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MAL – Medal & Award Lectures

MAL0

EGU Award & Medal Celebration

Convener: Peter van der Beek

Wed, 06 May, 17:00–19:30 (CEST)

Room E1

MAL1

Alexander von Humboldt Medal Lecture by Walter W. Immerzeel

Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness

Abstract

| Fri, 08 May, 12:45–13:45 (CEST)

Room E1

MAL2

Alfred Wegener Medal Lecture by Thomas F. Stocker

Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness

Abstract

| Wed, 06 May, 12:45–13:45 (CEST)

Room E1

MAL3

Arthur Holmes Medal Lecture by Michael Paul Searle

Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness

Abstract

| Tue, 05 May, 12:45–13:45 (CEST)

Room E1

MAL4

Jean Dominique Cassini Medal Lecture by Martin Bizzarro

Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness

Abstract

| Thu, 07 May, 12:45–13:45 (CEST)

Room E1

MAL6-NH

Arne Richter Award for Outstanding ECS Lecture by Nivedita Sairam

Convener: Heidi Kreibich

Abstract

| Wed, 06 May, 10:45–11:15 (CEST)

Room E2

MAL9

Angela Croome Award Lecture by Joshua Howgego

Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness

Abstract

| Tue, 05 May, 11:55–12:25 (CEST)

Room 0.15

MAL10

Champion(s) for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award Lecture by Rie S. Hori

Including Champion(s) for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award Lecture

Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness

Abstract

| Mon, 04 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)

Room G1

MAL11

Katia and Maurice Krafft Award Lecture by Philip Heron

Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness

Abstract

| Mon, 04 May, 11:55–12:25 (CEST)

Room D3

MAL12

EGU Science for Policy Award Lecture by the Science for Policy Team of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters

Including EGU Science for Policy Award Lecture

Convener: Solmaz MohadjerECSECS

Abstract

| Mon, 04 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)

Room G2

MAL13-SSS

Alina Kabata-Pendias Medal Lecture by Bettina Weber

Including Alina Kabata-Pendias Medal Lecture

Convener: Heike Knicker

Abstract

| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)

Room D1

MAL14-GD

Augustus Love Medal Lecture by Saskia Goes and GD Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Siavash Ghelichkhan

Including Augustus Love Medal Lecture
Including GD Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture

Convener: Laetitia Le Pourhiet

Orals

| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)

Room G2

MAL15-SM

Beno Gutenberg Medal Lecture by Satoshi Ide and SM Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Kurama Okubo

Including Beno Gutenberg Medal Lecture
Including SM Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture

Convener: Alice-Agnes Gabriel

Orals

| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–19:55 (CEST)

Room M2

MAL16-GI

Christiaan Huygens Medal Lecture by Vijay Prasad Dimri and GI Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Andrea Barone

This session is dedicated to the award division ceremony and medal lecture of the Christiaan Huygens Medal (2026 edition), conferred by the Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems (GI) Division of the European Geosciences Union.
The Christiaan Huygens Medal was established by the GI Division to recognise outstanding and sustained contributions to the advancement of geoscientific instrumentation, observational methodologies, and data systems within the scope of the Division. The medal is awarded for a major innovation, development, or discovery that has had a significant and lasting impact on its field, or for a coherent body of work carried out over an extended period that has led to substantial scientific and technological progress.

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Including Christiaan Huygens Medal Lecture
Including GI Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture

Convener: Pietro Tizzani | Co-conveners: Raffaele Castaldo, Maurizio Fedi

Orals

| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–19:50 (CEST)

Room N1

MAL17-PS

David Bates Medal Lecture by Patrick Irwin and PS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Hamish C.F.C. Hay

Including David Bates Medal Lecture
Including PS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture

Convener: Anezina Solomonidou

Orals

| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–19:55 (CEST)

Room E2

MAL18-ST

Hannes Alfvén Medal Lecture by Zdeněk Němeček and Jana Šafránková

Convener: Alexis Rouillard

Abstract

| Wed, 06 May, 09:40–10:10 (CEST)

Room M1

MAL19-CL

Hans Oeschger Medal Lecture by Friederike E.L. Otto

This session hosts the Hans Oeschger Medal Lecture by Friederike E.L. Otto "The added value of yet another attribution study".
A citation will be given by Clair Barnes at the beginning of the session.

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Including Hans Oeschger Medal Lecture

Convener: Kerstin Treydte

Abstract

| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)

Room B

MAL20-HS

Henry Darcy Medal Lecture by Sally E. Thompson

Convener: Alberto Viglione

Abstract

| Tue, 05 May, 14:05–14:35 (CEST)

Room C

MAL21-SSP

Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal Lecture by Benjamin Bomfleur

In this session the Stratigraphy Sedimentology and Paleontology Division (SSP) celebrates the Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal. This year the SSP Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal has been awarded to Benjamin Bomfleur for his contribution in the field of paleontology. A lecture by Benjamin Bomfleur will be part of this session.

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Convener: Cinzia Bottini | Co-convener: Alicia FantasiaECSECS

Abstract

| Fri, 08 May, 12:00–12:30 (CEST)

Room G1

MAL22-HS

John Dalton Medal Lecture by Thorsten Wagener

Including John Dalton Medal Lecture

Convener: Alberto Viglione

Abstract

| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)

Room B

MAL23-CR

Julia and Johannes Weertman Medal Lecture by Olaf Eisen and Arne Richter Award for Outstanding ECS Lecture by Kaitlin Naughten

Including Julia and Johannes Weertman Medal Lecture
Including Arne Richter Award for Outstanding ECS Lecture

Convener: Daniel Farinotti | Co-convener: Carleen Tijm-Reijmer

Orals

| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)

Room F1

MAL24-NP

Lewis Fry Richardson Medal Lecture by Anastasios A. Tsonis and Arne Richter Award for Outstanding ECS Lecture by Francisco de Melo Viríssimo

Including Lewis Fry Richardson Medal Lecture
Including Arne Richter Award for Outstanding ECS Lecture

Convener: Davide Faranda

Orals

| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)

Room M2

MAL25-EMRP

Louis Néel Medal Lecture by Francois Renard and EMRP Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Lucille Carbillet

Including Louis Néel Medal Lecture
Including EMRP Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture

Convener: Sergio Vinciguerra

Orals

| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)

Room N1

MAL26-TS

Marie Tharp Medal Lecture by Christian Teyssier

Marie Tharp Medal Lecture by Christian Teyssier

The Marie Tharp Medal is awarded to scientists in recognition of their outstanding contributions to tectonics and structural geology. It acknowledges exceptional scientific achievements in advancing the understanding of tectonic processes that shape Earth's lithosphere and research that bridges these disciplines across spatial and temporal scales.

The award recognizes Prof. Teyssier for the transformative contributions to structural geology and tectonics. His pioneering research has significantly advanced our understanding of tectonic processes, encompassing the full spectrum from brittle to ductile deformation, from extensional to convergent regimes and from the mineralogical scale to orogenic systems. Prof. Teyssier has also left an extraordinary legacy as a mentor and educator, having trained and inspired countless geoscientists, many of whom are now influential leaders in their own right.

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Including Marie Tharp Medal Lecture

Convener: João Duarte | Co-convener: Paola Vannucchi

Abstract

| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–19:30 (CEST)

Room G2

MAL27-SSS

Philippe Duchaufour Medal Lecture by Cornelia Rumpel and SSS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Layla Márquez San Emeterio

Including Philippe Duchaufour Medal Lecture
Including SSS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture

Convener: Heike Knicker

Orals

| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–19:55 (CEST)

Room F2

MAL28-NH

Plinius Medal Lecture by Amir AghaKouchak

Convener: Heidi Kreibich

Abstract

| Mon, 04 May, 17:25–17:55 (CEST)

Room D2

MAL29-GM

Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal Lecture by Maarten G. Kleinhans

Including Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal Lecture

Convener: Kristen Cook

Abstract

| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)

Room D1

MAL30-GMPV

Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal Lecture by Giovanni Chiodini

Including Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal Lecture

Convener: Holly Stein

Abstract

| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)

Room -2.33

MAL31-NH

Sergey Soloviev Medal Lecture by Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos

Convener: Heidi Kreibich

Abstract

| Tue, 05 May, 10:55–11:25 (CEST)

Room N2

MAL32-G

Vening Meinesz Medal Lecture by Frank Flechtner and G Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Eva Börgens

The Geodesy Division medal and award ceremony will feature the Geodesy Division Early Career Scientists (ECS) Award presentation given by Eva Börgens and the Vening Meinesz Medal lecture by Frank Flechtner.

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Including G Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture
Including Vening Meinesz Medal Lecture

Convener: Roelof Rietbroek | Co-convener: Anna Klos

Orals

| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–19:55 (CEST)

Room G1

MAL33-AS

Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal Lecture by Jonathan Williams and AS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Eva Pfannerstill

In this session we celebrate the 2026 awardees of the Atmospheric Sciences division through the Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal Lecture by Jonathan Williams and the Atmospheric Sciences Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Eva Pfannerstill.

Public information:

The Atmospheric Sciences Division award celebration will be followed by a reception to celebrate the twentifith anniversary of the EGU journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP).

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Including AS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture
Including Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal Lecture

Convener: Philip Stier | Co-convener: Athanasios Nenes

Orals

| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–19:55 (CEST)

Room G1

MAL34-BG

Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal Lecture by Thomas Stephen Bianchi and BG Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Anne Klosterhalfen

Including BG Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture
Including Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal Lecture

Convener: Ana Bastos

Orals

| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–19:55 (CEST)

Room -2.15

MAL39-ERE

ERE Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Wenzhuo Cao

Convener: Giorgia StasiECSECS

Abstract

| Wed, 06 May, 14:00–14:30 (CEST)

Room D3

MAL43-GM

GM Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Dongfeng Li

Convener: Kristen Cook

Abstract

| Thu, 07 May, 10:50–11:20 (CEST)

Room G1

MAL44-HS

HS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Larisa Tarasova

Convener: Alberto Viglione

Abstract

| Wed, 06 May, 16:20–16:50 (CEST)

Room C

MAL45-OS

OS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Tillys Petit

Convener: Joanna Staneva

Abstract

| Mon, 04 May, 14:00–14:30 (CEST)

Room L3

MAL48-SSP

SSP Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Matthias Sinnesael

As every year, SSP recognizes and rewards the most outstanding ECS in SSP fields. This year the Outstanding ECS Award has been awarded to Matthias Sinnesael. The session will see the lecture by Matthias abut his research work.

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Convener: Cinzia Bottini

Programme

| Wed, 06 May, 16:35–16:45 (CEST)

Room -2.20

MAL50-ST

ST Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Samuel Badman

Convener: Alexis Rouillard

Abstract

| Wed, 06 May, 09:00–09:20 (CEST)

Room M1