Hisashi Kuno Award
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About The Hisashi Kuno Award
is given by the VGP Section for outstanding contributions to the fields of
Volcanology, Geochemistry or Petrology. The Award is based on the quality of
publications arising from work performed up to seven years past the receipt
of the Ph.D. Awardees must be members of AGU at the time of nomination and
within seven years of the award of the Ph.D. on Jan 1st of the
year of the Award. Selection Committee Jon Davidson (Chair) Nominations Deadline May 1, 2009 The
nomination file should be submitted electronically to the Chair of the
Committee: Details and History Proposal
for Volcanology Geochemistry Petrology Section Hisashi Kuno Award As approved by Council– 14
December 2007 Introduction The Executive Committee of the VGP Section proposes the
Hisashi Kuno Award to recognize the scientific accomplishments of junior
scientists who make outstanding contributions to the fields of volcanology
geochemistry and petrology. The intent is to award and highlight excellence
in research performed during and in the seven years after the Ph.D. Currently the VGP section has one sectional award, the
Bowen Award which was established in 1980 and is intended principally for
mid-career researchers. In the intervening period the section, along with all
AGU sections, has grown substantially to now number close to 4000. A large proportion
of this membership resides in academic institutions where major awards are important
for promoting both our science and our colleagues. Furthermore, the Executive
Committee believes that the size of the section, when compared to those of
sister societies, means that this new award will be highly-prized. For
comparison, the Mineralogical Society of America is about 60% of the size of
the VGP section and has 3 major Awards, Junior (MSA Award), Mid-Career (Dana
Medal) and Senior (Roebling Medal). Naming of the Award This award is named in honor of Hisashi Kuno (1910-1969),
formerly Professor of Petrology at the University of Tokyo and an oustanding
volcanologist and petrologist of the mid-20th Century. Kuno was a
brilliant petrographer and field geologist who, using the optical microscope
and field observations was able to apply the experimental work of Bowen to
understanding the evolution of volcanic rocks. In particular Kuno recognised
the importance of the fine-grained groundmass minerals in volcanic rocks as
indicators of their genetic relationships and demonstrated the presence of 2
distinct volcanic series in the Japan Arc. All of this work took place under extremely
difficult conditions during and after the Second World War. Kuno’s seminal
paper was finally published in 1950. With the advent of the electron
microprobe in the 1960’s use of groundmass mineralogy to unravel genetic
relationships flourished, particularly in the U.S. Of particular relevance to
a Junior Award is that Kuno mentored a number of outstanding students, several
of whom, notably Shigeo Aramaki, Ikuo Kushiro, and Akiho Miyashiro, have had distinguished
careers with international impact. Eligibility Awardees must be members of AGU at the time of nomination.
The evaluation of the candidates will be based on the quality of papers
arising from work performed up to seven years past the award of the Ph.D. Presentation A maximum of 2 awards per year will be made. The award(s)
will be presented at the VGP Reception at the Fall Meeting or at another
appropriate venue, such as immediately preceding the Daly Lecture. The award
will consist of a certificate signed by the Section President. Selection process Any AGU member can nominate one or more candidates. The
nomination will include a nominating letter, a curriculum vitae, and up to 3
letters of recommendation that address the nominees accomplishments. The
nomination and supporting letters should describe the high quality of the
nominee’s research accomplishments. In addition, the nomination may include copies
of in-press manuscripts that illustrate the candidate’s quality of work.
Nominations should be submitted (online, by fax, or by mail) to the Chair of
the Award Committee by 1 May of the award year. A call for nominations will
appear in Eos and on the AGU VGP Section Website. The VGP Section will
constitute a Kuno Award committee to consider nominations. The selection
committee will recommend the nominees to whom it considers awards should be
made. It will submit a letter for review and approval by the VGP Section
Executive Committee that describes the selection process. This letter will
detail the total number of candidates considered, the number of holdover
candidates, the number of new candidates, and the number of nominations that
resulted from the general call versus the number actively solicited by the committee.
Proposed Citation The Hisashi Kuno
Award is given by the Volcanology Geochemistry Petrology Section for outstanding
contributions to the fields of Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology. The
Award is based on the quality of publications arising from work performed up
to seven years past the receipt of the Ph.D. Awardees must be members of AGU
at the time of nomination and within seven years of the award of the Ph.D. on
Jan 1st of the year of the Award. |
Awardees
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vgpweb@giseis.alaska.edu
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