The William Christian Krumbein Medal is the highest award given alternate years by the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG) to senior scientists for career achievement, which includes (a) distinction in application of mathematics or informatics in the earth sciences, (b) service to the IAMG, and (c) support to professions involved in the earth sciences. There is no stipulated preference for fields of application within the earth sciences. The William Christian Krumbein Medal, named after William Christian Krumbein, was established in 1976. Designed by sculptor Abbott Pattison, The medal is made of bronze, and it measures 96 millimeters in diameter and weighs over 500 grams.

Recipients As listed by the IAMG:

1976 John C. Griffiths 1977 Walther Schwarzacher 1978 Frederik P. Agterberg 1979 Richard A. Reyment 1980 Andrei B. Vistelius 1981 Daniel F. Merriam 1982 Danie G. Krige 1983 Georges Matheron (Declined to receive the medal) 1984 Felix Chayes 1985 John W. Harbaugh 1986 John C Davis 1987 Michel David 1988 E. H. Timothy Whitten 1989 André G. Journel 1990 Zhao Pengda 1991 Václav Němec 1992 Richard B. McCammon 1993 DeVerle P. Harris 1994 Dmitrii A. Rodionov 1995 John Aitchison 1996 1998 Graeme Bonham-Carter 2000 Richard J. Howarth 2002 Michael Ed. Hohn 2004 Ricardo A. Olea 2006 Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn 2008 Qiuming Cheng 2010 Lawrence J. Drew 2012 Eric Grunsky 2014 Jef Caers 2016 Peter Dowd 2018 Roussos Dimitrakopoulos 2020 Jaime Gómez-Hernández 2022 Emmanuel John Carranza 2024 Jennifer McKinley 2026 Peter Atkinson

See also

List of geology awards List of geophysics awards List of mathematics awards

References