The Prince Albert I Medal was established by Prince Rainier of Monaco

Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

 in partnership with the International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans. The medal was named for Prince Albert I and is given for significant work in the physical

Physical oceanography

Physical oceanography is the study of physical conditions and physical processes within the ocean, especially the motions and physical properties of ocean waters.Physical oceanography is one of several sub-domains into which oceanography is divided...

 and chemical

Chemical oceanography

Chemical oceanography is the study of ocean chemistry: the behavior of the chemical elements within the Earth's oceans. The ocean is unique in that it contains - in greater or lesser quantities - nearly every element in the periodic table....

 sciences of the oceans. The medal is awarded biannually by IAPSO at its Assemblies.

Past recipients

• 2001 Walter Munk
  Walter Munk
  Walter Heinrich Munk is an American physical oceanographer. He is professor of geophysics emeritus and holds the Secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Operations Oceanography Chair at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California.-Early life:Born in 1917 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary,...
  
  
• 2003 Klaus Wyrtki
  Klaus Wyrtki
  Klaus Wyrtki is an American physical oceanographer.Born on February 7, 1925 in Tarnowitz, Upper Silesia, Poland, he attended the University of Marburg in Germany, in 1945-1948, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Kiel in 1950...
  
  
• 2005 Friedrich Schott
• 2007 Russ Davis
• 2009 Harry Bryden
  Harry Bryden
  Harry Leonard Bryden FRS is a British oceanographer, professor at University of Southampton, and staff at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.He won the 2009 Prince Albert I Medal....