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Awards by the International Glaciological Society

Members are invited to recognize their colleagues by submitting nominations, marked confidential, to the Secretary General and the Chair of the Awards Committee.

  • The Seligman Crystal is awarded to a single person or a collaborative group/team that has made exceptional scientific contributions to glaciology, defined as any snow and/or ice studies
  • The Richardson Medal is awarded to a single person or a collaborative group/team that has provided outstanding service to the International Glaciological Society and/or to glaciology
  • Honorary Membership recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to glaciology at a national or regional level
  • The Firn award is given in recognition of significant scientific and community contributions to glaciology by a mid-career scientist
  • The Early Career Scientist Award is given in recognition of significant scientific and/or community contributions to glaciology by an early career scientist
  • The Graham Cogley Award will be given to students, every second (even-numbered) year, who have published papers of exceptional quality in the Journal of Glaciology or the Annals of Glaciology within the last two years. On the alternating (odd-numbered) years, Graham Cogley Awards will be given by the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS).

Nominations

Documentation describing the nomination process is posted under each of the awards.

2022 Call for nominations

Awards Committee