F.W. Clarke Medal
Encyclopedia
The F.W. Clarke Medal is an annual award presented by the Geochemical Society
to an early-career scientist for a single outstanding contribution to geochemistry
or cosmochemistry
, published either as a single paper or a series of papers on a single topic. The award is named after Frank Wigglesworth Clarke
who is consider the "Father of geochemistry".
Geochemical Society
The Geochemical Society is a nonprofit and international scientific society for the purpose of encouraging the application of chemistry to solve problems involving geology and cosmology...
to an early-career scientist for a single outstanding contribution to geochemistry
Geochemistry
The field of geochemistry involves study of the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, chemical processes and reactions that govern the composition of rocks, water, and soils, and the cycles of matter and energy that transport the Earth's chemical components in time and space, and...
or cosmochemistry
Cosmochemistry
Cosmochemistry or chemical cosmology is the study of the chemical composition of matter in the universe and the processes that led to those compositions. This is done primarily through the study of the chemical composition of meteorites and other physical samples...
, published either as a single paper or a series of papers on a single topic. The award is named after Frank Wigglesworth Clarke
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke of Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. was an American scientist and chemist. Sometimes known as the "Father of Geochemistry," Clarke is credited with determining the composition of the Earth's crust...
who is consider the "Father of geochemistry".
List of Recipients
- 1972 Dimitri A. Papanastassiou
- 1973 Hiroshi Ohmoto
- 1974 Lawrence Grossman
- 1975 David Walker
- 1976 James R. Wood
- 1977 Bjorn O. Mysen
- 1978 Donald J. DePaolo
- 1979 Antonio C. Lasaga
- 1980 R.W. Potter, II
- 1981 Jean-Francois Minster
- 1982 P. Jonathan Patchett
- 1983 E. Bruce Watson
- 1984 Andrew S. MacKenzie
- 1985 Edward M. Stolper
- 1986 Mark D. Kurz
- 1987 Eiichi Takahashi
- 1988 Fred M. Phillips
- 1989 No Award Given
- 1990 Richard J. Walker
- 1991 David M. Sherman
- 1992 Emily Klein
- 1993 Youxue Zhang
- 1994 Carl B. Agee
- 1995 Rebecca A. Lange
- 1996 Patricia M. Dove
- 1997 J. Blundy
- 1998 Munir Humayun
- 1999 Andre Scheidegger
- 2000 James Farquhar
- 2001 Craig C. Lundstrom
- 2002 Ruth E. Blake
- 2003 Paul D. Asimow
- 2004 Andrea G. Grottoli
- 2005 James A. van Orman
- 2006 Alexis S. Templeton
- 2007 Ethan F. Baxter
- 2008 Andrew D. Jacobson
- 2009 Cin-Ty Lee
- 2010 Thorsten Kleine