The EGU has named the 49 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Early Career Scientists Awards. These individuals, from both European and non-European countries, are honoured for their important contributions to the Earth, planetary and space sciences. They will receive their prizes at the EGU 2018 General Assembly, which will take place in Vienna on 8–13 April. The EGU has also announced the winners of the Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards corresponding to the 2017 General Assembly.

The following individuals will receive 2018 Union Medals and Awards:

The following individuals will receive 2018 Division Medals:

The following individuals will receive 2018 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awards:

The EGU Awards Committee received 175 nominations for the 2018 awards, with 21.1% of them nominating female scientists (about 18.4% of this year’s awardees are female). For more information about the awards above, including application and selection criteria and how to apply, please check the Awards & Medals page on this website.

In addition to the Union and Division Awards and Medals, the EGU also bestows a number of poster awards to students taking part in its annual General Assembly. These OSPP Awards aim to further improve the overall quality of poster and PICO presentations and foster students’ excitement to present posters at a large scientific conference. The list of recipients of the 2017 OSPP Awards is now available online. For more information about the OSPP awards, including application criteria and how to apply in 2018, please check the OSPP page.

Note

^† Harry W. Green II passed away a few weeks ago, after the Louis Néel Medal Committee had recommended him as a recipient. The EGU Council has decided to award him the medal posthumously at the 2018 EGU General Assembly.

• EGU Awards and Medals
• Proposal and Selection of Candidates