Wollaston Medal

Wollaston Medal
Front and reverse sides of the Wollaston Medal
Awarded forSignificant contributions to geology
Sponsored byGeological Society of London
Country United Kingdom
First award1831 (1831)
Websitewww.geolsoc.org.uk
Precedence
Next (higher)None
Next (lower)Lyell Medal

The Wollaston Medal is a scientific award for geology and the highest award granted by the Geological Society of London, the oldest geological society in the world. It is considered to be the most prestigious award in geology, and is given for outstanding contributions to geoscience. The medal is named after English chemist William Hyde Wollaston, and was first awarded in 1831.

The Wollaston Medal was originally made of gold (1831–1845), and then palladium, which was the metal discovered by Wollaston (1846–1860). It was switched to gold again from 1861 to 1929, and then back to palladium from 1930 to present.

Laureates

Source:Geological Society

1831–1850

1851–1900

1901–1950

1951–2000

2001–

  • 2001 Harry Blackmore Whittington
  • 2002 Rudolf Trümpy
  • 2003 Ikuo Kushiro
  • 2004 Geoffrey Eglinton
  • 2005 Ted Irving
  • 2006 James Lovelock
  • 2007 Andrew Knoll
  • 2008 Norman Sleep
  • 2009 Paul F. Hoffman
  • 2010 Richard H. Sibson
  • 2011 Robert Stephen John Sparks
  • 2012 Christopher Hawkesworth
  • 2013 Kurt Lambeck
  • 2014 Maureen Raymo - first woman to receive the Wollaston Medal
  • 2015 James A. Jackson
  • 2016 Susan L. Brantley
  • 2017 Richard Alley
  • 2018 Terry Plank
  • 2019 Edward Stolper
  • 2020 Barbara Romanowicz
  • 2021 David D. Pollard
  • 2022 Tanya Atwater
  • 2023 Kathryn Whaler[3]
  • 2024 Trond Helge Torsvik[4]
  • 2025 Barbara Sherwood Lollar[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Geological Society of London". The Times. No. 36070. London. 20 February 1900. p. 5.
  2. ^ "The Geological Society of London". The Times. No. 36974. London. 10 January 1903. p. 6.
  3. ^ "The Geological Society of London - 2023 awards and funds winners".
  4. ^ "The Geological Society of London - 2024 awards and funds winners".
  5. ^ "The Geological Society of London - 2025 awards and funds winners".
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