Inge Lehmann Medal

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The Inge Lehmann Medal is given out by the American Geophysical Union to recognize "outstanding contributions to the understanding of the structure, composition, and dynamics of the Earth's mantle and core". The award was created in 1997 and named after Inge Lehmann. The Lehmann Medal is not given more often than every other year.[1][2]

Past recipients

  • 1997 Donald Helmberger[3]
  • 2000 Richard J. O'Connell
  • 2001 John H. Woodhouse
  • 2003 Francis A. Dahlen, Jr.
  • 2005 Thomas H. Jordan
  • 2007 Ho-Kwang (Dave) Mao[1]
  • 2009 Barbara A. Romanowicz
  • 2011 Donald Weidner[4]
  • 2013 Bradford H. Hager

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hemley, Russell (22 July 2007). "Carnegie’s Dave Mao awarded AGU’s Inge Lehmann Medal". Carnegie Institution for Science news. Retrieved 26 November 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Inge Lehmann Medal". Honors program. American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 26 November 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Inge Lehmann Medal: Past recipients". Honors program. American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 26 November 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Donald J. Weidner to Receive 2011 Inge Lehmann Medal". Stony Brook University Happenings. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2013. 
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