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About
The award is given annually for outstanding contributions
to volcanology, geochemistry or petrology
. The contribution may be: (1) a single outstanding paper published in
any journal; (2) a series of papers which, taken together, constitute an
outstanding contribution; or (3) any other contribution that the Selection
Committee considers worthy. Special consideration is given to nominees who
have not previously received a medal.
Selection Committee
Frank
Spear (chair)
(Other
committee members will be listed once appointed.)
Nominations
Deadline May 1, 2009
The nomination file should include:
(1) a nominating letter from a colleague,
(2) a CV for the candidate,
(3) a list of publications for the candidate,
(4) three letters of recommendation (no more or less) from
colleagues that are neither from the candidate's current institution nor from
the candidate's Ph.D. institution.
The nomination file should be
submitted electronically to the Chair of the Committee:
More
Link to
full text and figures of "NORMAN L. BOWEN (1887-1956), MIT CLASS
OF 1912, FIRST PREDOCTORAL FELLOW OF THE GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY" by H.S.
Yoder Jr. (1992, Earth Sciences History 11:45-55). This is a summary of
Bowen's professional career.
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Awardees
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Rick Carlson
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2008
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Eiji Ohtani
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2007
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Hugh O'Neill
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2007
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Kathy Cashman
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2006
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Roberta Rudnick
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2006
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Robert J. Bodnar
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2005
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Paul R. Renne
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2005
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Peter B. Kelemen
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2004
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John
W. Valley
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2003
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William I. Rose
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2002
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A T Anderson
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2001
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Francis Albarede
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2000
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Charles R. Bacon
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1999
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Alex Halliday
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1998
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Frank S. Spear
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1997
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Charles H. Langmuir
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1996
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Frank M. Richter
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1995
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T. Mark Harrison
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1995
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Harry W. Green II
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1994
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Alan Bruce Thompson
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1994
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Timothy L. Grove
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1993
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Bruce D. Marsh
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1993
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Robert O. Fournier
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1991
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Eric Essene
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1991
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Alexander R. McBirney
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1990
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S. Ross Taylor
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1988
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John Barry Dawson
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1987
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Fred A. Frey
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1986
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Ian S.E. Carmichael
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1986
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H.U. Schmincke
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1985
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Edward Wesley Hildreth
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1985
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Richard V. Fisher
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1985
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Michael J. O'Hara
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1984
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Robert C. Newton
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1984
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Lionel Wilson
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1983
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T.N. Irvine
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1982
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Richard A. Yund
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1981
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