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Honors

Zayed Prize for scientific and technological achievements in environment with co-recipient Prof. Jane Lubchenco, June 2008

Global and Regional Climate Change: Underlying Science and Emerging Riddles,
8th Annual Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture, MIT, May 2, 2008

PNAS Article, Integrated Model Shows that Atmospheric Brown Clouds and Greenhouse gases have reduced rice harvest in India, recognized as an exceptional paper published in 2006 by the Editorial Board of PNAS, Winner of the Cozzarelli Prize, 2007
SIO News Release

Recognized by the AGU Atmospheric Sciences Section for Bjerknes Lecture, Global Dimming and Its Masking Effect on Global Warming, 2006
Abstract

Elected to American Philosophical Society, 2006
SIO News Release

Member, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 2004
SIO News Release

Elected to U.S. National Academy of Sciences, 2002-Date
"for fundamental contributions to our modern understanding of global climate change and human impacts on climate and environment"
SIO News Release

Volvo Environment Prize, 1997 (shared with S. Manabe).
"for pioneering work over several decades has helped us to understand one of the critical aspects of human activity"
Volvo Announcement

Foreign Member, Academia Europaea, 1996

Johannes Gutenberg Lecturer, 2004

Pioneer Award, the National Science Foundation, October 2003
"In recognition of your vision, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit in pioneering the Science and Technology Center concept."

Fellow, Indian Meteorological Society, October 2003

Alexander M. Cruickshank Lecturer, 2003

Rossby Medal, American Meteorological Society, 2002
The highest award given by AMS
"for fundamental insights into the radiative roles of clouds, aerosols and key gases in the earths climate system."
SIO News Release

W. S. Jardetzky Lecturer, Lamont Doherty Observatory, Columbia University, 2000

Elected to Stonybrook 40; Among Stony Brook's Finest Philosophers, Financiers, Administartors, Inventors, Jurists, Philanthropists......
State University of Stony Brook, 1998

Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1995

Buys Ballot Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, 1995
One of the oldest prizes by the academy established in 1887 and given once every ten years.
"for outstanding scientific work in the science of the atmosphere over the last decade or two"

Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, NASA, 1989

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Fellow, American Meteorological Society

Fellow, American Geophysical Union

Distinguished Alumnus Award, SUNY, Stony Brook, 1984

Outstanding Publication Award, NCAR, 1981

Special Achievement Award, NASA, 1975

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