Felix Chayes Prize

Felix Chayes Prize
DescriptionExcellence in Research in Mathematical Petrology
CountryInternational
Presented byInternational Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG)
RewardsCash prize and engraved plaque
Websiteiamg.org/awards-and-honours/felix-chayes-prize-for-excellence-in-research-in-mathematical-petrology/

The Felix Chayes Prize[1] is presented in alternate years for Excellence in Research in Mathematical Petrology by the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG).[2][3] The cash prize, named after American geologist and petrographer Felix Chayes, was established in 1997. The prize has a strict internal guideline that the recipient must be between 35 and 60 years old.[4]

Recipients

Source:[5]

  • 1997: Committee on Data Bases for Petrology
  • 1999: Hugh R. Rollinson
  • 2001: James Nicholls
  • 2003: Antonella Buccianti
  • 2005: Eric Grunsky
  • 2007: Hilmar von Eynatten
  • 2009: not awarded for this year
  • 2011: Istvan Dunkl
  • 2013: Raimon Tolosana-Delgado
  • 2015: Yongzhang Zhou
  • 2017: Clifford R. Stanley
  • 2019: Peter Filzmoser
  • 2021: Grethe Hystad[6]
  • 2023: Pieter Vermeesch[7]
  • 2025: Dario Grana

See also

References

  1. ^ "Felix Chayes Prize". IAMG. 2014-02-23. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  2. ^ "IAMG". IAMG.
  3. ^ "IAMG — Asociación Internacional para las Geociencias Matemáticas, 2011 page 431" (PDF). Boletín Geológico y Minero, 122 (4): 429–438. ISSN 0366-0176. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  4. ^ "Felix Chayes Prize for Excellence in Research in Mathematical Petrology". IAMG.
  5. ^ "Felix Chayes Prize for Excellence in Research in Mathematical Petrology".
  6. ^ "Purdue Northwest Professor Awarded 2021 Felix Chayes Prize". Purdue Northwest. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Accolades: Prof Pieter Vermeesch and Climate Action Unit nomination". UCL. Retrieved 30 May 2023.