James B. Macelwane Medal
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The James B. Macelwane Medal is a prestigious American Geophysical Union honor awarded to early-career scientists for outstanding contributions to the geophysical sciences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AGU James B. Macelwane Medal | 1 |
| James B. Macelwane Medal canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Geophysical Union award
ⓘ
scientific award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Macelwane Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedBy | AGU Honors and Recognition Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedSince | 1961 ⓘ |
| awardFor | outstanding contributions to the geophysical sciences ⓘ |
| awardLevel | early-career ⓘ |
| category | Earth and space science award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discipline |
Earth sciences
ⓘ
atmospheric sciences ⓘ ocean sciences ⓘ solid Earth geophysics ⓘ space physics ⓘ |
| eligibility | early-career scientists ⓘ |
| field |
geophysical sciences
ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecipient |
B. L. N. Kennett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claudia J. Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerry A. Emanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors | James B. Macelwane’s contributions to geophysics ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | major early-career awards in geosciences ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James B. Macelwane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation |
Jesuit seismologist
ⓘ
geophysicist ⓘ |
| organizationTypeOfPresenter | scientific society ⓘ |
| partOf | American Geophysical Union honors and recognition program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | American Geophysical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenterAbbreviation | AGU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
impact on geophysical sciences
ⓘ
promise of continued scientific leadership ⓘ scientific excellence ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfRecipientsPerYear | multiple ⓘ |
| website | https://www.agu.org/Honor-and-Recognize/Honors/James-B-Macelwane-Medal ⓘ |
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Subject: James B. Macelwane Medal Description of subject: The James B. Macelwane Medal is a prestigious American Geophysical Union honor awarded to early-career scientists for outstanding contributions to the geophysical sciences.
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this entity surface form:
AGU James B. Macelwane Medal