Vernadsky Medal |
Summary of Award The
IAGC Vernadsky Medal can be awarded biennially to a single person for a
distinguished record of scientific accomplishment in geochemistry over
the course of a career. This award consists of a framed certificate,
engraved medal, plus an article published in the IAGC Newsletter and
posted on the IAGC website. The recipient’s acceptance speech and
citationist’s remarks will be published in the Association journal, Applied Geochemistry. The IAGC may gift up to $2500 USD in travel support funds for the Vernadsky Medal Awardee to attend an IAGC International Conference, receive the Vernadsky Medal and deliver a Plenary or Keynote lecture. The
award recipient also will receive a complementary 1-year membership to
IAGC for the year following receipt of the award. |
Nomination ProcedureEmail a completed IAGC Award Nomination Form to one of the Nomination Committee Members and cc the IAGC Business Manager at businessoffice@iagc-society.org. Nominations open annually on 1 August and are due on 31 December. |
Previous Winners
| Name | Institution | Year | Newsletter Announcement |
| Yanxin Wang | China University of Geosciences, Wuhan - CHINA | 2025 | Summer, 2025 |
| Ramon Aravena | University of Waterloo - CANADA | 2024 | Number 80, June 2024 |
| Susan Brantley | Pennsylvania State University - USA | 2022 | Number 76, July 2022 |
| Yousif K. Kharaka | US Geological Survey - USA | 2022 | Number 76, July 2022 |
| Jacques Schott | Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées - FRANCE | 2018 | Number 68, August 2018 |
| Ian Hutcheon | University of Calgary - CANADA | 2014 | Number 60, May 2014 |
| Robert Berner | Yale University - USA | 2012 | Number 56, May 2012 |
| Mike Edmunds | Oxford University - UK | 2010 | Number 52, June 2010 |
| Bjorn Bolviken | Geological Survey of NORWAY | 2008 | Number 49, November 2008 |
| Fred Mackenzie | University of Hawaii - USA | 2007 | Number 47, November 2007 |