CMOS / SCMO
*2009 Prizewinners /Lauréats des prix, 2009
Awarded at the 44th CMOS - CGU Annual Congress, Ottawa ON, June 2 and
3, 2010
* CMOS Prizes are normally for achievements in the calendar
year prior to the congress year. CGU, whose
prizes follow below have designated theirs as 2010 awards.
President’s Prize / Prix du président
To: Adam H. Monahan,
University of Victoria for his pioneering work in developing a physical
understanding of the probability distribution of surface winds, and in
particular for his two recent papers dealing with the theoretical and practical
construction, validation and interpretation of the probability distribution
of sea surface wind speeds over the ocean. His work has provided elegant
and lucid examples of the application of stochastic differential equations
to realistic atmospheric phenomena and improved our understanding of the
stochastic dynamics of surface winds. A framework has been established
for achieving significantly improved modelling and understanding of key
processes that affect weather and climate as well as important technological
applications such as wind power generation.
J.P. Tully Medal in Oceanography / Médaille de J.P. Tully en
océanographie
To: Eddy Carmack,
Institute of Ocean Sciences for his major contributions in over 140 papers
to all aspects of polar oceanography and limnology including water-mass
formation, circulation, polar shelves and biogeophysical problems, as well
as his tireless efforts to promote the study of the Arctic nationally and
internationally.
Dr. Andrew Thomson Prize in Applied Meteorology /
Prix du Dr Andrew Thomson en météorologie appliquée
To: John Richard Gyakum,
McGill University for his leadership and many outstanding contributions
to the understanding of weather systems over Canada, the development of
forecasting techniques, and the training of meteorologists. His work has
substantially advanced the ability of operational forecasters to warn the
public and mariners of the threats due to major winter storms. He has also
been one of the academic leaders in the Cooperative program on Operational
Meteorological Education and Training, which teaches both Canadian and
American forecasters cutting edge concepts in the context of weather forecasting.
François J. Saucier Prize in Applied Oceanography /
Prix en océanographie appliquée François J. Saucier
To: Michael W. Stacey,
RMC, Kingston for his numerical contributions to understanding the physical
oceanography of fjords and turbidity currents. He has conducted observational
and modeling work in Canadian fjords for over twenty-five years, and has
also made major contributions to turbidity current research, the parameterization
of turbulent mixing in numerical models, and wind-forced ocean circulation.
Rube Hornstein Medal In Operational Meteorology /
Médaille de Rube Hornstein en météorologie opérationnelle
not awarded for 2009
Neil J. Campbell Medal for Exceptional Volunteer Service /
La médaille Neil J Campbell pour service bénévole
exceptionnel
To: Richard Stoddart,
CNC/SCOR for his broad and effective service to and advocacy on behalf
of both meteorological and oceanographic communities within the Canadian
Meteorological and Oceanographic Society. He is recognized not only for
his many volunteer activities as a committee member but also for his major
contributions to the establishment of the Canadian Foundation for Climate
and Atmospheric Science as an important supporter and facilitator of meteorological
and oceanographic research in Canada.
Roger Daley Postdoctoral Publication Award /
Le prix Roger Daley pour une publication postdoctorale
To: John Moores,
York University for the publication entitled "Atmospheric Dynamics at the
Phoenix landing site, as seen by the Surface Stereo Imager, published in
the Journal of Geophysical Research (2010), which provides a unique and
important component of the wind knowledge base for Mars. Dr. Moores' initiative,
diligence, creativity and hard work during the mission demonstrated his
proven ability to envision a scientific program, to adeptly learn the components
required to accomplish it, efficiently and determinedly implement it, analyze
and understand the resulting data, and successfully publish the results
for the scientific community to examine.
Citations
for outstanding contribution towards promoting
public awareness of meteorology or oceanography inCanada
To: Pascal Yiacouvakis,
Radio Canada, Montreal for his rigor and professionalism as presenter of
weather forecasts on television and radio in both English and French. This
includes the countless hours spent keeping the public informed during the
1998 ice storm. Pascal combines in an exceptional way the two qualities
necessary for any good weather presenter: a thorough knowledge of meteorology
and the ability and desire to effectively communicate this knowledge.
To: Graham Thomson, Columnist for The Edmonton Journal,
Edmonton, Alberta, for his many excellent articles in The Edmonton Journal,
as well as his public lectures, on environmental issues. He has been
particularly effective in bringing to light important issues related to
Alberta politics, health, and science, writing incisively with a critical
eye. He undertakes extensive background research, and consults with
the appropriate scientists in order to obtain the most up-to-date results
on issues like global warming, recognizing that scientific issues cannot
be assessed on the basis of popular opinion.
Tertia M.C. Hughes Memorial Graduate Student Prize / Prix commémoratif
Tertia M.C. Hughes
To: Oumarou
Nikiema, UQAM for his Masters research on characterizing and understanding
the sources of uncertainty in regional climate simulations, which represents
a major scientific and technological accomplishment. As part of his research,
Oumarou first derived, then applied the equation necessary for calculating
a detailed budget for the time evolution and spatial distribution of inter-member
variance in ensemble forecasts of the Canadian Regional Climate Model.
His calculations succeeded in reproducing the episodes of high and low
internal variability and the detailed analysis revealed which of the many
terms contribute to the time tendency of internal variability.
To: Julie
Thériault, McGill and NCAR for her Ph. D. research on the
formation of winter precipitation types with prescribed but varying atmospheric
conditions. This has resulted in a much more comprehensive physically-based
microphysics scheme that can account for phase changes and particle interactions
within a vertical column of the atmosphere. Dr. Thériault's study
has resulted in significant advances in our ability to account for and
better understand the formation of hazardous winter precipitation.
Campbell Scientific Best Student Poster Prize / Prix Campbell Scientific
de la meilleure affiche d'étudiant(e)
To: Derek Steinmoeller,
University of Waterloo, poster presentation on High-order methods for
weakly non-hydrostatic layered models.
The CMOS - Weather Research House Scholarship Supplement/
Supplément SCMO - Weather Research House aux bourses d'études
supérieures
To: Sarah Emily Collier,
U Alberta Ph. D. student, University of Alberta. Her research focuses on
developing a coupled modelling system that includes a high-resolution regional
climate model, a regional alpine glacier model and a land surface hydrology
model to investigate the interactions between the cryosphere, atmosphere
and hydrosphere in alpine environments.
The CMOS - CNC/SCOR NSERC Scholarship Supplement in Ocean Sciences /
Supplément SCMO - CNC/SCOR CRSNG aux bourses d'études supérieures
en sciences océanique
To: Agathe Lisé-Pronovost,
Ph. D. student in oceanography at UQAR. Her research objectives are to
to reconstitute the paleomagnetic vector from lake sediments in Patagonia
and develop high resolution paleo tracers of changes in environmental conditions
in order to better understand the relation of local to global climate changes.
The CMOS Weather Network / Météomédia Scholarship
not awarded this year
Undergraduate Scholarships / Bourses d'études de premier
cycle
To: Jiselle Bakker, University of Ottawa, third-year student
in Earth Sciences preparing an honours thesis proposal to study the potential
for creation of mercury methylation hotspots in benthic marine sediments
from excess accumulation of organic matter from salmon aquaculture cages.
CMOS Fellows Announced / Nouveau Membres émérites
William W. Hsieh , UBC
for his internationally recognized leadership in the application of artificial
neural networks to the advancement of our understanding of meteorological,
oceanographic and climate variability.
Ronald E. Stewart,
University of Manitoba for his long-standing service to the meteorological
community in teaching and research and for his outstanding organizational
and scientific leadership at both national and international levels.
MSC Patterson Medal / SMC La medaille
Patterson
To: Bruce Angle
who has made significant contributions to Canadian and International meteorology
through his efforts not only to advance Canada's interests but also to
influence the international community to improve societal benefits for
the citizens of all countries by facilitating improved meteorological services.
Bruce has been a leading member in International Meteorological Affairs.
He began his career when he joined the Meteorological Service of Canada
in 1979 as a Meteorological Technician.
Bruce quickly moved through the ranks of the Meteorological Service
of Canada to forecast operations in Newfoundland and Labrador, to training
in Cornwall and to his current position as Senior Advisor, International
Affairs in 1996. Bruce has been recognized for his efforts in international
relations. In 2002, he was honored with a Citation of Excellence
from Environment Canada and has been recognized from the Caribbean, the
WMO, UK and Australia.
Throughout his career, Bruce has demonstrated very strong leadership
skills as he has built and led Canadian negotiating teams that have been
recognized as both ground-breaking and world-class in their accomplishments.
He has built strong relationships with International Organizations, networked
with academia and the private sector to advance our interests. |
Bruce Angle
a contribué de façon importante dans le domaine de la météorologie
à l’échelle canadienne et internationale. Non seulement ses
efforts ont fait progresser les intérêts du Canada, mais ont
influencé la communauté internationale en prodiguant des
services météorologiques améliorés qui ont
été bénéfiques à la société
de plusieurs pays. Bruce a fait preuve de leadership aux affaires internationales
en météorologie.
Sa carrière a débuté lorsqu’il a été
embauché par le Service météorologique du Canada en
1979, comme technicien en météorologie. Avec le Service météorologique
du Canada, il a gravi les échelons et a fait partie de la section
des prévisions opérationnelles à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.
Par la suite, il a reçu une formation à Cornwall, puis en
1996, il fut nommé conseiller sénior aux Affaires internationales.
On a reconnu son travail pour ses efforts en relations internationales.
En 2002, il a été honoré en recevant la mention d’excellence
d’Environnement Canada. Les Caraïbes, le Royaume-Uni, l’Australie
et l’OMM ont également reconnu sa valeur.
Au cours de sa carrière, Bruce a démontré beaucoup
d’habilités de leadership en développant et menant à
bien des équipes de négociateurs canadiens, reconnus à
la fois comme pionniers et de renommée mondiale dans leurs réalisations.
Pour faire progresser les intérêts canadiens, il a développé
de bonnes relations avec les organisations internationales, le milieu universitaire
et le secteur privé. |
DFO Timothy R. Parsons Medal (2010) / MPO La médaille Timothy R.
Parsons (2010)
To: Brian Petrie who
has been a national and international leader in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary
oceanography. He is noted for his extensive contributions to multidisciplinary
ocean research with 35 years of service with Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Brian was the lead physical oceanographer interacting with oil companies
through joint ventures and as part of an industry- government-university
steering committee.
He was able to build a reputation as someone willing to deal with practical
issues from plankton to fish to offshore development. One of his first
major services to the scientific community and province at large was his
research associated with the Halifax Harbour Task Force. Brian's
model-based scenarios built on observations were the quantitative foundation
for its recommendations and this body of research set a new standard for
sewage modeling by incorporating a broad suite of variables beyond bacterial
counts.
Finally, he was a key contributor in the design of DFO's Atlantic Zone
Monitoring Program (AZMP).
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CGU
2010 Prizewinners
Awarded at the 44th Annual CMOS Congress/36th Annual Scientific Meeting
of CGU/3rd Joint CMOS-CGU Congress
J. Tuzo Wilson Medal
To: Nigel Edwards,
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, for his fundamental and pioneering
contributions to applied geophysics over several decades. Especially, he
has shown how best to use electromagnetic methods to explore for petroleum,
gas hydrates and other important features of the submarine environment;
- an environment where, initially, the usefulness of electrical and EM
methods was completely dismissed. EM techniques such as he has espoused
have now become very well recognized internationally, both in academia
and industry. In 2005, he was awarded the Hohmann Award for Excellence
in applied Electrical Geophysics in recognition of this. Industry confidence
in his work is demonstrated by the fact that EM methods are now being routinely
applied in several petroleum marine exploration programs in various parts
of the world, and by the very substantial support he has received from
the Game Changer program of Shell International Exploration and Production
Inc. Abbreviated Citation by Dr. Gordon West, U of T.
CGU Meritorious Service Award
To: Zoltan Hajnal,
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, for his
tremendous role as Chair of the Canadian National Committee for the International
Union of Geodesy and Geophysics - CNC/IUGG (2003-2011). The CNC-IUGG advises
CGU and CMOS on matters related to IUGG. The CNC/IUGG under the leadership
of Zoli comprises eight senior Canadian national representatives to each
of the associations plus eight junior representatives. The CNC/IUGG reports
to both the adhering body (NRC) and to the IUGG. Beyond preparing the meticulous
Annual Performance Review, Zoli has consistently, tirelessly and unselfishly
worked to respond to all the other tasks by being the strong voice, the
representative and the promoter of the Canadian capabilities and competences
to the international community. He has been the advocate of our participation
to the international assemblies of IUGG and a champion in communicating
to us the views and positions of IUGG and its activities. The CGU meritorious
award is only a small token of our appreciation to his unselfish contributions
to Canadian science. Abbreviated Citation by Dr. Spiros Pagiatakis,
York U.
CGU Young Scientist Award
To: Sean Carey,
Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University.
In this early stage of his career Sean has already established an international
reputation as a leader in the field of cold region hydrology, particularly
focusing on frozen soils and hillslope runoff processes, which draws linkages
between mass and energy exchange processes in a range of northern ecosystem
types, both natural and impacted. His work is not only making a profound
impact on the discipline of cold regions hydrology, but is also informing
decision-making about significant water quantity and quality issues in
northern communities. Abbreviated Citation by Dr. Richard Peterone,
WLU and Dr. Brian Branfireun, U of T.
Don M. Gray Memorial Scholarship in Canadian Hydrology
To: Keegan Farrick,
Department of Geography, University of Toronto. This scholarship
valued at $2500 is awarded for the first time in 2010 and represents a
continuation of Dr. Don Gray's relationship to graduate students studying
in the field of hydrology. It symbolizes Don's own criteria of scientific
excellence, hard work and perseverance. Abbreviated Citation by Dr.
John Pomeroy, U. of Sask.
CGU Best Student Paper
To: Panagiotis Vergados,
Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University
Topic: A new technique in retrieving Total Electron Content and second-order
ionospheric delays in radio occultation experiments using GPS
CGU Best Student Paper-Honourable Mention
To: Hilary Dugan,
Department of Geography, Queen's University
Topic: The impact of permafrost disturbances and sediment loading on
the two seasonal mixing of two High Arctic lakes
Don M. Gray Best Student Paper Award in Hydrology
To: Katie Burles,
Dept. of Geography, University of Lethbridge
Topic: Snow melt energy balance in a burned versus healthy forest stand,
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada
Campbell Scientific, Best Student Poster Award in Hydrology
To: Laura Brown,
Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change, University of Waterloo
Topic: Modelling lake ice thickness - a comparison of measured and simulated
ice thickness from the 2008-2009 ice season in Churchill, Manitoba
Best Student Paper Award in Geodesy
To: Panagiotis
Vergados, Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University
Topic: A new technique in retrieving Total Electron Content and second-order
ionospheric delays in radio occultation experiments using GPS