The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has announced that Christopher Field, Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group II, has been awarded the prestigious Roger Revelle Medal. The AGU awardees are honoured for their accomplishments in “advancing Earth and space science and their outstanding contributions and service to the scientific community”. This year the Award Ceremony will take place on 17 December during the AGU Honors Tribute in San Francisco.
Chris Field is the founding director of the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology, Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies at Stanford University, and Faculty Director of Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. He has previously received the Heinz Award, the Max Plank Research Award, and the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award.
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American Geophysical Union Announces 2014 Awards, Medals, and Prizes Honorees