CMOS / SCMO
2003 Prizewinners /Lauréats des prix, 2003
(Awarded at the 38th CMOS Annual Congress, Edmonton
AB, May 31 - June 3, 2004)
President’s Prize / Prix du président
To: Dr. Thomas Andrew Black, University of British Columbia,
Faculty of Agricultural Science, Department of Soil Science, for his
important contributions to forest biometeorology and microclimatology,
as lead author, in his paper, entitled "Ecophysiological controls on
the carbon balances of three southern boreal forests" published in
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 117: 53-71, 2003
J.P. Tully Medal in Oceanography /
Médaille J.P. Tully en océanographie
To: Richard E. Thomson, Institute of Ocean Sciences,
Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Sidney, BC, for his many distinguished
contributions to physical oceanography and his highly appreciated books
entitled "Oceanography of the British Columbia Coast" and "Data
Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography".
Dr. Andrew Thomson Prize in Applied Meteorology /
Prix Dr Andrew Thomson en météorologie appliquée
To: Ron Hopkinson, Meteorological Service of Canada, Regina,
SK, for his outstanding improvements to climatological applications
of meteorological and hydrological data in addressing Canadian environmental
concerns, and for sharing his knowledge and expertise with others for the
benefit of scientific research in Canada.
Prize in Applied Oceanography /
Prix en océanographie appliquée
To: Richard A. Pawlowicz Department of Earth and Ocean
Sciences, University of British Columbia, for his outstanding contributions
to the application of oceanography in Canada and abroad through the development,
and free distribution, of state-of-the-art software packages for tidal
analysis, spatial mapping, and air-sea flux calculations.
Rube Hornstein Medal In Operational Meteorology /
Médaille Rube Hornstein en météorologie opérationnelle
(Until 1996: Rube Hornstein Prize in Operational Meteorology
/
jusqu'à 1996, Prix de météorologie
opérationnelle Rube Hornstein)
To: Michael Schaffer, Prairie Aviation and Arctic
Weather Centre, Edmonton, AB for his pioneering work in marine wind forecasting
and his data visualization methods for winds, which have been adopted by
forecasters across Canada.
Tertia M. C. Hughes Memorial Graduate Student Prize /
Prix commémoratif Tertia M.C. Hughes
To: Jian Lu, Department of Physics and Oceanography,
Dalhousie University for his insightful contributions to our understanding
of the dynamics of 20th century climate change and, in particular, his
publications and PhD thesis on the recent eastward shift of the North Atlantic
Oscillation. Accepting on his behalf is Dr. Jinyu Sheng, Dalhousie University.
Jian Lu is now pursuing further studies at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Laboratory, Princeton University.
Campbell Scientific Best Student Poster Prize /
Prix Campbell Scientific de la meilleure affiche d'étudiant(e)
To: Daniel Figueras-Nieto, Eric Girard and Lucia Crãciun
for
their poster "The Parameterization of Ice Crystals Heterogeneous Nucleation
in Climate Models: Comparison with Observations taken During SHEBA"
Citations
Two awarded for 2003
To: Paul-André Bolduc, Editor of the CMOS Bu1letin
SCMO for his leadership in revitalizing the CMOS Bulletin SCMO and
making it a well-established and well-regarded publication that is used
as the principal means of communication for CMOS members.
To: Claire Martin, Global TV Edmonton AB, radio and
television presenter who, for years, has shown outstanding skills in
bringing day-to-day weather and its impacts to people in a clear, simple
and entertaining manner.
The CMOS - Weather Research House Scholarship Supplement/
Supplément SCMO - Weather Research
House aux bourses d'études supérieures
To: Tiffany Shaw, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences,
UBC, who is planning to continue her studies at U of T with Ted Shepherd
under whom she will be investigating problems in theoretical atmospheric
dynamics. This scholarship is valued at $10,000 if held for two years.
CMOS The Weather Network / Météomédia
Scholarship
To: Angela Colebrook, York University, Toronto, ON
CMOS Undergraduate Scholarships
1) Pamela Fairbridge, York University
2) Jill Maepea, Dalhousie University
CMOS Fellows Announced
1) Charles A. Lin, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic
Sciences, McGill University, in recognition of his long-standing service
to the meteorological community in teaching, research, editing and serving
on and with many scientific organizations in Canada and abroad.
2) George J. Boer, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling
and Analysis, Meteorological Service of Canada, in recognition of his
long-standing contributions and international reputation in climate research
and pioneer work in Canadian global modelling.
3) Susan K. Woodbury, Consultant, in recognition
of her dedication, commitment and contribution to the development of the
private meteorological and oceanographic sector in Canada, and her dedicated
services to CMOS over many years.
4) James P. Bruce, Consultant, in recognition of
his long-standing research in hydrometeoro1gy, climatology, and contributions
to Canadian and international meteorological science and service.
MSC Patterson Medal
Dr. Hal Ritchie received the Patterson Medal Award
for distinguished service to Meteorology in Canada. The medal was established
in 1946 in honour of Dr. John Patterson, Controller of the Meteorological
Service of Canada from 1929 to 1946.
The CMOS Achievement Award
To: Neil J. Campbell for his many years of voluntary
service to CMOS.