Symons Gold Medal
The Symons Gold Medal is awarded biennially by the Royal Meteorological Society for distinguished work in the field of meteorological science.[1]
It was established in 1901 in memory of George James Symons, a notable British meteorologist.
Recipients
[edit]Source (1978-): Royal Metereological Society
- 2023 Michael E. McIntyre[2]
- 2020 Sue Grimmond[3]
- 2018 Clive D. Rodgers[4]
- 2016 John Michael Wallace[5]
- 2014 Robert A. Houze
- 2012 Timothy Barnett
- 2010 John F.B. Mitchell
- 2008 Adrian J. Simmons
- 2006 Sir Brian J. Hoskins
- 2004 John S. A. Green
- 2002 Raymond Hide
- 2000 Keith A. Browning
- 1998 Philip Gerald Drazin
- 1996 Klaus Hasselmann
- 1994 John L. Monteith
- 1992 Douglas Lilly [6]
- 1990 John T. Houghton
- 1988 David Atlas
- 1986 Hubert H. Lamb
- 1984 Christian E. Junge
- 1982 Frank Pasquill
- 1980 Joseph Smagorinsky
- 1978 Frank H. Ludlam
- 1976 Kirill Yakovlevitch Kondratyev[7]
- 1975 Sir John Mason
- 1973 Edward Norton Lorenz[8]
- 1971 John Sawyer[9]
- 1969 Sverre Petterssen
- 1967 Charles Henry Brian Priestley[10]
- 1965 Sydney Chapman[11]
- 1963 Percival Albert Sheppard[12]
- 1961 Jule Gregory Charney[13]
- 1959 Sir Oliver Graham Sutton[14]
- 1957 Erik Palmén
- 1955 Reginald Cockcroft Sutcliffe[15]
- 1953 Carl-Gustav Arvid Rossby[16]
- 1951 Geoffrey Ingram Taylor[17]
- 1949 Tor Bergeron[18]
- 1947 David Brunt
- 1944 Charles William Blythe Normand[19]
- 1942 John Switzer Owens[20]
- 1940 Jacob Aall Bonnevie Bjerknes[21]
- 1938 Gordon M.B. Dobson
- 1936 Wilhelm Schmidt[22]
- 1934 Gibert Thomas Walker[23]
- 1932 Vilhelm F. K. Bjerknes[24]
- 1930 George C. Simpson[25]
- 1928 Hugo Hergesell[26]
- 1926 Ernest Gold[27]
- 1924 Takematsu Okada [28]
- 1922 Henry George Lyons[29]
- 1920 Hugo Hildebrand Hildebrandsson
- 1918 Hugh Robert Mill
- 1916 ?
- 1914 William Henry Dines[30]
- 1912 Cleveland Abbe[31]
- 1910 William Napier Shaw[32]
- 1908 Léon Teisserenc de Bort
- 1906 Sir Richard Strachey[33]
- 1904 Julius Hann[34]
- 1902 Alexander Buchan[35]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Awards for Advancing Science". Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Awards and Prizes for distinguished work and careers". Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "2018 Society Awards and Prize Winners Announced". Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Symons Gold Medal". Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Rittner, Don. A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate. p. 100.
- ^ Polunin, Nicolas. World Who Is Who and Does What in Environment and Conservation. p. 171.
- ^ Hardaker, Paul (2008-06-26). "Edward Lorenz". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "John Sawyer". The Telegraph. 2000-10-25. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ The Environment Encyclopedia and Directory 2001. p. 528.
- ^ Rittner, Don. A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate. p. 37.
- ^ Walke, Malcolm (2016). "Pen portrait of President Professor P.A. Sheppard, CBE, FRS". Weather. 71 (1): 10–11. Bibcode:2016Wthr...71...10W. doi:10.1002/wea.2663.
- ^ Philander, George. Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather Second Edition. p. 243.
- ^ "SUTTON, Sir OLIVER GRAHAM". The National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Reginald Cockcroft Sutcliffe". Oxford DNB. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Notable Twentieth-century Scientists: L-R. p. 1716.
- ^ Batchelor, G. The Life and Legacy of G. I. Taylor. p. 265.
- ^ Fleming, James. Historical Essays on Meteorology, 1919–1995. p. 191.
- ^ Gupta, Das. Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, c.1784-1947. p. 411.
- ^ "Proceedings at the Meetings of the Society". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 68 (293): 76–83. January 1942. Bibcode:1942QJRMS..68...76.. doi:10.1002/qj.49706829310. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ (1976), Obituary notices. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 102: 271–274. doi:10.1002/qj.49710243127
- ^ (1936), Symons memorial medal, 1936. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 62: 280–287. doi:10.1002/qj.49706226407
- ^ Philander, George. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change. p. 1072.
- ^ (1932), Report of the council. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 58: 179–191. doi:10.1002/qj.49705824410
- ^ "Br. J. Ophthalnol". 37. 1953: 449.
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- ^ "The Observatory". 49. 1926: 53.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "The Observatory". 47. 1924: 51.
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- ^ "Dines, William Henry, 1855-1927". ingenious.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Rittner, Don. A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate. p. 4.
- ^ Kutzbach, Gisela. The Thermal Theory of Cyclones. p. 243.
- ^ (1906), The argentine antarctic stations. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 32: 155–159. doi:10.1002/qj.49703213810
- ^ "The Observatory". 27. 1904: 91.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Walker, Malcolm. History of the Meteorological Office. p. 132.