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.
Andrew Thomson Prize in
Applied
Meteorology
/
Prix du 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 de
publication post-doctorale
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 /
Supplément
SCMO -
CNC/SCOR CRSNG aux
bourses d'études supérieures en sciences océanique
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.
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.
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 / lien
aux information MPO
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