant contributions to the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of carbon cycling at a range of scales; from soil particle to field-scale, to global predictions. Read more
Wulf Amelung 2025 Philippe Duchaufour Medal The 2025 Philippe Duchaufour Medal is awarded to Wulf Amelung for pioneering research in uncovering the mechanisms of soil degradation and efforts to restore soil functions, thereby enabling sustainable agriculture and land use. Read more
Daniel L. Evans 2024 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists The 2024 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists is awarded to Daniel L. Evans for outstanding research in the field of exploration of urban soil ecosystem services. Read more
Hyunsoo Seo 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award The 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Hyunsoo Seo Implementing Spatial Mapping and Sequential Gaussian Simulation for Probabilistic Risk Modeling of Heavy Metals Contamination in Urban Soils Read more
Jan Willem van Groenigen 2024 Philippe Duchaufour Medal The 2024 Philippe Duchaufour Medal is awarded to Jan Willem van Groenigen for his outstanding work on the integration of agricultural management and environmental science as they relate to global change. Read more
Lauren Porter 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award The 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Lauren Porter Impacts of intensive wetting, stagnation and drying cycles on carbon pools and allocation within stormwater processing system substrates designed for multifunctionality Read more
Lavanya Veerabhadrappa 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award The 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Lavanya Veerabhadrappa Comparison of Different Color Space Model's Performance for Estimation of Nitrate and Phosphate in Soil and Water Using a Developed Smartphone-Integrated Imaging Device Read more
Andreas A. Richter 2023 Philippe Duchaufour Medal The 2023 Philippe Duchaufour Medal is awarded to Andreas A. Richter for his pioneering scientific contributions in soil ecological research, and his work as an excellent teacher and mentor for his students, following an inclusive approach. Read more
Christhel Andrade Diaz 2023 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award The 2023 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Christhel Andrade Diaz Strengthening the bioeconomy in tropical countries while preserving soil organic carbon stocks by recycling recalcitrant coproducts: A case study for Ecuador Read more
Gina Garland 2023 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2023 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Gina Garland for outstanding research exploring how different agricultural practices impact soil functioning and environmental sustainability. Read more
Jana-Sophie Appelt 2023 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award The 2023 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Jana-Sophie Appelt Estuarine filter for trace metals and emerging contaminants: An example from Southampton Water, UK Read more
Oleksandr Bonchkovskyi 2023 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award The 2023 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Oleksandr Bonchkovskyi A detailed palaeosol record of Middle and Upper Pleistocene from the central part of the Volyn’ Upland (the NW Ukraine) Read more
Ravendra Naidu 2023 Alina Kabata-Pendias Medal The 2023 Alina Kabata-Pendias Medal is awarded to Ravendra Naidu for outstanding research on developing better ways to assess, characterise risks of, and remediate contaminated soil, and the potential impacts of contaminants on environmental and human health. Read more
Aydogan Avcioglu 2022 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award The 2022 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Aydogan Avcioglu Seasonal influences on weathering processes in Turkish Badlands: Laboratory-based climate experiments Read more
Diana C. S. Vieira 2022 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2022 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Diana C. S. Vieira for contributions to the understanding of post-fire hydrological and erosive processes through field monitoring and the translation of that empirical knowledge into mathematical models. Read more
Mary K. Firestone 2022 Philippe Duchaufour Medal The 2022 Philippe Duchaufour Medal is awarded to Mary K. Firestone for outstanding research exploring the interactions between soil physicochemical conditions, soil microbial activity, plants and nutrient cycling processes. Read more
Tullia Calogiuri 2022 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award The 2022 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Tullia Calogiuri Can earthworms enhance mineral weathering and thereby increase carbon sequestration? Read more
Clément Lopez-Canfin 2021 Virtual Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (vOSPP) Award The 2021 Virtual Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (vOSPP) Award is awarded to Clément Lopez-Canfin Disparate responses of soil-atmosphere CO2 exchange to biophysical and geochemical factors over a biocrust ecological succession in the Tabernas Desert Read more
Donald L. Sparks 2021 Philippe Duchaufour Medal The 2021 Philippe Duchaufour Medal is awarded to Donald L. Sparks for his outstanding research in the field of soil chemistry and physical chemistry, which greatly influenced the development of soil science. Read more
Hanna Zeitfogel 2021 Virtual Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (vOSPP) Award The 2021 Virtual Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (vOSPP) Award is awarded to Hanna Zeitfogel Variability across scales – exploring methods for predicting soil properties from multiple sources Read more
