Robert E. Horton Medal
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The Robert E. Horton Medal is given out by the American Geophysical Union
to recognize "outstanding contributions to the geophysical aspects of hydrology
". The award was created in 1974 and named after Robert E. Horton
to honor his contributions to the study of the hydrologic cycle. The Horton Medal is given not more often than annually.
American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting of over 50,000 members from over 135 countries. AGU's activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international field of geophysics...
to recognize "outstanding contributions to the geophysical aspects of hydrology
Hydrology
Hydrology is the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability...
". The award was created in 1974 and named after Robert E. Horton
Robert E. Horton
Robert Elmer Horton was an American ecologist and soil scientist, considered by many to be the father of modern hydrology....
to honor his contributions to the study of the hydrologic cycle. The Horton Medal is given not more often than annually.
Past recipients
- 1976 Walter B. Langbein
- 1978 Harold A. Thomas, Jr.
- 1980 William C. Ackermann
- 1982 John R. PhilipJohn R. PhilipJohn Robert Philip FRS was an Australian soil physicist, internationally recognized for his contributions to the understanding of movement of water, energy and gases...
- 1984 Charles V. Theis
- 1986 Abel WolmanAbel WolmanAbel Wolman was an American inventor, scientist, professor and pioneer of modern sanitary engineering. His work in supplying clean water spanned eight decades.-Background:...
- 1988 Peter S. Eagleson
- 1990 Paul A. Witherspoon
- 1992 Luna B. Leopold
- 1994 Mikhail BudykoMikhail BudykoMikhail Ivanovich Budyko was a Russian climatologist and one of the founders of physical climatology. He pioneered studies on global climate and calculated temperature of Earth considering simple physical model of equilibrium in which the incoming solar radiation absorbed by the Earth's system is...
- 1995 Don KirkhamDon KirkhamDon Kirkham was a distinguished soil scientist regarded as the founder of mathematical soil physics. His special interest was the flow of water through soils and drainage of agricultural land. He was awarded the 1983/4 Wolf Prize in Agriculture and the Robert E. Horton Medal in 1995.* Don and...
- 1996 Mark Meier
- 1997 John D. Bredehoeft
- 1998 Ignacio Rodriguez-IturbeIgnacio Rodriguez-IturbeIgnacio Rodriguez-Iturbe is a Venezuelan scientist. He currently serves as the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University...
- 1999 Wilfried H. Brutsaert
- 2000 M. Gordon WolmanM. Gordon WolmanMarkley Gordon Wolman was an American geographer. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Haverford College before being drafted into the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war, he returned to Baltimore and graduated from the Johns Hopkins University in 1949 with a degree in Geography...
- 2001 Donald R. Nielsen
- 2002 Jean-Yves Parlange
- 2003 Shlomo P. Neuman
- 2004 Garrison Sposito
- 2005 Gedeon DaganGedeon DaganGedeon Dagan is a professor Emeritus of Hydrology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Israel.-Biography:...
- 2006 Thomas Schmugge
- 2007 Rafael L. BrasRafael L. BrasDr. Rafael L. Bras is an American Civil Engineer and currently serves as Provost to the Georgia Institute of Technology.-Academic:...
- 2008 Vijay K. Gupta
- 2009 William E. DietrichWilliam E. DietrichWilliam Eric Dietrich is a professor of geology in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His specialty is geomorphology, with a particular interest in the biological forces shaping landscapes. He obtained his Ph.D. in geology from the University...