Honors & Awards Presented to UCAR & NCAR Staff
National and international
professional organizations representing the atmospheric and related
sciences have presented these awards to staff at the National Center
for Atmospheric Research and the University Corporation for Atmospheric
Research since our founding in 1960.
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Charles Franklin Brooks Award
Warren Washington, 2006
for decades of service to the AMS and as a representative of the atmospheric sciences community at the highest level of policymakers
Cleveland Abbe Award
Richard Carbone, 2001
for building consensus in the weather research community on problems of major national and international importance, and for fostering the conduct of collaborative and coordinated weather research
Vincent Lally, 1990
for outstanding leadership in the development of scientific ballooning and its application to meteorology
Roy Jenne, 1986
for outstanding service to the national and international atmospheric science community in providing innovative and comprehensive data management
Charles Anderson Award
Tom Windham, 2006
for his vision and determination to promote diversity, especially among students in the field of atmospheric and related sciences through mentoring, research, and outreach
Margaret LeMone, 2004
for joyfully sharing her understanding of meteorology through publications and individual mentoring, and inspiring people of all ages with her journey as a woman of science
Warren Washington, 2000
for pioneering efforts as a mentor and passionate support of individuals, educational programs, and outreach initiatives designed to foster a diverse population of atmospheric scientists
Henry G. Houghton Award
Natalie Mahowald, 2006
for her outstanding contributions to our understanding of the global distribution of the mineral aerosol and its thermodynamic and biogeochemical roles and for developing accurate atmospheric circulation and chemistry models
Louis J. Battan Award
The Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology Education and Training (COMET), 2004
K-12 category in first year of the category, for the development of Hurricane Strike! , an immersive, highly interactive and entertaining educational resource for teaching hurricane science and safety with creative use of multimedia and exceptional meteorological quality
Stephen Schneider, 1990
for Global Warming, a book on the atmospheric sciences that fosters public understanding of meteorology
Richard Rotunno, 2004
for highly significant, scholarly contributions to understanding the dynamics that govern a wide spectrum of mesoscale phenomena and processes
Roland Madden, 2001
for pioneering investigations of atmospheric predictability, global waves, and the intraseasonal oscillation
Kevin Trenberth, 2000
for improving our understanding of the dynamics of the climate system through diagnostic analyses of its fundamental properties
Robert Dickinson, 1988
for outstanding contributions to our understanding of biofeedback processes
Richard Anthes, 1987
for sustained contributions in theoretical and modeling studies related to tropical and mesoscale meteorology
Max A. Eaton Prize
Peter Bannon, 1979
for the paper, "Extra-tropical Forcing of the East African Jet"
AMS Editor's Award
Tom Wigley, 2006
for his exceptionally constructive and insightful reviews that led to dramatic improvements in manuscripts
Andrew Gettelman, 2004
Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, for thoughtful, detailed, and constructive reviews of papers on convective mixing and stratosphere-troposphere exchange processes
Rod Frehlich, 2001
Journal of Applied Meteorology, for exceptional efforts as a scientific reviewer
Gerald Meehl, 2000
Journal of Climate, for consistently comprehensive, insightful, and constructive reviews on a range of climate issues
Clara Deser, 1996
for her reviews are thorough, concise, and crystal clear, and have a beauty and completeness akin to a fine piece of art for the Journal of Climate
Chin-Hoh Moeng, 1994
for meticulous reviews of papers on the boundary layers and turbulent fluxes for the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
William G. Large, 1994
for critical reviews which have decidedly helped the editors to maintain the standard of publication for the Journal of Physical Oceanography
Philip J. Rasch, 1993
for providing exceptionally meritorious reviews of manuscripts submitted to the Monthly Weather Review
Margaret LeMone, 1989
for co-authoring Earth Science, a junior high school introductory text
Andrew Weinheimer, 1989
for providing exceptionally meritorious reviews of manuscripts for the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
Kevin Trenberth, 1988
for Journal of Climate
Robert Dickinson, 1976
for unusually constructive and authoritative reviews of scientific contributions to the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, which have led to substantial improvement in both the quality and the style of the journal
James Deardorff, 1972
for critical and conscientious review of manuscripts for the Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, resulting in considerable improvement in its scientific quality
David Fulker, 1998
for his leadership and Unidata's success in providing universities with access to atmospheric and related data for use in science instruction
Father James B. Macelwane Award
Wendy Schreiber, 1986
for the paper, "Case Studies of Two Thunderstorms Initiated by Boundary Layer Convergence"
Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award
James Hurrell, 2001
for the analysis and diagnosis of observed climate variability and the role of anthropogenic climate change
Clara Deser, 1999
for insightful and dynamically informed analyses of climate variability on time scales ranging from days to decades
Chin-Hoh Moeng, 1997
for application of large-eddy simulation for increased understanding of turbulence and boundary layer clouds
Robert Dickinson, 1973
for prolific and imaginative work on a variety of problems concerning the dynamics of planetary and terrestrial atmospheres
President of AMS
Second - Half Century Award (Renamed the Jule B. Charney Award in 1982)
James Deardorff, 1974
for many productive efforts toward furthering our understanding of turbulent processes in the planetary boundary layer through analytical studies and highly original numerical and laboratory experiments
Douglas Lilly, 1973
for theoretical, experimental, and observational contributions to the study of small-scale atmospheric phenomena, including thermal convection, mountain waves, and turbulent interactions
Special Award
HIAPER Project Team, 2007
for exemplary management of the acquisition and modification of a mid-size jet (High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research) to make transformative atmospheric measurements
Elizabeth Page, 2006
for extensive and exceptional work over the years on the development, writing, implementation, and execution of the new standards for broadcasters though the AMS Certified Broadcast
Meteorologist Program
AMS Fellows
Richard Anthes
Maurice Blackmon
Grant Branstator
Greg Byrd
Rit Carbone
Harold Cole
James Dye
John Firor
Brant Foote
David Fulker
Robert Gall
Peter Gent
John Gille
William Holland
James Hurrell
Roy Jenne
Akira Kasahara
Richard Katz
William Kellogg*
Jeff Kiehl
Timothy Killeen
Jospeh Klemp
Charles Knight
William Kuo
Vincent Lally*
Margaret LeMone
Donald Lenschow
Roland Madden*
Jerry Mahlman
Linda Mearns
Gerald Meehl
Mitch Moncrieff
Chester Newton*
Marcia Politovich
Roy Rasmussen
Robert Serafin*
Timothy Spangler
Walter Orr Roberts+
Richard Rotunno
Philip Thompson+
Kevin Trenberth
Joseph Tribbia
Richard Wagoner
Warren Washington
Tom Wigley
James Wilson
AMS Honorary Members
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Excellence in Geophysical Education Award
COMET, 2006
for outstanding efforts to provide and improve access to quality science education materials worldwide
Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing
John Winchester, 1988
for work on the journal, Global Biogeochemical Cycle
Excellence in Reviewing Award
Markus Jochum, 2005
for work on the journal, Geophysical Research Letters
Jack Fellows, 1997
for unselfish cooperation in research through facilitating, coordinating, and implementing activities.
Scott Doney, 2000
for measuring and modeling transient trace chemicals, calculating the time scales of oceanic ventilation, quantifying the irreversible thermodynamic component of air-sea gas transfer, and modeling coupled physical-biological dynamics of the ocean
Bernhard Haurwitz, 1970
for outstanding contributions to fundamental geophysics and for unselfish cooperation in research
AGU Fellows
Richard Anthes
Jack Calvert*
William Holland
Thomas Holzer
William Kellogg*
Jerry Mahlman
James C. McWilliams
Arthur Richmond
Brian Ridley
Raymond Roble
Kevin Trenberth
* = retired
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President of AAAS
AAAS Fellows
Rex Fleming
John Gille
Robert Harriss
William Holland
Roy Jenne
Akira Kasahara
William Kellogg*
Charles Knight
Margaret LeMone
Kevin Trenberth
Warren Washington
Tom M.L. Wigley
* = retired
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Hale Prize
Peter Gilman, 2006
for his unique insights and substantial scientific achievements in understanding the dynamics of the solar convection zone and the mechanism of the Sun's magnetic dynamo, and for his leadership and support of solar physics research programs
Dimitri Mihalas, 1974
for work on the theory of stellar atmospheres
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(Formerly American Institute of Aeronautics)
Otto C. Winzen Lifetime Achievement Award
Vincent Lally, 2003
for outstanding contributions to the advancement of free-flight balloon systems and related technologies, particularly in the areas of design concepts, technical insight, and managerial leadership.
Losey Atmospheric Sciences Award
John McCarthy, 1987
for development of new technology and innovative experiments that have led to a greatly improved understanding of low-level weather hazards and their impact on flight safety
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Fellow
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Jack Calvert, 1986
for studies of the photochemistry and reaction kinetics of tropospheric pollutant molecules, which have been of major value in the elucidation of the complex mechanisms operative in the chemistry of the polluted troposphere. Also, for research adding to our knowledge of the reaction pathways of several classes of important pollutant species, including the sulfur and nitrogen oxides, ozone, hydrocarbons, aldehydes, and ketones
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Excellence in Learning Awards: Interactivity category
COMET, 2004
for Polar Lows—Ungava Bay, Northern Canada, December 2000
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Latina Leader Award
Patricia Romero Lankao, 2007
in the category of science
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Gigaflop Performance Award
Robert Chervin, 1989
for achievements in meeting climate modeling challenges by restructuring and converting atmospheric and ocean general circulation models for parallel execution at a sustained speed of 1.125 gigaflops
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Fulbright Scholar
Philip Rasch, 1989
awarded for improvements in the methods used to transport water vapor in global climate models
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Alfred Wegener Medal
Joachim Kuettner, 1986
for achievements in the science of meteorology, especially for the exploration of atmospheric flow over mountains by means of instrumented sailplanes. Also, for pioneering the theory of continental drift and enriching our knowledge of the global circulation of the atmosphere
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Goldman Sachs Foundation and Asian Society
GLOBE Program, 2004
for being a leading model of how American students can work with students in other parts of the world through the process of scientific inquiry
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Government Executive Magazine and the Council for Excellence in Government
The ADD development team in NCAR's Research Applications Program, 2000
for participation in the FAA-sponsored program to create the Aviation Digital Data Service
The WSDDM development team in NCAR's Research Applications Program, 1999
for participation in the FAA-sponsored program to create the Weather Support to Deicing Decision Making system
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Government of Mauritania
Medal of National Merit
William Curtis, 1973
for his work with the solar eclipse effort in Mauritania
Nelder Medrud, 1973
for his work as the field support manager in Chinguetti, Mauritania
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Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
Robert MacQueen, 1974
for his work with the Skylab satellite effort
Group Achievement Award
Alfred Shipley and the Operations Group from the National Scientific Ballooning Facility, 1979
for contributions to the Nimbus 7 Correlative Measurement Program
H.J.E. Reid Award
Jeffrey Kiehl, 2003
for the outstanding publication, "Evidence for Large Decadal Variability in the Tropical Mean Radiative Energy Budget"
Public Service Medal
Alfred Shipley, 1985
for outstanding managerial competence, leadership, and technical initiatives that have been essential to the development and advancement of scientific ballooning
Turning Goals into Reality Award
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National Academy of Engineering
Member of the Academy
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National Academy of Sciences
Arctowski Medal
Arthur Hundhausen, 1999
for his exceptional research in solar and solar-wind physics, particularly in the area of coronal and solar-wind disturbances
Raymond Roble, 1996
for his indispensable contributions to understanding the effects of variable solar inputs on the earth's atmosphere and ionosphere by powerful global modeling techniques
Jack Eddy, 1987
for studies of solar activity changes of short and long duration and their effects on the ionosphere and terrestrial atmosphere
Member of the Academy
Robert Dickinson, 1988
for exceptional research in solar and solar-wind physics, particularly in the area of coronal and solar-wind disturbances
James McWilliams, 2002
for exceptional research in solar and solar-wind physics, particularly in the area of coronal and solar-wind disturbances
Michael Glantz, 1991
for the paper, "The Use of Analogies in Assessing Physical and Societal Responses to Global Warming"
U.S. Environment and Resources Council Award
Michael Glantz, 1975
for the paper, "Nine Fallacies of a Natural Disaster."
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Emmy Award
Jack Eddy, 1970
for his appearance as a scientific consultant on NBC television's live coverage from Mexico of the 1970 solar eclipse
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Chair of Board
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Superior Accomplishment Award
Richard Dirks, 1987
for superior performance as director of GALE, an interagency field program to study the conditions that cause severe winter storms in the western Atlantic Ocean
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People's Republic of China
Friendship Award
Richard Anthes, 2003
for outstanding contributions by a foreign expert to the development of Chinese society, economy, technology, science, and education, particularly the active promotion of Sino-American cooperation in the field of atmospheric sciences and technology.
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Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain
Polar Medal
Geoffrey King, 1969
for research in ionospheric magnetism and auroras in Antarcticas
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Vollum Award for Distinguished Accomplishment in Science and Technology
Warren M. Washington , 2004
for pioneering the development of computer models for the study of global climate and making key contributions in international assessments of the role of greenhouse gases in climate change
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Larry Cornman and Robert Sharman, 2003
for outstanding acts of leadership in aerospace technology in discovering an algorithm that allows aircraft radar to better detect turbulence
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Distinguished Technical Communication Award, International Competition
Caryle Calvin and Lizzardbrand, Inc. , 2003
for UCAR Highlights 2002
Bob Henson, Nita Razo, and Zhenya Gallon, 2001
for UCAR at 40
Robert Henson, Nita Razo, and Visual Science, Inc., 1999
for UCAR Highlights 1998/1999
Lucy Warner, 1990
for the 1989 NCAR Annual Report, for its accessible and interesting style, quality of color photography, and careful editing
Excellence Award, International Competition
David Hosansky, 2004
for Picturing Climate's Complexity: Community Climate System Model
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Robert Chervin, 1988
first annual award for significant work in parallel computing
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RMetS Fellows
Global 500 Member
Michael Glantz, 1990
for pioneering climate impact studies, making special note of his work on El Niño and Peruvian fisheries in the mid-1970s and his more recent analysis of drought in Africa
Leadership Award
Walter Orr Roberts, 1989
For distinguished leadership, dedication, and support of the cause of the environment, and for placing so generously his wisdom and talents in the service of the earth.
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Michael Glantz, 1987
for the article, "Drought in Africa," Scientific American, June 1987.
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