Science Innovation Award


The Science Innovation Award is an award bestowed annually by the European Association of Geochemistry on a scientist who has made "a particularly important and innovative breakthrough in geochemistry", and consists of a medal and certificate. The specific subject area of the award varies according to a five-year cycle:
YearsMedal
2008, 2013 etc.the Nicholas Shackleton medal for work in climatology
2009, 2014 etc.the Samuel Epstein medal for work in isotope geochemistry
2010, 2015 etc.the Werner Stumm medal for work in low temperature and surface geochemistry
2011, 2016 etc.the Ted Ringwood medal for work in petrology and mineral physics
2012, 2017 etc.the Heinz A. Lowenstam medal for work in biogeochemistry

Former recipients of the Science Innovation Award are, in reverse chronological order:
YearNameMedal
2019Ariel Anbar, Arizona State University, United StatesSamuel Epstein Medal
2018Jess Adkins, Caltech, United StatesNicholas Shackleton Medal
2017Bo Thamrup, University of Southern Denmark, DenmarkHeinz A. Lowenstam medal
2016Jon Blundy, University of Bristol, United KingdomTed Ringwood Medal
2015Philippe Van Cappellen, University of Waterloo, CanadaWerner Stumm Medal
2014James Farquhar, University of Maryland, United StatesSamuel Epstein Medal
2013Jérôme Chappellaz, French National Center for Scientific Research and Joseph Fourier University, FranceNicholas Shackleton Medal
2012Katherine Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, United States and Daniel Sigman, Princeton University, United StatesHeinz A. Lowenstam medal
2011Kei Hirose, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JapanTed Ringwood Medal
2010William H. Casey, UC Davis, United StatesWerner Stumm Medal
2009John M. Eiler, Caltech, United StatesSamuel Epstein Medal
2008R. Lawrence Edwards, University of Minnesota, United StatesNicholas Shackleton Medal