Price Medal is a medal of the

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, for investigations of outstanding merit in solid-earth

geophysics Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term ''geophysics'' som ...

oceanography Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamic ...

, or

planetary sciences Planetary science (or more rarely, planetology) is the scientific study of planets (including Earth), celestial bodies (such as moons, asteroids, comets) and planetary systems (in particular those of the Solar System) and the processes of their ...

. The medal is named after Albert Thomas Price. It was first awarded in 1994 and was initially given every three years. In 2005 this switched to every two years, and from 2014 it has been awarded every year.

Price Medallists

Source
Royal Astronomical Society
(unless otherwise noted) * 1994 * 1997 Catherine Constable * 2000 Jean-Louis Le Mouël * 2003 Y. Kaminde * 2005

Gillian Foulger Gillian Rose Foulger is a British geologist and academic born in 1952 in Ipswich. Foulger plays a major role in coordinating the global debate in the category of Earth Science, on whether or not deep mantle thermal plumes exist and create “hot ...

* 2007

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...

* 2009 Malcolm Sambridge * 2011 Roger Searle * 2013 Kathryn Whaler * 2014

Seth Stein Seth Avram Stein (born July 12, 1953, in Middletown, Connecticut) is an American geophysicist with an international reputation for his research in plate tectonics, seismology, and space geodesy. He has also done important work in public policy for ...

* 2015

John Brodholt John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

* 2016 John Tarduno * 2017

Richard Holme Richard Gordon Holme, Baron Holme of Cheltenham CBE, PC (27 May 1936 – 4 May 2008) was a British Liberal Democrat politician. Educated at University of Oxford ( BA Jurisprudence; St John's College) and Harvard Business School, Holme joined t ...

* 2018 Stuart Crampin * 2019 Catherine Johnson * 2020 Phil Livermore * 2021 Emily Brodsky * 2022 Hrvoje Tkalcic

References

{{Royal Astronomical Society Astronomy prizes British science and technology awards Awards established in 1994 Astronomy in the United Kingdom Royal Astronomical Society 1994 establishments in the United Kingdom Geophysics awards

Price Medallists

See also

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