Awards Committee - Geophysics

2024 Geophysics Award Committee

Prof Clare Watt (Northumbria) VP Year 2 - Chair
Prof. Andrew Curtis (Edinburgh) - VP, G Year 1
Dr James Hammond (UCL) Geophysics Secretary
Dr Jasmine Kaur Sandhu – (Northumbria)
Dr Jessica Johnson - (University of East Anglia)
Dr Imogen Gingell- (Southampton)
Dr Rhian Jones (University of Manchester)

 
Membership

The Committee will consist of a Chair appointed by Council (normally a Vice-President in their 2nd year), five members, plus a 1st Year Vice-President, and an RAS Secretary. All Committee members will be RAS Fellows, and normally two members, in addition to the Chair, 1st Year Vice-President and RAS Secretary, will be current members of Council. Committee memberships are normally made on the recommendation of the Committee Chairs.

Operation

Committee members are agreed at the RAS July Council Meeting.  The committee meets via conference call early late September/early October, with an in-person meeting at Burlington House in November.  The Committee's recommendations are presented to the December Council Meeting, and announced at the January A&G Meeting.

Term of Appointment

Normally members will serve on the Committees for three years with one third retiring each year at the time of the AGM, but Council will review the balance of the Committees each year.