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 Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award
Almost five years after his passing, the AMS is honoring Edward N. Lorenz by renaming the Teaching Excellence Award after the pioneer meteorologist. Best known as the founder of the chaos theory and butterfly effect, Lorenz was also an influential professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for decades.
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 2013. 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.
Almost five years after his passing, the AMS is honoring Edward N. Lorenz by renaming the Teaching Excellence Award after the pioneer meteorologist. Best known as the founder of the chaos theory and butterfly effect, Lorenz was also an influential professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for decades.