External Recognition of ESS Grantees

2025 Awards

Hydrogeology

2025 Birdsall-Dreiss-LaMoreaux Lecturer
Geological Society Of America Hydrogeology Division

2024 Awards

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AGU Honorees

  • Dennis Baldocchi (University of California–Berkeley) — Ambassador Award

  • Jessica Lundquist (University of Washington–Seattle) — Ambassador Award

  • Michael Keller (U.S. Forest Service) — Waldo E. Smith Award

  • Li Li (Pennsylvania State University)

    • Joanne Simpson Medal

    • Paul A. Witherspoon Lecture

  • Sasha Reed (U.S. Geological Survey)

    • Joanne Simpson Medal

    • Union Fellow

  • Deb Agarwal (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) — Union Fellow

  • Michael Gooseff (University of Colorado–Boulder) — Union Fellow

  • Joel Kostka (Georgia Institute of Technology) — Union Fellow

  • Peter Raymond (Yale School of the Environment) — Union Fellow

  • Kamini Singha (Colorado School of Mines) — Union Fellow

  • William Collins (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) — Jule Gregory Charney Lecture

  • Kennedy Doro (University of Toledo) — Near-Surface Geophysics Early Career Achievement Award

  • Marcos Longo (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) — Thomas Hilker Early Career Award for Excellence in Biogeosciences

  • Benjamin Runkle (University of Arkansas) — Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring

  • Margaret Zimmer (University of Wisconsin–Madison) — Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Award

American Meteorological Society logo.

Robert E. Horton Lecturer in Hydrology

  • Jessica Lundquist, University of Washington
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ESA Fellows

  • Jennifer Pett-Ridge, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Sasha Reed, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Steve Allison, University of California-Irvine

Early Career Fellows

  • Daniel Winkler, Department of Energy

2023 Awards

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AAAS Fellows

  • Aimée Classen, University of Michigan
  • Kirsten Hofmockel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • Melinda Smith, Colorado State University
  • Rodrigo Vargas, University of Delaware

2022 Awards

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AAAS Fellows

  • Alistair Rogers, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Peter E. Thornton, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

2021 Awards

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AAAS Fellows

  • Zoe G. Cardon, Marine Biological Laboratory
  • Bruce A. Hungate, Northern Arizona University
  • Julie Jastrow, Argonne National Laboratory
  • Mircea Podar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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W. S. Cooper Award

  • Peter Reich, University of Minnesota
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AGU Fellow

  • Whendee Silver, University of California, Berkeley

2020 Awards

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Sergei Wilde Early Career Achievement Award
Thea Whitman, University of Wisconsin

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AAAS Fellows

  • Jeffrey Dukes, Purdue University
  • Forrest Hoffman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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ESA Distinguished Service Citation

  • Anthony Janetos, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

ESA Fellows

  • Aimee Classen, University of Michigan
  • Jennifer Powers, University of Minnesota
  • Knute Nadelhoffer, University of Michigan
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AGU Jacob Bjerknes Lecture

  • L. Ruby Leung, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

James B. Macelwane Medal

  • Kelly Wrighton, Colorado State University

Thomas Hilker Early Career Award

  • Kelly Wrighton, Colorado State University

AGU Fellow

  • Paul Hanson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Darcy Lecturer
Reed Maxwell, Colorado School of Mines

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2020 Fulbright U.S. Scholar, University of Salzburg, Austria
Isaac Larsen, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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2020 Helmholtz International Fellow
Kate Maher, Stanford University

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2020 Forbes “30 Under 30”
Fadji Main, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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2020 H.C. Urey Award, European Association of Geochemistry
Jillian F. Banfield, University of California, Berkeley

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Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Mircea Podar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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National Academy of Engineering
Susan Hubbard, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Fellow of the Geochemical Society
Baohua Gu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory


2019 Awards

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ESA Fellow

  • Bruce Hungate, Northern Arizona University
  • Scott Saleska, University of Arizona
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AAM Fellow
Joel Kostka, Georgia Institute of Technology

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AMS Fellow
David Gochis, Penn State University

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Penn State Engineering Alumni Society Outstanding Research Award
Li Li, Penn State University

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2019 Robert G. Wetzel Award for Water Quality
Susan Hubbard, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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AAAS Fellow
Amy Wolfe, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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AGU Fellows

  • Thomas S. Bianchi, University of Florida
  • Reed Maxwell, Colorado School of Mines
  • Carl Steefel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Jayne Belnap, USGS
  • Eric Davidson, University of Maryland
  • Ted Schuur, Northern Arizona University
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Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
Kelly Wrighton, Colorado State University

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Foreign Members of the Royal Society

  • Inez Fung, University of California, Berkeley
  • Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Brian Staskawicz, University of California, Berkeley

Fellows of the Royal Society

  • M. Head-Gordon, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • G. Scholes, Princeton University
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Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
and
Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame Award

S.S. Hubbard, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Nevada System of Higher Education Regents’ Rising Researcher Award
Y. Yang, University of Nevada, Reno

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Emerging Investigator, Environmental Science: Nano (Royal Society of Chemistry)
Y. Yang, University of Nevada, Reno

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ASA/CSSA/SSSA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture Fellow
Y. Yang, University of Nevada, Reno

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Outstanding Associate Editor: Journal of Environmental Quality
Y. Yang, University of Nevada, Reno


2018 Awards

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NAS New Voices in Science, Engineering, and Medicine
Colleen Iversen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Charles S. Falkenberg Award
Rebecca Neumann, University of Washington

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ESA Fellows

  • Zoe Cardon, Marine Biological Laboratory
  • Jeff Dukes, Purdue University
  • Yiqi Luo, Northern Arizona University

Gene Likens Award

  • Debhani Sihi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Editor-in-Chief, GCA Journal
Jeffrey Catalano, Washington University in St. Louis

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Fellow of the Royal Society
J.F. Banfield, University of California, Berkeley

Microbiology Society medal.

Microbiology Society Prize
J.F. Banfield, University of California, Berkeley

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Woodrow Wilson Foundation Teaching Fellow
M. Berkelhammer, University of Illinois at Chicago

American Meteorological Society logo.

Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal of the American Meteorology Society
I. Fung, University of California, Berkeley

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AAAS Fellow
G. Karniadakis, Brown University


2017 Awards

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AAAS Fellow
Baohua Gu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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National Academy of Engineering Fellow
Ruby Leung, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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ESA Early Career Fellow

  • Colleen M. Iversen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Deborah Neher Career Award (Soil Ecology Section)

  • Jayne Belnap, USGS

ESA Fellow

  • David Eissenstat, Penn State University
  • Peter Reich, University of Minnesota
  • Russell Monson, University of Arizona
  • Melinda Smith, Colorado State University

 

Penn State Commission for Women Achieving Women Award
Li Li, Penn State University

V. M. Goldschmidt Award.

V. M. Goldschmidt Award
J. Banfield, University of California, Berkeley

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Discover Magazine – Top 100 Stories
J. Banfield, University of California, Berkeley

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Geochemical Fellow, Geochemical Society

  • S. Fendorf, Stanford University
  • J. Davis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • P. Santschi, Texas A&M University
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European Association of Geochemistry

  • S. Fendorf, Stanford University
  • J. Davis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • P. Santschi, Texas A&M University
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California Academy of Sciences Fellow
I. Fung, University of California, Berkeley

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Corporate Fellow

  • B. Gu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ORNL Director’s Award for Individual Achievement (Joint Faculty)

  • J. Smith, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Global Environmental Change Early Career Award

  • Elliot Campbell, University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Pierre Gentine, Columbia University

Excellence in Earth and Space Science Education Award

  • James Ehleringer, University of Utah

AGU Fellow

  • Alan Knapp, Colorado State University
  • Richard Norby, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Margaret Torn, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • S. Hubbard, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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R&D 100 Awards

  • J.D. Moulton, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • S. Painter, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • C.I. Steefel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

2016 Awards

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AGU Fellow

  • Mary Firestone, University of California, Berkeley
  • Michael Goulden, University of California, Irvine
  • Yigi Luo, Northern Arizona University

AGU Charles S. Falkenberg Award

  • Ben Preston, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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ESA Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award

  • Frank Day, Old Dominion University

ESA Early Career Fellow

  • Sasha Reed, USGS

ESA Fellow

  • James Ehleringer, University of Utah
  • Alan Knapp, Colorado State University
  • Richard Norby, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Whendee Silver, University of California, Berkeley
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SEG Outstanding Educator Award
E. Atekwana, Oklahoma State University

ACS Earth and Space Chemistry logo.

Inaugural Editor-in-Chief of ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
J. Blum, University of Michigan

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Mineralogical Association of Canada Peacock Medal
P. Burns, University of Notre Dame

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GSA Fellow
B. Gu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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AAAS Fellow

  • Melanie Mayes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • B. Gu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Harold B. Mooney Award
Society of Exploration Geophysicists

S. Hubbard, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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R&D 100 Award
T. Johnson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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ACS Garvan-Olin Medal
A. Kersting, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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AAM Fellows
F. Loeffler, Oak Ridge National Laboratory / University of Tennessee

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Berkeley Lab Director Award for Early Career Scientific Achievement
H. Wainwright, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Director, Glenn T. Seaborg Institute
M. Zavarin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory


2015 Awards

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ESA Fellow

  • Jayne Belnap, USGS
  • Evan DeLucia, University of Illinois
  • Pat Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution
  • Anthony Janetos, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Australian Academy of Science—Corresponding Member
J. Banfield, University of California-Berkeley

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AAAS Fellow

  • Melanie Mayes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • T. Barkay, Rutgers University
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AGU James B. Macelwane Medal

  • K. Maher, Stanford University

AGU Fellow

  • Jeffrey Chanton, Florida State University
  • Ralph Keeling, Scripps Institute

AGU Hydrologic Sciences Young Investigator Award

  • Stephano Manzoni, Duke University / Stockholm University
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ASCE Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Prize
M. Ye, University of Central Florida


2014 Awards

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Researcher of the Year
B. Gu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Environmental Science & Technology Excellence in Reviews
B. Gu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
D. Kaplan, Savannah River National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory award.

Stanley I. Auerbach Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
A. Johs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds
D. Lovley, University of Massachusetts

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AAAS Fellows
D. Lovley, University of Massachusetts

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SC Governor’s Young Scientist Award
B. Powell, Clemson University

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Subaru Outstanding Women in Science
A. Riscassi, University of Virginia

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AGU Fellow

  • Peter Santschi, Texas A&M University
  • Beverly Law, Oregon State University
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EPA SAB – Environmental Engineering Committee

  • M. Scherer, University of Iowa
  • C. Werth, University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
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SEC Faculty Achievement Award
J. Wall, University of Missouri

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Darcy Lecturer
D. Wildenschild, Oregon State University

Lawrence

DOE Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award 2014 winner
J. Zhou, University of Oklahoma


2013 Awards

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AGU Fellow
Russell Monson, University of Arizona

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2013 C.C. Patterson Award
J. Blum, University of Michigan

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Swiss Society of Mineralogy and Petrology Paul Niggli Medal 
B. Dafflon, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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EnvironMetal Isotopes – Best Junior Scientist Presentation
J. Druhan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Soil Science Society of America’s Research Award
S. Fendorf, Stanford University

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Outstanding Post-Doctoral Mentoring Award, Stanford University
S. Fendorf, Stanford University

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ES&T Associate Editor
D. Giammar, Washington University–St. Louis

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AAAS Fellows

  • T. Hazen, University of Tennessee
  • B. Tebo, Oregon Health and Science University
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GSA Fellow
M. Ye, Florida State University


2012 Awards

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AGU Fellows

  • J. Blum, University of Michigan
  • P. Jaffe, Princeton University
  • Amilcare Porporato, Duke University
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AAAS Fellow
F. Geiger, Northwestern University

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ESA Fellow

  • Jerry Melillo, Marine Biological Laboratory
  • William Schlesinger, Duke University
  • Gus Shaver, Marine Biological Laboratory

2011 Awards

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Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
H. Hsu-Kim, Duke University

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GSA Fellow
C. Liu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory


2010 Awards

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Darcy Lecturer
T. Scheibe, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory


2009 Awards

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AGU Fellow
James Berry, Carnegie Institute


2008 Awards

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AGU Fellow
James Ehleringer, University of Utah

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers logo.

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
A. Tartakovsky, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory


2006 Awards

Lawrence

DOE Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award 2006 winner
J. Zachara, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory


1996 Awards

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AGU Fellow
Inez Fung, University of California, Berkeley


1982 Awards

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AGU Fellow
Steven Wofsy, Harvard University