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 will pay for the travel for the award recipient to the
meeting where the award is conferred if the Treasurer determines that
the Association has the financial resources to make this possible. 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 are due on December 31, 2023. |
Previous Winners
| Name | Institution | Year | Newsletter Announcement |
| Ramon Aravena | University of Waterloo - CANADA | 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 |