The IGS President and Council Members are pleased to announce that, in 2019, individual Seligman Crystals (for exceptional scientific contributions to glaciology) have been awarded to Douglas R. MacAyeal and to Richard Hindmarsh; and that a Richardson Medal (for outstanding service to the International Glaciological Society and/or to the field of glaciology) has been awarded to Johannes Oerlemans. These awards were made from a strong field of applicants for both awards.
The citations for the 2019 awards are:
Doug MacAyeal has made exceptional scientific contributions to glaciology in the field of
computational glaciology including his finite-element ice-shelf model and his pioneering model of
tidal circulation beneath floating ice. He has made major advances in understanding the link
between ice-stream flow and the underlying bedrock/till, combining theoretical studies with field
observations. Doug “thinks outside the square” and his research legacy is diverse, creative and often
unorthodox. Doug’s work has been tremendously influential to the development of computational
glaciology over more than 30 years, and he has been a generous and inspirational mentor to many.
Richard Hindmarsh has made major advances in theoretical glaciology and especially ice sheet
modelling using the latest methods and techniques from physics, numerical methods and
mathematics. He has led and inspired developments in the theory and models of marine ice-sheet
instability, grounding line migration, the role of membrane stresses in regulating ice-stream flow,
improved ice-sheet model numerics and sediment deformation - among others. Richard has
collaborated widely across a wide field of glaciological topics and he has been a key leader in ice
sheet model intercomparison projects.
Johannes (Hans) Oerlemans has provided outstanding service to the field of Glaciology and has
made a particularly significant impact on many early career glaciologists. Hans established the
Karthaus summer school on “Ice Sheets and Glaciers in the Climate System” more than two decades
ago and now runs it annually, providing a unique training experience. Karthaus has had a major
impact on our community by educating and mentoring students and ECS, and also because it has
provided an opportunity for the teachers to meet, interact and exchange ideas. Since its formation,
more than 50 teachers have taught at the course and institutions across the world have sent over
500 students to Karthaus. Hans’ mentoring and education efforts have also been major in many
other areas.
Congratulations to all the awardees.
Nominations for 2020 awards can be made at any time up until the (yet unannounced) closing date. See: https://www.igsoc.org/awards/
Ian Allison
Chair, IGS Awards Committee
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