Geological Society of America

T159 Trace Elements and Organics in Environmental and Urban Geochemistry I

Monday, 20 October 2014
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
204

IAGC AWARDS- THE VERNADSKY MEDAL AND IAGC FELLOW

Paper number: T159-8
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Authors

Richard B. Wanty Presenting Author
U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
W. Lyons
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Ian Cartwright
Monash University, Clayton, Vic
Orfan Shouakar-Stash
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Christopher Gardner
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Clemens Reimann
Norwegian Geological Survey, Trondheim, N/A

Abstract

The International Association of GeoChemistry (IAGC) makes annual or biannual awards to recognize outstanding colleagues in the field of geochemistry. Two IAGC awards will be presented at this meeting.

Ian Hutcheon will receive the Vernadsky medal- IAGC’s highest award- in recognition of his outstanding career in a number of areas of geochemistry including petrology, geochemistry of high-grade metamorphic terranes, diagenesis, CO₂ sequestration, etc. Dr. Hutcheon is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Calgary. Throughout Dr. Hutcheon’s career he has trained numerous geochemists, and has been a valued mentor.

Karen Johannesson has been selected as an IAGC Fellow. She is currently a Professor at Tulane University, and a recognized expert on the geochemical behavior of rare earth elements in the environment. She also has conducted ground-breaking research on elements such as As, Se, and W that form oxyanions, and understanding their mobility in groundwater systems.