Thorarinsson Medal
{{Short description|Volcanology award}}
The Thorarinsson Medal is awarded every four years by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) for outstanding contributions to the general field of volcanology, and is the highest award given by IAVCEI. {{cite web|url= http://www.iavcei.org/iavcei-awards/thorarinsson-medal.html|title= THORARINSSON MEDAL|publisher= IAVCEI|accessdate= 26 November 2014|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170729051204/http://www.iavcei.org/iavcei-awards/thorarinsson-medal.html|archivedate= 29 July 2017}} It is named for the Icelandic geologist and volcanologist Sigurdur Thorarinsson (Sigurður Þórarinsson) (1912–1983).
Medalists
- 1987 Robert L. Smith (USA)
- 1989 George P. L. Walker (UK)
- 1993 Hans U. Schmincke (Germany)
- 1997 Richard V. Fisher (USA)
- 2000 Keiiti Aki (USA/France)
- 2004 Wes Hildreth (USA)
- 2008 Robert Stephen John Sparks (UK)
- 2013 Barry Voight (USA)
- 2017 Bruce Houghton (New Zealand/USA){{Cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11914826|title = Kiwi 'giant of volcanology' Bruce Houghton wins world honour}}
- 2023 Katharine Cashman
- 2025 Lionel Wilson{{Cite web|url=https://www.iavceivolcano.org/iavcei-newsletter-1-2025-copy/|title=IAVCEI Newsletter 2/2025|date=June 3, 2025|website=International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior}}
See also
References
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- {{cite web | title = IAVCEI Awards | url= http://www.iavcei.org/awards_w.html | accessdate = 2007-03-20 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060928061521/http://www.iavcei.org/awards_w.html |archivedate = 2006-09-28}}
- {{cite web | title = IAVCEI Awards Ceremony 2004 | url = http://www2.sernageomin.cl/iavcei/c_awards.html | accessdate = 2007-03-20 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070630044435/http://www2.sernageomin.cl/iavcei/c_awards.html | archivedate = 2007-06-30 }}