Kudos
 | Piers Sellers, formerly EOS AM Project Scientist, now an
astronaut candidate at the Johnson Space Flight Center, accepting the
1997 Henry G. Houghton Award from Paul D. Try, 1996 AMS president.
Due to Sellers' schedule, the award was not presented to him
until November 1997. |
The following EOS colleagues were recipients of
1998 awards from the American Meteorological Society:
The Verner E. Suomi Award The Remote Sensing Lecturer
William L. Smith, Chief, Atmospheric Sciences Division, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
"for his outstanding contributions to the advancements in remote sensing from space and the application of
these data," and "for his lecture, 'Satellite Remote Sensing-The Evolution of a Global Observing System.' "
The Charles Franklin Brooks Award for Outstanding Services to the Society
Donald R. Johnson, Professor Emeritus, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of Wisconsin-Madison; and Director of the Earth Sciences Division, Universities Space Research
Association, Columbia, MD "for his dedication as an Editor and President, and for his leadership and innovation
to improve education."
The Henry G. Houghton Award
Patrick Minnis, Senior Research Scientist, Atmospheric Sciences Division, NASA Langley Research
Center, Hampton, VA "for making outstanding contributions to understanding the effects of clouds and aerosols
on the earth's radiation budget."
The Editor's Award, Journal of Climate
Dennis L. Hartmann, Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle,
WA "for his conscientious, thorough, and insightful reviews on a wide range of subjects."
Elected Fellows for 1998:
Thomas P. Charlock, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Anne R. Douglass, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Ying-Hwa Kuo, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Dennis P. Lettenmaier, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Thomas T. Wilheit, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX