Summary of Award
The IAGC Hitchon Award shall be given annually to a recent paper of significance published in the IAGC journal,
Applied Geochemistry. This award consists of a certificate to the author and all co-authors of the cited
paper. The recipients also will receive a complementary 1-year membership to IAGC for the year following receipt
of the award, if not already an IAGC member. The award recipients shall be cited in the IAGC Newsletter and
website. The abstract of any paper receiving the Hitchon Award may be reprinted in the IAGC Newsletter after the
award is announced.
Nomination Procedure
The recipient of this award is determined by the IAGC Publications Committee, considering any nominations received
from the journal Associate Editors.
Previous Winners
| Authors and Reference | Year | Newsletter Announcement |
| Laurent Charlet, S. Chakraborty, C.A.J. Appelo, G. Roman-Ross, B. Nath, A.A. Ansari, M. Lanson, D. Chatterjee, S. Basu Mallik. 2007. Chemodynamics of an arsenic “hotspot” in a West Bengal aquifer: A field and reactive transport modeling study. Applied Geochemistry, 22: 1273-1292. | 2010 | Number 52, June 2010 |
| Joris J. Dijkstra, Hans A. van der Sloot, Rob N.J. Comans. 2009. The leaching of major and trace elements from MSWI bottom ash as a function of pH and time. Applied Geochemistry, 21(2): 335-351. | 2009 | Number 50, May 2009 |
| Ralph L. Seiler, Kenneth G. Stollenwerk, John R. Garbarino. 2008. Factors controlling tungsten concentrations in ground water, Carson Desert, Nevada. Applied Geochemistry, 20(2): 423-441. | 2008 | Number 49, November 2008 |
| Keara B. Moore, Brenda Ekwurzel, Bradley K. Esser, G. Bryant Hudson, Jean E. Moran. 2007. Sources of groundwater nitrate revealed using residence time and isotope methods. Applied Geochemistry, 21(6): 1016-1029. | 2007 | Number 47, November 2007 |