Houtermans Award (EAG)
Awarded during plenary on Tuesday 14th AugustThe Houtermans award is bestowed annually to a scientist within 12 years from the start of PhD, which must be completed. Eligibility is determined by the status of the candidate at the close of the year in which nominations are received and not the year the award is presented; hence, for the 2019 Houtermans Award, candidates should have started their PhD in 2006 at the earliest. The award recognizes a single exceptional contribution to geochemistry, published as a single paper or a series of papers on a single topic. It is named in honor of Friedrich Georg Houtermans, a Dutch-Austrian-German physicist. More info
Awarded to: Morgan Schaller View recipient's web page
Citationist: Paul Olsen
Abstract: The Extraterrestrial Impact at the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary Carbon Isotope Excursion
Medal lecture in:
Session 11d in 306 on Thursday 16th August 19:15 - 20:00