Country |
Award |
Sponsor |
Notes
|
United States |
Arthur L. Day Medal |
Geological Society of America |
Outstanding distinction in contributing to geologic knowledge through the application of physics and chemistry to the solution of geologic problems[16] |
United States |
Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship |
National Academy of Sciences |
Scientist making new contributions to the physics of the Earth whose four to six lectures would prove a solid, timely, and useful addition to the knowledge and literature in the field[17] |
United States |
Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal |
National Academy of Sciences |
Individual achievement in advancing knowledge of Cambrian or Precambrian life and its history[18] |
United States |
Dana Medal |
Mineralogical Society of America |
Outstanding scientific contributions through original research in the mineralogical sciences by an individual in the midst of his or her career[19] |
United States |
F.W. Clarke Medal |
Geochemical Society |
Outstanding contribution to geochemistry or cosmochemistry[20] |
United States |
G. K. Gilbert Award |
Geological Society of America |
Outstanding contributions to the solution of fundamental problems in planetary geology in the broadest sense, which includes geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology, geophysics, geologic mapping, and remote sensing[21] |
United States |
G. K. Warren Prize |
National Academy of Sciences |
Distinguished accomplishment in fluviatile geology and closely related aspects of the geological sciences[22] |
United States |
Hayden Memorial Geological Award |
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University |
Geology[23] |
United States |
John Wesley Powell Award |
United States Geological Survey |
Noteworthy contributions to the objectives and mission of the USGS[24] |
United States |
Kirk Bryan Award |
Geological Society of America |
Published paper of distinction advancing the science of geomorphology or Quaternary geology[25] |
United States |
Mary Clark Thompson Medal |
National Academy of Sciences |
Important service to geology and paleontology[26] |
United States |
Meinzer Award |
Geological Society of America |
Publication or body of publications that have significantly advanced the science of hydrogeology or a closely related field.[27] |
United States |
Penrose Gold Medal |
Society of Economic Geologists |
Full career in the performance of unusually original work in the earth sciences[28][29] |
United States |
Penrose Medal |
Geological Society of America |
Eminent research in pure geology, for outstanding original contributions or achievements that mark a major advance in the science of geology[30][31] |
United States |
Roebling Medal |
Mineralogical Society of America |
Scientific publication of outstanding original research in mineralogy[32] |
United States |
Sidney Powers Memorial Award |
American Association of Petroleum Geologists |
Distinguished and outstanding contributions to, or achievements in, petroleum geology[33] |
United States |
Stanley Miller Medal |
National Academy of Sciences |
Research on Earth’s early development as a planet, including prebiotic chemistry and the origin of life; planetary accretion, differentiation, and tectonics; and early evolution of the atmosphere and oceans[34] |
United States |
Vetlesen Prize |
Columbia University and G. Unger Vetlesen foundation |
Scientific achievement resulting in a clearer understanding of the Earth, its history, or its relations to the universe[35][36] |
United States |
William H. Twenhofel Medal |
Society for Sedimentary Geology |
Outstanding contributions to sedimentary geology[37] |
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