National and International Leadership Positions
Name |
Position |
| Janok Bhattacharya | 2007-2009: President Elect, President, Past-president, GCSSEPM 2006-2008: SEPM Vice Chair, AAPG 2008 Convention, San Antonio, TX 2005-present: Associate Editor, AAPG Bulletin 2002–present: Associate Editor, Journal of Sedimentary Research 2002–04 Technical Program Chair, AAPG 2004 Convention, Dallas, TX |
| Dale Bird | Geophysical Society of Houston - GSH (past Potential Fields Group Chair; past Editor) Houston Geological Society - HGS (past International Explorationists Group Chair) Society of Exploration Geophysicists – SEG (past Gravity and Magnetics Committee Chair) University of Houston Geoscience Alumni Association – UHGAA (past President; past Vice President) |
| Alan Brandon | 2002-present. Associate Editor, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. |
| Kevin Burke | 1975-1985 Associate Editor, Geology 1977-1979 Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research 1979-1981 Associate Editor, EOS (Transactions American Geophysical Union) 1979-2002 Associate Editor, Tectonophysics 1980-present Member, Editorial Board Journal of Geology 1984-1986 Associate Editor, Geological Society of America Bulletin 1991-present Associate Editor, Ann. Rev. Earth & Planetary Sciences 1990-1995 Editor, Tectonics 1997-2006 Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 1976-1979 Tectonic Team Leader, Lunar& Planetary Science Institute, Basaltic Volcanism Study Project |
| John F. Casey | 1995-1996: Distinguished Lecturer -Joint Oceanographic Institutes and U.S. Science Advisory Committee |
| John Castagna | 2006: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Reginald Fessenden Award 2001: Society of Exploration Geophysicists TLE Best Paper Award 1995: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Distinguished Lecturer |
| Henry Chafez | 1984: S.E.P.M. Outstanding Paper Award, 1984, for: Chafetz, H.S., and Folk, R.L., Travertines: Depositional morphology and the bacterially constructed constituents: Jour. Sed. Petrol.,54:289-316. |
| Yunsoo Choi | 2007: Glen Cass Award |
| Peter Copeland | 2007: Fellow - Geological Society of America 2007: University of Houston Provost’s Core Teaching Excellence Award |
| John F. Dewey | 2008: Honorary member of the Royal Irish Academy(An honor rarely bestowed to foreign scientist). 2006: The Geological Society of America's Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Career Contribution Award, Divisions Highest Award. 2004: Honorary Member, European Geosciences Union, 2004 2001: Member US National Academy of Sciences, 2001 1999: Wollaston Medal, Geological Society of London, 1999 1999: Paul Fourmarier Prize and Medal, Academie Royale de Belgique, Academy’s highest award 1997: Foreign Associate US National Academy of Sciences, Honor rarely bestowed to foreign scientist 1993: Arthur Holmes Medal, European Union of Geosciences, Union’s highest award for contributions to geology 1992: Penrose Medal, Geological Society of America, The Society’s highest Award for contributions to geology 1990: Member of Academia Europaea 1985: Fellow of the Royal Society, 1985 1983: T.N. George Medal, Geological Society, Glasgow, for contributions to geology 1983: Lyell Medal, Geological Society of London, The Society’s highest award for contributions to geology |
| William Dupre | 2010: University of Houston Provost’s Faculty Advisor Award 2008: University of Houston Provost’s Teaching Excellence Award 2007: John C. Butler Teaching Excellence Award 2001: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Distinguished Educator Award 1997: Texas Earth Science Teachers Association Distinguished Service Award |
| Ian Evans | 1978: Mortar Board Teaching Excellence Award 1965: Fellow, Geological Society of London |
| Fred Hilterman | 2006: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Maurice Ewing Medal for lifetime work in geophysics, (SEG's highest medal) 2004: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Cecil Green Enterprise Award 2000-2001: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Distinguished Instructor Short Course (DISC) Lecturer (2000-2001) 21 worldwide presentations 1996-1997: President of Society of Exploration Geophysicists 1988: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Best Presentation Award 1985-1986: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Distinguished Lecturer 1984-1985: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Distinguished Lecturer 1985: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Classic Paper of Past 25 Years 1984: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Virgil Kauffman Gold Medal 1982-1983: Vice-President of Society of Exploration Geophysicists 1970: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Best Paper Award |
| Xun Jiang | 2007: Group Achievement Award to AIRS Science Team, National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Thomas Lapen | 2008: John C. Butler Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Houston |
| Aibing Li | 2006: National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award for Integration of Seismic Constraints on the Continental Upper Mantle ($450,000). |
| Liming Li | 2009: NASA Early Career Development Award for “Energy Balance of Saturn and Jupiter” ($875,000) |
| Christopher Liner | 2001: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Distinguished Instructor Short Course (DISC) Lecturer (2000-2001) 27 worldwide presentations |
| Paul Mann | 2017: Robert H. Dott, Sr., best AAPG publication award (AAPG Memoir 108) 2017: AAPG Imperial Barrel world championship (UH faculty co-advisor) 2017: AAPG Imperial Barrel Award Gulf Coast section (First place) (UH faculty co-advisor) 2017-present: Associate editor, Marine Geophysical Researches 2016: AAPG Imperial Barrel Award Gulf Coast section (Second place) (UH faculty co-advisor) 2014: AAPG Imperial Barrel Award Gulf Coast section (Third place) (UH faculty co-advisor) 2013: Advisor of the year award, University of Houston Student Association 2013: AAPG Imperial Barrel Award Gulf Coast section (Third place) (UH faculty co-advisor) 2013: Robert E. Sheriff endowed chair, University of Houston 2012: AAPG Imperial Barrel Award Gulf Coast section (Third place) (UH faculty co-advisor) Left UT Austin and moved to Univ of Houston 2011: Convenor, GSA Penrose meeting, Manizales, Colombia 2010: Director's circle of excellence award, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics 2010-2017: Associate editor, Marine and Petroleum Geology 2008: Leiv Eiriksson fellowship, University of Stavanger, Norway 2008: Outstanding research award, University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences 2006: Joseph C. Walter excellence award, University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences 2005: Fellow, Geological Society of America 1999-2000: Fellow, French Academy of Sciences, University of Nice, France 2000-2012: Associate editor, Bulletin Geological Society of America 1999: Convenor, GSA Penrose meeting, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic 1997: Erskine research fellow, University of Canterbury, New Zealand 1992-3: Associate editor, Geology 1984: Postdoctoral fellow, Organization of American States, Dominican Republic 1983: Presidential award for distinguished doctoral dissertation, SUNY Albany, 1983 1978-81: University fellowship, SUNY Albany 1978: Phi Beta Kappa, Oberlin College |
| Kurt Marfurt | 2006: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Distinguished Instructor Short Course (DISC) Lecturer 27 worldwide presentations |
| Michael Murphy | 2011: University of Houston Provost's Core Teaching Excellence Award 2010: John Butler Teaching Excellence Award |
| Carl Norman | 2003 - 2004: President's Award, Houston Geological Society |
| Maxwell Shauck | 2008: American Coalition for Ethanol Most Prestigious Annual Anderson Award 2004: Texas Renewable Energy Industry Association Member of the year 2001: Excellence in Aviation Award - Federal Aviation Administration 1998: Diploma of Recognition for Outstanding Contribution and Dedication to the Field of Alcohol Fuels - XII International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels 1995: National Renewable Energy Award - U.S. Department of Energy 1991: Harmon Trophy Award - Presented at the White House by the Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle |
| Robert Sheriff | 1998: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Maurice Ewing Medal of for lifetime work in geophysics, SEG's highest medal. 1997: Quest for Excellence Award, University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 1997: Society Of Exploration Geophysicists: Distinguished Achievement Award to the Allied Geophysical Laboratories (Sheriff-Director), Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston. The longest running petroleum industrial consortium at the University of Houston. The award is given from time to time to a company, institution, or other organization for a specific technical contribution or contributions that have, in the opinion of the SEG Honors and Awards Committee and the Executive Committee, substantially advanced the science of exploration geophysics. 1996: Special Commendation Award, Society of Exploration Geophysicists 1993: Australian Society of Exploration Geophysics Distinguished Lecturer 1980: Honorary Membership in Geophysical Society of Houston 1979: Honorary Membership in Society of Exploration Geophysicists 1977: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Distinguished Lecturer 1969: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Virgil Kauffman Gold Medal for outstanding contribution to geophysics |
| Jinny Sisson | 1998: Outstanding Faculty Associate, Lovett College, Rice University 1998: Rice University Women’s Center Impact Award 1997: Fellow, Geological Society of America 1996: Life Fellow, Mineralogical Association of America |
| Robert Stewart | 2010: Industry Icons, Most influential people in the energy industry: Hart’s E&P Magazine. 2010: NASA Group Achievement Award, Robotic Recon Experiment Team: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2008: Volunteer Award, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists 2007: Fellow International, The Explorers Club of New York 2006: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Life Membership Award |
| Kurt-Martin Strack | 2005: Society of Petrophysicist and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA) Distinguished Lecturer 2003: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Reginald Fessenden Award 2003: Foreign Member of Russian Academy of Sciences 2003: Technical Achievement Award, SPWLA 2003: Russian Academy of Sciences Kapitsa Gold Medal of Honor 1998-1999: Distinguished Lecturer Society of Petroleum Engineers on Through Casing Resistivity |
| Robert Talbot | 2009: Group Achievement Award for the ARCTAS Field Campaign, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2006: Group Achievement Award for the INTEX-B/MILAGRO Field Campaign, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2005: Group Achievement Award for the INTEX-NA Airborne Expedition, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1998: Group Achievement Award for the SONEX Airborne Expedition, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1995: Group Achievement Award for the GTE/PEM-West A & B Airborne Expeditions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1993: Group Achievement Award for the GTE/ABLE – 3A and B Airborne Expeditions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Leon Thomsen | 2006-07: President of Society of Exploration Geophysicists 2002: Distinguished Instructor, Society of Exploration Geophysicists 1997: Distinguished Lecturer, Society of Exploration Geophysicists 1993: Fessenden Award, Society of Exploration Geophysicists Kapitsa Medal, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Honorary Member of the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Honorary Member Geophysical Society of Houston. |
| Guoquan Wang | 2009: Career Award, National Science Foundation |
| Arthur B. Weglein | 2003: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Distinguished Lecturer |
| Jolante Van Wijk | 2009: International Lithosphere Program Edward A. Flinn-Pembroke J. Hart Award for an outstanding young scientist’s contributions in Solid Earth Sciences. |
| Allied Geophysical Laboratories, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston | 1997: SEG Distinguished Achievement Award The award is given from time to time to a company, institution, or other organization for a specific technical contribution or contributions that have, in the opinion of the SEG Honors and Awards Committee and the Executive Committee, substan-tially advanced the science of exploration geophysics. |
Best Paper Presented by a Student at the Annual Meeting |
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| Chris Harding | 2000: "Multi-modal investigation of geoscientific data—adding touch and sound to 3D visualization of surface-based data," Chris Harding and John Casey |
| Cory Hoelting | 2002: A preliminary study of salt flank illumination at Vinton Dome, Louisinana: Do we need lateral wavefield continuation? Cory Hoelting, Mariana Gherasim, Warrenn Duncan, Kurt Marfurt and Hua-wei Zhou. |
| Paul Mann | H. Campos, P. Mann, A. Escalona, N. Cardozo, 2011, Flexurally-driven subsidence history of the Llanos foreland basin of Colombia: Implications for hydrocarbon exploration, First place student poster, AAPG annual meeting, Houston, Texas R. D. Bernal-Olaya, P. Mann, C. Vargas, 2011, Lower Magdalena basin, Colombia: A forearc basin formed above a zone of active, shallow subduction, Third place student poster, AAPG annual meeting, Houston, Texas |
| Yardenia Martínez | 2005: Mapping geology and structure using multispectral and hyperspectral data and evaluating topographic correction methods: Case study, Salmon River Mountains of east-central Idaho, Yardenia Martínez, Shuhab Khan, Paul Link. |