School of Earth Sciences

Fellowships

• Fellows of the Royal Society - the highest accolade awarded to distinguished scientists in the UK and Commonwealth.
  • Professor Jon Blundy (2008)
  • Professor Steve Sparks (1988)
  • Emeritus Professor Geoff Eglinton (1976)
• Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Professor Mike Benton (2008)
• Fellows of the American Geophysical Union
  • Professor Steve Sparks (1999)
• Fellows of the Mineralogical Society of America
  • Dr. John Schumacher (1994)
  • Prof George Helffrich

Medals

• Murchison Medal, Geological Society of London
  Normally given to people who have made a significant contribution to the science by means of a substantial body of 'hard rock' research.
  • Professor Steve Sparks (1998)
• Lyell Medal, Geological Society of London
  Normally given to people who have made a significant contribution to the science by means of a substantial body of 'soft rock' and palaeontology research.
  • Professor Mike Benton (2005)
• Bigsby Medal Gelogical Society of London
  Awarded biennially by the Geological Society of London to a person who has studied American geology and who is less than 45 years of age
  • Dr Phil Donoghue (2007)
  • Professor Jon Blundy (2005)
  • Professor Steve Sparks (1985)
• Wollaston Medal, Geological Society of London
  This is the highest award of the Geological Society. This medal is normally given to geologists who have had a significant influence by means of a substantial body of excellent research in either or both 'pure' and 'applied' aspects of the science
  • Emeritus Professor Geoff Eglinton (2004)
• Royal Medal, Royal Society
  Awarded annually by the Sovereign for the most important contributions to the advancement of Natural Knowledge (one to each of the two great divisions) and the other for distinguished contributions in the applied sciences. These awards are for contributions made within the British Commonwealth.
  • Emeritus Professor Geoff Eglinton (1997)
    
• V. M. Goldschmidt Medal, Geochemical Society
  (Awarded for major achievements in geochemistry or cosmochemistry that have had great influence on the field)
  • Emeritus Professor Geoff Eglinton (1999)
• F. W. Clarke Medal of the Geochemical Society
  (Awarded to an early-career scientist for a single outstanding contribution to geochemistry or cosmochemistry)
  • Professor Jon Blundy (1997)
  • Professor Dave Sherman (1991)
• Max Hey Medal of Mineralogical Society
  Recognizes ongoing research of excellence carried out by young scientists, normally under 35 years, within the fields of Mineralogy, Crystallography, Petrology or Geochemistry
  • Dr Simon Kohn (1995)
• Arthur Holmes Medal, European Union of Geoscientists
  Awarded for scientific achievements in Terrestrial (or Extraterrestrial) Materials Sciences
  • Professor Steve Sparks (2004)
• Arthur Day Medal, Geological Society of America
  Awarded for outstanding distinction in contributing to geologic knowledge through the application of physics and chemistry to the solution of geologic problems
  • Professor Steve Sparks (2000)
• T Neville George Medal, Geological Society of Glasgow
  Awarded every few years to a geologist who has made significant contributions to sedimentary geology or palaeontology
  • Professor Mike Benton (2006)
• Thorarinsson Medal, International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior
  Top international award in volcanology, awarded every four years
  • Professor Stephen Sparks (2008)
• Wager Medal, (IAVCEI)
  Awarded to mid-career volcanologists under the age of 40
  • Dr Joachim Gottsmann (2008)
  • Professor Stephen Sparks (1983)

Philip Leverhulme Prizes

Awarded to outstanding scholars of substantial distinction and promise, normally aged under 36

• Phil Donoghue (2005)
• Tim Elliott (2001)

Other Prizes and awards

• Dan David Prize - a prestigious international award worth US$1 million
  • Emeritus Professor Geoff Eglinton FRS (2008)
• Palaeontological Association's Hodson Fund - conferred on a palaeontologist who is under the age of 35 and who has made a notable early contribution to the science
  • Phil Donoghue (2005) -
• Geological Society of America's W. Storrs Cole award - given each year to a GSA Member or Fellow between 30 and 65 years of age who has published one or more significant papers on micropalaeontology.
  • Daniela Schmidt (2005)

Listed in Who's Who:

• Professor Mike Benton
• Professor Jon Blundy
• Professor Geoff Eglinton
• Professor Steve Sparks