AMS is pleased to recognize outstanding individuals and organizations of the weather, water, and climate community through its Awards and Honors program. Join us in congratulating the 2024 recipients who will receive their award or honor at the 104th AMS Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
AMS would like to thank its members and friends for nominating colleagues and peers who are so deserving of these awards.
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Mary Glackin
Andrea Celeste Saulo
John Toohey-Morales
THE CARL-GUSTAF ROSSBY RESEARCH MEDAL
Benjamin Santer
For outstanding contributions to comprehending how climate change affects atmospheric structure and behavior based on detection and attribution methods
THE HYDROLOGIC SCIENCES MEDAL
William Kustas
For foundational advances in the measurement and theory of evapotranspiration, thoroughly examining climate and hydrologic sciences and their bridges to water resources management
THE HENRY STOMMEL RESEARCH MEDAL
Lixin Wu
For exceptional, sustained contribution to studies of multi-scale ocean circulation dynamics and the roles they play in global climate change
THE VERNER E. SUOMI TECHNOLOGY MEDAL
Ernesto Rodriguez
For developing innovative radar technologies and applying them to remotely sense ocean circulation, air-sea interaction, global land elevation, and land surface hydrology
THE JULE G. CHARNEY MEDAL
Richard Seager
For significant and innovative contributions in the attribution of past droughts and floods, and to understanding the impact of rising greenhouse gases on future hydroclimate
THE WARREN WASHINGTON RESEARCH AND LEADERSHIP MEDAL
David Randall
For exceptional research and leadership in the science of modeling weather and climate, with special emphasis on the crucial role of clouds
THE DAVID AND LUCILLE ATLAS REMOTE SENSING PRIZE
Christine Chiu
For outstanding contributions boosting the development of multi-instrument remote sensing methodologies with broad applications to clouds and their effect on climate
THE JAGADISH SHUKLA EARTH SYSTEM PREDICTABILITY PRIZE
Eugenia Kalnay
For contributions to Earth system predictability through the development of data assimilation techniques with profound leadership and vision in the creation of the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis
THE CHARLES FRANKLIN BROOKS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE SOCIETY
William Mahoney
For a career of sustained and exemplary leadership in the Society and beyond, leading to the advancement of the weather, water and climate enterprise
THE CLEVELAND ABBE AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE ATMOSPHERIC AND RELATED SCIENCES
David Schultz
For outstanding contributions to scientific leadership in a broad range of atmosphere-related domains with tireless dedication to scientific communication, peer review, education and research excellence
THE EDWARD N. LORENZ TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD
Teresa Bals-Elsholz
For innovative and engaging teaching, making challenging curricula accessible and enjoyable, enthusiastic career-long mentoring, and inspiring the next generation of atmospheric scientists, especially empowering women
THE KENNETH C. SPENGLER AWARD
Kristie Ebi
For visionary and tireless dedication to elevating the connection between climate and health with a prime focus investigating how these essential issues impact human resilience
THE JOANNE SIMPSON TROPICAL METEOROLOGY RESEARCH AWARD
Yukari Takayabu
For innovative use of satellite observations and international leadership in establishing key tropical precipitation satellite missions to advance understanding of tropical precipitation variability
THE SYUKURO MANABE CLIMATE RESEARCH AWARD
Ronald Stouffer
For groundbreaking development of coupled atmosphere-ocean climate models with innovative applications to characterize and quantify global climate variability and change
THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADVANCE OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY
Fred Martin Ralph
For contributions to understanding hydrometeorological extremes, employing new observing strategies, modeling, and the creation of innovative decision support tools, particularly as related to atmospheric rivers
THE HENRY T. HARRISON AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS BY A CONSULTING METEOROLOGIST
Pam Knox, CCM
For principled leadership on the CCM Board, expertise in the application of weather and climate data, exemplary service to clients, and extensive outreach to the public
THE CHARLES E. ANDERSON AWARD
Yaítza Luna-Cruz
For unwavering commitment to advancing education in atmospheric science in Puerto Rico and promoting diversity and inclusion by inspiring numerous students and early-career scientists
THE HELMUT E. LANDSBERG AWARD
David Sailor
For outstanding contributions to the urban climate community with special mention to his trailblazing efforts on modeling anthropogenic heat and mitigation strategies
THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOMETEOROLOGY
David Fitzjarrald
For creatively and innovatively combining physics with ecological theory to advance understanding of energy and trace gas exchanges between the biosphere and the atmosphere
THE BANNER I. MILLER AWARD
Hui Su, Longtao Wu, Jonathan H. Jiang, Raksha Pai, Alex Liu, Albert J. Zhai, Peyman Tavallali, Mark DeMaria
For significant contributions advancing the understanding of rapid intensification of tropical cyclones and paving the way towards the use of machine learning in operational forecasting
SPECIAL AWARD
Grant Petty
For developing high-quality textbooks for teaching and learning in atmospheric radiation and atmospheric thermodynamics, and low-cost publishing of these and textbooks written by other authors
THE LOUIS J. BATTAN AUTHOR’S AWARD—ADULT
Eugene Linden
For "Fire and Flood: A People's History of Climate Change, from 1979 to the Present", which skillfully blends historical and scientific evidence and current events, including political and economic perspectives, to guide future predictions based on past insights
THE LOUIS J. BATTAN AUTHOR’S AWARD—K-12
Theanne Griffith
For "The Magnificent Makers: Storm Chasers", an imaginative novel that translates elements of meteorology to young readers in an exciting and creative way.
THE AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SCIENCE JOURNALISM IN THE ATMOSPHERIC AND RELATED SCIENCES
Nicola Jones
For honest, high-integrity journalism, accurately capturing the greater context of research on atmospheric microplastics pollution and its effects on weather and climate
THE JUNE BACON-BERCEY AWARD FOR BROADCAST METEOROLOGY
Jim Jaggers
For decades of outstanding service providing reliable forecasts, lifesaving storm coverage, and an exceptional commitment to community with weather education and charitable endeavors
THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE REPORTING BY A BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST
Ben Cathey, CBM
For informing Tennesseans of the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation on their treasured traditions
THE CLARENCE LEROY MEISINGER AWARD
Allison Wing
For fundamental advances in understanding the organization of tropical convection through innovative modeling, theory, and observation
THE AWARD FOR EARLY-CAREER PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
Gaige Kerr
For advancing representation, accessibility, inclusion and diversity within atmospheric sciences, fostering exceptional contributions linking atmospheric science to public health and environmental justice causes
THE NICHOLAS P. FOFONOFF AWARD
Callum Shakespeare
For creative and transformative contributions, including the development of innovative tools, promoting greater understanding of the generation and propagation of internal waves in the ocean
THE HENRY G. HOUGHTON AWARD
Yuan Wang
For exceptional contributions to understanding the fundamental mechanisms and impacts of anthropogenic/natural aerosols on weather extremes and climate, and to advancing multiscale atmospheric models
THE CHARLES L. MITCHELL AWARD
George Lessens
For an outstanding broadcast career marked by passion and precision, inspiring confidence among television viewers, and impacting the community with a lifetime of service
THE AWARD FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL SPECIFIC PREDICTION
NWS Buffalo New York
For exceptional forecast, warning, and decision support services to save lives and minimize suffering during the historic December 23-27, 2022 Western New York blizzard
LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AWARD
North Florida Chapter
For consistent excellence in fostering relationships between meteorology students and professionals and creativity in new public outreach, engagement, and service efforts
LOCAL STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Oswego State University
For outstanding chapter growth, efforts in networking, investment in student membership, and leadership in collaboration with other AMS chapters
THE WALTER ORR ROBERTS LECTURER
Benjamin Zaitchik
For significant contributions to understanding and predicting regional climate variations and their impacts on water resources, food security, and human health to inform climate adaptation
THE ROBERT E. HORTON LECTURER IN HYDROLOGY
Huilin Gao
For innovative research using remote sensing for monitoring and modeling global reservoirs of water leading to novel contributions across the disciplines of hydrology and meteorology
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Qiaohong Sun
For thoughtful and insightful critiques always focused on improving the quality of the work being reviewed
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Stefan Kneifel
For insightful and timely reviews to help authors improve the quality of their manuscripts
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
David Bodine
For providing timely, critical, and constructive reviews that helped improve the quality of scientific analyses
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Michael Fischer
For multiple high-quality and very thorough reviews that have been helpful in making critical editorial decisions
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Peter Haynes
For an extensive history of insightful reviews on many aspects of atmospheric dynamics
Journal of Climate
Bing Pu
For reviews that are consistently of high quality with especially meaningful assistance to the authors
Journal of Climate
Riyu Lu
For providing an impressively large number of reviews in a timely fashion
Journal of Climate
Hailan Wang
For consistently delivering detailed, informative and timely reviews
Journal of Hydrometeorology
Mimi Hughes
For sustained excellence as a reviewer
Journal of Hydrometeorology
Andrew Feldman
For constructive and detailed reviews of manuscripts addressing drought and land-atmosphere feedbacks
Journal of Physical Oceanography
Elizabeth Yankovsky
For many thoughtful and helpful reviews of papers in a variety of sub-disciplines resulting in significant improvements in quality and impact
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
Daniel Sanchez-Rivas
For prompt, in-depth, and fair reviews of technical manuscripts
Monthly Weather Review
Michael French
For providing numerous extremely thorough, thoughtful and constructive reviews over many years
Weather and Forecasting
Luke Madaus
For dependability in providing timely, comprehensive and scholarly reviews on wide-ranging topics, and for providing concise and constructive comments for all manuscripts
Weather, Climate, and Society
Sarah Fay Buckland
For consistently providing thoughtful, detailed, and constructive reviews that reflect a tremendous commitment to high quality scholarship
Cross-Journal
Aaron Hill
For providing constructive and insightful reviews on an exceptionally broad range of topics across AMS journals
Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems/Weather and Forecasting
Randy Chase
For providing thorough, excellent, prompt, and constructive reviews that help the authors improve their papers
Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems
Sebastian Lerch
For dependably providing several high-quality reviews in the last two years
Lourdes Aviles
Cindy Bruyere
Edmund Chang
William Collins
Wade Crow
Tanja Fransen
Michelle Hawkins
Kenneth Holmlund
Jonathan Jiang
Gabriel Katul
Branko Kosovic
I-I Lin
Xiaohong Liu
Gretchen Mullendore
Michael Prather
Yun Qian
A.R. Ravishankara
David Thompson
Gabriel Vecchi
Isabella Velicogna
Jeff Waldstreicher
Louis Wicker
Bernadette Woods-Placky
Lixin Wu
Paquita Zuidema