The Council of the American Meteorological Society invites members and friends of the AMS to submit nominations for consideration for the Society Awards, Lecturers, Named Symposia, Fellows, Honorary Members, and nominees for elective Officers and Councilors of the Society.
The Henry T. Harrison Award for Outstanding Contributions by a Consulting Meteorologist
The Henry T. Harrison Award for Outstanding Contributions by a Consulting Meteorologist was established in 2011 to recognize a consulting meteorologist for outstanding contributions to the profession, clients, and society. Nominees should demonstrate expertise in weather or climate and their applications, adherence to ethical behavior, and a high level of service to clients and/or the weather and climate enterprise. Nominations are considered by the Board of Certified Consulting Meteorologists which makes recommendations for final approval by the AMS Council.
The procedure for Awards nominations is restricted to electronic submissions, unless stated otherwise. The nominator is responsible for uploading the entire nomination package. Each committee or commission listed below has the responsibility to select and submit to the Council the names of individuals nominated for the Society's awards listed. All nominations should be submitted by 1 May 2012. The nominees for awards remain on the committee's active list for three years.
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH AWARDS COMMITTEE
The Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal | Bio
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The Verner E. Suomi Award* | Bio
(biennial)
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OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AWARDS COMMITTEE | Bio | Bio
The Verner E. Suomi Award* | Bio
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*Recommended by the Atmospheric Research Awards Committee in even-numbered years and by the Oceanographic Research Awards Committee in odd-numbered years.
Article III, Section 5, of the AMS Constitution provides that Honorary Members shall be persons of acknowledged preeminence in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences, either through their own contributions to the sciences or their application or through furtherance of the advance of those sciences in some other way. They shall be exempt from all dues and assessments. The nominees for Honorary member remain on an active list for three years.
The Henry T. Harrison Award for Outstanding Contributions by a Consulting Meteorologist