CMOS / SCMO
2005 Prizewinners /Lauréats
des prix, 2005
Awarded at the 40th
CMOS Annual Congress, Toronto ON, May 30 and 31, 2006
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President’s Prize / Prix du président
To: Saroja
Polavarapu, Environment Canada, for her scientific leadership and
insight in the emerging field of middle atmospheric data assimilation,
and particularly in the development of the first fully coupled chemistry
climate simulation model to be run in data assimilation mode. This is described
in her thorough and ground-breaking paper "Data assimilation with the Canadian
Middle Atmosphere Model", co-authored with Ren, Rochon, Sankey, Ek, Koshyk,
and Tarasick, and published in Atmosphere-Ocean (43, 77-100, 2005). This
paper describes research that is at the forefront of this field and provides
an important foundation.
J.P. Tully Medal in Oceanography /
Médaille de J.P. Tully en océanographie
To: Jean-Claude
Therriault, Institut Maurice Lamontagne, for his outstanding career
as a Canadian marine biologist and his continuing leadership of oceanographic
research in Quebec. His wide-ranging contributions to the understanding
of marine ecosystems, particularly in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Hudson
Bay and the Canadian North, have had significant impact on the conservation
and sustainment of living marine resources. He has also played an important
operational oceanographic role in Atlantic coastal waters through the Monitoring
Program (AZMP) and in the establishment of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Observatory.
Dr. Andrew Thomson Prize in Applied Meteorology
/
Prix du Dr Andrew Thomson en météorologie
appliquée
To: Terry
Gillespie, University of Guelph, for his outstanding contributions
to Applied Meteorology in Canada through research and education in the
field of Micrometeorology, in particular, for his work in the field of
meteorological influences on plant diseases, which provided a physical
basis for explaining the development of disease related to leaf wetness.
This has resulted in the development of a detection instrument and the
reduction of pesticide use based on better knowledge of meteorological
conditions. He has also made important contributions to our knowledge of
the meteorological aspects of smog and tropospheric ozone, including the
impacts on agriculture.
Prize in Applied Oceanography /
Prix en océanographie appliquée
To: James
Stronach, Hay and Company Consultants, Vancouver, for his outstanding
contributions to applied oceanography in Canada through his development
of numerical models of coastal waters, and through application of these
models to a wide variety of fields, from Search and Rescue software for
the Canadian Coast Guard, to complete sewage outflow modelling for coastal
communities, to tsunami and storm surge simulations, river plume and sediment
transport, oils spill software and coastal erosion. His models of the Strait
of Georgia and the St. Lawrence River and estuary have enabled others to
extend these applications to ice forecasting, tidal height prediction and
tidal current charts and software.
Rube Hornstein Medal In Operational Meteorology
/
Médaille de Rube Hornstein en météorologie
opérationnelle
(Until 1996: Rube Hornstein
Prize in Operational Meteorology /
jusqu'à 1996, Prix
de météorologie opérationnelle Rube Hornstein)
To: David
Ball, Environment Canada, for his passionate devotion to excellence
in operational meteorology. David is a leader in operational meteorology
striving to develop better tools and training which he innovatively implemented
within the operational environment. David then developed new objective
approaches to measure the resulting improved performance.
Neil J. Campbell Medal for Exceptional Volunteer
Service /
La médaille Neil J Campbell pour service
bénévole exceptionnel
To: Uri
Schwarz for more than 23 years of dedicated service to CMOS. Uri
assumed the duties of volunteer Executive Director of CMOS in February
of 1983. In this capacity he developed the Society's administration and
contributed extensively to making it a mature and well organized society,
with a members and subscribers in excess of 1000. He is an exemplary volunteer
who inspires those who work with him to excel, and has made an extraordinary
contribution to the advancement of Meteorology and Oceanography in Canada.
On our behalf, he faced problems on a daily
basis, but always maintained a level of dignity, grace and friendliness
in a gentlemanly manner. When he was followed by Neil Campbell as Executive
Director in 1994, Council made him Executive Director Emeritus, a role
which he continues to fill to this day. Uri has been a wonderful ambassador
for CMOS and has promoted the society through his many contacts all over
the world.
Roger Daley Postdoctoral Publication Award
/
Le prix Roger Daley pour une publication postdoctorale
To: Thomas
Birner, University of Toronto, for his careful and definitive study
of radiosonde temperature and wind measurements, which revealed the existence
of a tropopause inversion layer in the extratropics. This novel and pioneering
work is described in his paper, "The fine-scale structure of the extratropical
tropopause region", in press in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres.
This paper is already generating considerable interest, as the discovery
of this layer is of great importance, with implications for dynamics, chemical
transport and mixing, and climate.
Citation
To: Stephen Mayne, Lanark Weather,
Smith Falls Ontario, for his outstanding contributions to all aspects of
the weather community. Stephen's devotion to weather education, severe
weather spotting and the safety and security of the public are commendable.
Stephen's passionate interest in meteorology is clearly evident in his
excellent and informative Lanark Weather website
Tertia M.C. Hughes Memorial
Graduate Student Prize /
Prix commémoratif
Tertia M.C. Hughes
To: Natacha
Bernier, Dalhousie University, for her outstanding PhD thesis work
at Dalhousie University entitled "Annual and Seasonal Extreme Sea Levels
in the Northwest Atlantic: Hindcasts Over the Last 40 Years and Projections
for the Next Century". This timely research, centred on the frequency of
extreme sea levels along the eastern seaboard of Canada, is not only innovative,
but has important practical applications in terms of flood-risk assessment.
Graduate Student Prizes / Prix pour étudiants
diplômés
To: Daniel Deacu, Memorial University
of Newfoundland and
Yi Wang, McGill University
Campbell Scientific Best Student Poster Prize
/
Prix Campbell Scientific de la meilleure affiche
d'étudiant(e)
(two prizes awarded in June 2006)
To: Shannon
E. Fargey and Shawn J. Marshall from the Department of Geography,
University of Calgary for their analysis on the characteristics and correlation
of storm systems and the system's interaction with the topography. Their
poster submission was titled Spatial-Temporal Evolution of the June
2005 Cyclonic Storm Events in Southwestern Alberta Using the Foothills
Climate Array Meteorological Network.
To: Alexander
S. Korobov and Kevin G. Lamb of the Department of Applied
Mathematics, University of Waterloo for their description of the energy
cascade generated by tidal flow over topography. This poster submission
was titled Spectral Analysis of Internal Waves Generated by Tidal
Flow Over Topography.
The CMOS - Weather Research House Scholarship
Supplement/
Supplément
SCMO - Weather Research House aux bourses d'études supérieures
To: Betty
Ann Croft, Dalhousie University
The previous year's winner, Joshua Nault,
University of Alberta, continues to hold his NSERC scholarship and hence
he will also receive a cheque for $5000.
The CMOS - CNC/SCOR NSERC Scholarship Supplement
in Ocean Sciences (new in 2005)
To: James
R. Munroe, University of Alberta
The CMOS Weather Network / Météomédia
Scholarship
To: Heather Antoniuk, University
of Alberta, for excellence in her studies.
Undergraduate Scholarships / Bourses
d'études de premier cycle
To: Marie-Ève
Gagné, McGill University and Bradley E. J. Power,
University of Alberta
CMOS Fellows Announced / Nouveau Membres émérites
1. The title of CMOS Fellow is conferred on
Theodore (Ted) Shepherd,
University of Toronto, in recognition of his outstanding personal research
in atmospheric dynamics, his leadership of collaborative middle atmosphere
research and modelling programs in Canada, his mentoring of students and
his leading contributions to the World Climate Research Program and its
core project on Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate (SPARC).
(This award was announced last year but held over for presentation in Toronto
in 2006)
2. The title of CMOS Fellow is conferred
on Michel Béland,
Environment Canada, in recognition of his outstanding long-term contributions
to atmospheric sciences, particularly as an administrator. With his exceptional
leadership and drive, throughout his career Dr. Béland has catalyzed
major national and international initiatives that have a strong influence
on the advancement of our sciences.
3. The title of CMOS Fellow is conferred
on Geoff Strong in
recognition of his exceptional long-term service and support to the Canadian
Meteorological and Oceanographic Society. His commitment to CMOS is evidenced
by the number of positions which he has held and the number of volunteer
hours which he has dedicated to the Society.
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MSC Patterson Medal / SMC La medaille Patterson
On May 30th 2006, Marc-Denis Everell, Assistant
Deputy Minister, Meteorological Service of Canada, presented the MSC Patterson
Distinguished Service Medal, MSC's most prestigious award, for distinguished
service to meteorology in Canada, to Michel
Béland for his numerous contributions, both nationally and
internationally, in advancing the scientific knowledge base in the fields
of meteorology and environmental prediction.
Link
to Environment Canada Press Release / français
DFO Timothy R. Parsons Medal / MPO La médaille
Timothy R. Parsons
Dr. Wendy Watson-Wright, Assistant Deputy
Minister for Science of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) presented
two awards named for Canadian ocean sciences pioneer Dr. Timothy R. Parsons
to Dr. Ken Denman
and Dr. Trevor Platt,
on May 30th 2006.
Dr. Ken Denman received the award in honour
of his career-long contributions on the influence of physical processes
on ocean productivity, and for pioneering integrated physical-chemical-biological
oceanographic research.
Dr. Trevor Platt received the award in
honour of his outstanding contributions to the fields of biological oceanography
and marine ecology, the thermodynamics of the open ocean ecosystem and
an ecosystem approach to fisheries management.
Link
to DFO Information / français