{"id":26,"date":"2014-05-27T14:12:36","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T14:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2015-02-18T20:00:31","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T20:00:31","slug":"awardsandhonors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/research\/awardsandhonors\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards and Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our scientists are explorers, innovators and leaders in their fields. Each year, they and their contributions to Earth science are recognized by the international scientific community. Among the many awards bestowed upon our researchers during the last year, the following are particularly noteworthy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-26 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/research\/awardsandhonors\/maureen_300-3\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/files\/2014\/05\/maureen_3002-e1424275678481-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-520\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-520'>\n\t\t\t\tMaureen Raymo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/research\/awardsandhonors\/arnold-gordon\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/files\/2014\/05\/Arnold-Gordon-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-395\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-395'>\n\t\t\t\tArnold Gordon\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/pitman1-3\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/files\/2015\/02\/pitman11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-518\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-518'>\n\t\t\t\tWalter Pitman\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/research\/awardsandhonors\/peter300-2-3\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/files\/2014\/05\/peter300-22-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-522\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-522'>\n\t\t\t\tPeter Kelemen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-26 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/research\/awardsandhonors\/sobel_web\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/files\/2014\/05\/Sobel_web-e1424275618412-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-448\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-448'>\n\t\t\t\tAdam Sobel\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/research\/awardsandhonors\/wally-brokerearth-instituteshot-3102005-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/files\/2014\/05\/Wally_Broecker1-e1424275712253-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-523\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-523'>\n\t\t\t\tWallace Broecker\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/research\/awardsandhonors\/roseanne300-2-3\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/files\/2014\/05\/roseanne300-22-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-525\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-525'>\n\t\t\t\tRoseanne D&#8217;Arrigo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/research\/awardsandhonors\/ed-cook-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ldeo.columbia.edu\/2014report\/files\/2014\/05\/Ed-Cook1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-526\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-526'>\n\t\t\t\tEd Cook\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Maureen Raymo<\/strong>, a climate scientist who suggested how mountain building can lower Earth\u2019s thermostat and why ice ages sometimes wax and wane at different speeds, has been awarded one of geology\u2019s oldest and most coveted prizes: the Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society of London. The first woman to win a Wollaston in the award&#8217;s 183-year history, Raymo joins the company of Victorian giants Charles Darwin and Louis Agassiz and major 20th-century figures, including climatologist Sir Nicholas Shackleton and Lamont\u2019s own Wally Broecker. Raymo received the medal at the Geological Society\u2019s annual meeting in June.<\/p>\n<p>Raymo also received the 2014 Milutin Milankovic Medal, awarded by the European Geosciences Union, for her intellectual leadership in paleoceanography and her landmark publications in Cenozoic climate evolution, chronology and astronomical climate forcing. \u201cIn an age of progressive research specialization, Raymo remains a model of interdisciplinary research,\u201d reads the award citation.<\/p>\n<p>Two longtime Lamont oceanographers, <strong>Arnold Gordon<\/strong> and <strong>Walter Pitman<\/strong>, were named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and were formally recognized at the association\u2019s annual meeting in Chicago in February 2014. AAAS honored Pitman for his &#8220;pivotal role in the development and acceptance of the theory of plate tectonics&#8221; and Gordon for his &#8220;pioneering, novel contributions to understanding ocean circulation, the role of the ocean in climate variability, and leadership in international collaboration in ocean sciences.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Kelemen<\/strong>, a geologist who studies magmatic processes in Earth\u2019s mantle and crust and, more recently, the possible uses of exposed mantle rocks in battling climate change, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the National Academy, given for excellence in original scientific work, is one of the highest honors awarded to engineers and scientists in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Sobel<\/strong>, an atmospheric scientist who investigates extreme weather and climate change, was awarded the 2014 AGU Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award. Established in 2012, the mid-career award recognizes excellence in research and leadership in the atmospheric and climate sciences.<\/p>\n<p>Climate scientist <strong>Wallace Broecker<\/strong> was honored with the Dean\u2019s Award for Distinguished Achievement at the 2014 Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Ph.D. Convocation Ceremony. An alumnus of Columbia, Wally has been a fixture in the Lamont community for more than 55 years. \u201cWally\u2019s pioneering research into the process of climate change has influenced generations of scholars and brought one of the foremost issues of the 21st century to global attention. Wally\u2019s research has made significant contributions to our understanding of the forces underlying both gradual and sudden climate change,\u201d said Klaus Lackner, then the Ewing and J. Lamar Worzel Professor of Geophysics at Columbia, who presented Broecker with the award.<\/p>\n<p>Two of our Tree-Ring Laboratory scientists received major awards from the Tree-Ring Society at the 2014 International Conference on Dendrochronology. <strong>Rosanne D\u2019Arrigo <\/strong>received the Jose A. Boninsegna Frontiers in Dendrochronology Award for \u201cadvances in dendroclimatology both thematic and geographical,\u201d and <strong>Ed Cook<\/strong> received The Harold C. Fritts Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dendrochronology for \u201chis significant influence on dendrochronology, emphasizing innovative research that has advanced the field, distinguishing it among our peer sciences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our scientists are explorers, innovators and leaders in their fields. Each year, they and their contributions to Earth science are recognized by the international scientific community. 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