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IAPSO Early Career Scientist Medal 2019(published: 12 March, 2019)

Dr Gerard McCarthy (Ireland) and Dr Mar Benavides (Spain, France) are the recipients of the 2019 IAPSO Early Career Scientist medal in physical ocean science and chemical ocean science. Read more

The Award ceremony will take place during the IUGG 2019 General Assembly, on Friday July 12, when Dr McCarthy and Dr Benavides will deliver a presentation on a scientific topic of their choice.

Walter H. Munk (October 19, 1917 – February 8, 2019) 

It is with deep sadness that IAPSO announces the death of Walter H. Munk from pneumonia on Friday, 8th February, 2019 at his home in La Jolla, California. He was 101.

IAPSO memory of Walter Munk

Prince Albert I Medal recipient 2019 (published: 2 February, 2019)

Dr. Corinne Le Quéré, FRS, Professor of Climate Change Science at the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, and Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (2011-2018), is the Prince Albert I Medal recipient 2019. Read more

The Award ceremony will take place on July 12, 2019, at the IUGG 2019 General Assembly, during which Dr. Le Quéré will deliver the Albert I Memorial Lecture.

Eugene LaFond Medal 2019 (published: 2 February, 2019)

The Eugene LaFond Medal 2019 will be awarded to an ocean scientist from a developing country making a presentation (poster or oral) during an IAPSO-sponsored or co-sponsored symposium at the IUGG 2019 General Assembly. Prospective candidates are invited to identify their presentation as being eligible for the LaFond Medal. This is done by sending an email, including a brief CV describing their education and research activities, to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  and copied to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Please specify in the email the title of the presentation and the symposium in which it will be presented, and in what form (oral or poster).

Read more (eligibility, selection, etc.)