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MAL – Medal & Award Lectures

Monday, 4 May

MAL11
Katia and Maurice Krafft Award Lecture by Philip Heron
Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness
Abstract
| Mon, 04 May, 11:55–12:25 (CEST)
 
Room D3
Abstract
Mon, 11:55
MAL45-OS
OS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Tillys Petit
Convener: Joanna Staneva
Abstract
| Mon, 04 May, 14:00–14:10 (CEST)
 
Room L3
Abstract
Mon, 14:00
MAL28-NH
Plinius Medal Lecture by Amir AghaKouchak
Convener: Heidi Kreibich
Abstract
| Mon, 04 May, 17:25–17:55 (CEST)
 
Room D2
Abstract
Mon, 17:25
MAL10
Champion(s) for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award Lecture by Rie S. Hori
Including Champion(s) for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award Lecture
Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness
Abstract
| Mon, 04 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)
 
Room G1
Abstract
Mon, 19:00
MAL12
EGU Science for Policy Award Lecture by the Science for Policy Team of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Including EGU Science for Policy Award Lecture
Convener: Solmaz MohadjerECSECS
Abstract
| Mon, 04 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)
 
Room G2
Abstract
Mon, 19:00

Tuesday, 5 May

MAL31-NH
Sergey Soloviev Medal Lecture by Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos
Convener: Heidi Kreibich
Abstract
| Tue, 05 May, 10:55–11:25 (CEST)
 
Room N2
Abstract
Tue, 10:55
MAL9
Angela Croome Award Lecture by Joshua Howgego
Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness
Abstract
| Tue, 05 May, 11:55–12:25 (CEST)
 
Room 0.15
Abstract
Tue, 11:55
MAL3
Arthur Holmes Medal Lecture by Michael Paul Searle
Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness
Abstract
| Tue, 05 May, 12:45–13:45 (CEST)
 
Room E1
Abstract
Tue, 12:45
MAL20-HS
Henry Darcy Medal Lecture by Sally E. Thompson
Convener: Alberto Viglione
Abstract
| Tue, 05 May, 14:05–14:35 (CEST)
 
Room C
Abstract
Tue, 14:05
MAL13-SSS
Alina Kabata-Pendias Medal Lecture by Bettina Weber
Including Alina Kabata-Pendias Medal Lecture
Convener: Heike Knicker
Abstract
| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)
 
Room D1
Abstract
Tue, 19:00
MAL19-CL
Hans Oeschger Medal Lecture by Friederike E.L. Otto 

This session hosts the Hans Oeschger Medal Lecture by Friederike E.L. Otto "The added value of yet another attribution study".
A citation will be given by Clair Barnes at the beginning of the session.

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Convener: Kerstin Treydte
Abstract
| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)
 
Room B
Abstract
Tue, 19:00
MAL16-GI
Christiaan Huygens Medal Lecture by Vijay Prasad Dimri and GI Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Andrea Barone 

This session is dedicated to the award division ceremony and medal lecture of the Christiaan Huygens Medal (2026 edition), conferred by the Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems (GI) Division of the European Geosciences Union.
The Christiaan Huygens Medal was established by the GI Division to recognise outstanding and sustained contributions to the advancement of geoscientific instrumentation, observational methodologies, and data systems within the scope of the Division. The medal is awarded for a major innovation, development, or discovery that has had a significant and lasting impact on its field, or for a coherent body of work carried out over an extended period that has led to substantial scientific and technological progress.

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Including Christiaan Huygens Medal Lecture
Including GI Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture
Convener: Pietro Tizzani | Co-conveners: Raffaele Castaldo, Maurizio Fedi
Orals
| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–19:50 (CEST)
 
Room N1
Orals
Tue, 19:00
MAL15-SM
Beno Gutenberg Medal Lecture by Satoshi Ide and SM Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Kurama Okubo
Including Beno Gutenberg Medal Lecture
Including SM Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture
Convener: Alice-Agnes Gabriel
Orals
| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–19:55 (CEST)
 
Room M2
Orals
Tue, 19:00
MAL33-AS
Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal Lecture by Jonathan Williams and AS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Eva Pfannerstill 

In this session we celebrate the 2026 awardees of the Atmospheric Sciences division through the Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal Lecture by Jonathan Williams and the Atmospheric Sciences Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Eva Pfannerstill.

Public information:

The Atmospheric Sciences Division award celebration will be followed by a reception to celebrate the twentifith anniversary of the EGU journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP). 

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Including AS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture
Including Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal Lecture
Convener: Philip Stier | Co-convener: Athanasios Nenes
Orals
| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–19:55 (CEST)
 
Room G1
Orals
Tue, 19:00
MAL14-GD
Augustus Love Medal Lecture by Saskia Goes and GD Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Siavash Ghelichkhan
Including Augustus Love Medal Lecture
Including GD Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture
Convener: Laetitia Le Pourhiet
Orals
| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)
 
Room G2
Orals
Tue, 19:00
MAL23-CR
Julia and Johannes Weertman Medal Lecture by Olaf Eisen and Arne Richter Award for Outstanding ECS Lecture by Kaitlin Naughten
Including Julia and Johannes Weertman Medal Lecture
Including Arne Richter Award for Outstanding ECS Lecture
Convener: Daniel Farinotti | Co-convener: Carleen Tijm-Reijmer
Orals
| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)
 
Room F1
Orals
Tue, 19:00
MAL17-PS
David Bates Medal Lecture by Patrick Irwin and PS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Hamish C.F.C. Hay
Including David Bates Medal Lecture
Including PS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture
Convener: Anezina Solomonidou
Orals
| Tue, 05 May, 19:00–19:55 (CEST)
 
Room E2
Orals
Tue, 19:00

Wednesday, 6 May

MAL50-ST
ST Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Samuel Badman
Convener: Alexis Rouillard
Abstract
| Wed, 06 May, 09:00–09:20 (CEST)
 
Room M1
Abstract
Wed, 09:00
MAL18-ST
Hannes Alfvén Medal Lecture by Zdeněk Němeček and Jana Šafránková
Convener: Alexis Rouillard
Abstract
| Wed, 06 May, 09:40–10:10 (CEST)
 
Room M1
Abstract
Wed, 09:40
MAL6-NH
Arne Richter Award for Outstanding ECS Lecture by Nivedita Sairam
Convener: Heidi Kreibich
Abstract
| Wed, 06 May, 10:45–11:15 (CEST)
 
Room E2
Abstract
Wed, 10:45
MAL2
Alfred Wegener Medal Lecture by Thomas F. Stocker
Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness
Abstract
| Wed, 06 May, 12:45–13:45 (CEST)
 
Room E1
Abstract
Wed, 12:45
MAL39-ERE
ERE Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Wenzhuo Cao
Convener: Giorgia StasiECSECS
Abstract
| Wed, 06 May, 14:00–14:30 (CEST)
 
Room D3
Abstract
Wed, 14:00
MAL44-HS
HS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Larisa Tarasova
Convener: Alberto Viglione
Abstract
| Wed, 06 May, 16:20–16:50 (CEST)
 
Room C
Abstract
Wed, 16:20
MAL48-SSP
SSP Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Matthias Sinnesael 

As every year, SSP recognizes and rewards the most outstanding ECS in SSP fields. This year the Outstanding ECS Award has been awarded to Matthias Sinnesael. The session will see the lecture by Matthias abut his research work.

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Convener: Cinzia Bottini
Programme
| Wed, 06 May, 16:35–16:45 (CEST)
 
Room -2.20
Programme
Wed, 16:35
MAL0
EGU Award & Medal Celebration
Convener: Peter van der Beek
Wed, 06 May, 17:00–19:30 (CEST)
 
Room E1
Wed, 17:00

Thursday, 7 May

MAL43-GM
GM Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Dongfeng Li
Convener: Kristen Cook
Abstract
| Thu, 07 May, 10:50–11:20 (CEST)
 
Room G1
Abstract
Thu, 10:50
MAL4
Jean Dominique Cassini Medal Lecture by Martin Bizzarro
Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness
Abstract
| Thu, 07 May, 12:45–13:45 (CEST)
 
Room E1
Abstract
Thu, 12:45
MAL22-HS
John Dalton Medal Lecture by Thorsten Wagener
Including John Dalton Medal Lecture
Convener: Alberto Viglione
Abstract
| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)
 
Room B
Abstract
Thu, 19:00
MAL26-TS
Marie Tharp Medal Lecture by Christian Teyssier 

Marie Tharp Medal Lecture by Christian Teyssier

The Marie Tharp Medal is awarded to scientists in recognition of their outstanding contributions to tectonics and structural geology. It acknowledges exceptional scientific achievements in advancing the understanding of tectonic processes that shape Earth's lithosphere and research that bridges these disciplines across spatial and temporal scales.

The award recognizes Prof. Teyssier for the transformative contributions to structural geology and tectonics. His pioneering research has significantly advanced our understanding of tectonic processes, encompassing the full spectrum from brittle to ductile deformation, from extensional to convergent regimes and from the mineralogical scale to orogenic systems. Prof. Teyssier has also left an extraordinary legacy as a mentor and educator, having trained and inspired countless geoscientists, many of whom are now influential leaders in their own right.

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Including Marie Tharp Medal Lecture
Convener: João Duarte | Co-convener: Paola Vannucchi
Abstract
| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–19:30 (CEST)
 
Room G2
Abstract
Thu, 19:00
MAL29-GM
Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal Lecture by Maarten G. Kleinhans
Including Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal Lecture
Convener: Kristen Cook
Abstract
| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)
 
Room D1
Abstract
Thu, 19:00
MAL30-GMPV
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal Lecture by Giovanni Chiodini
Including Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal Lecture
Convener: Holly Stein
Abstract
| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)
 
Room -2.33
Abstract
Thu, 19:00
MAL32-G
Vening Meinesz Medal Lecture by Frank Flechtner and G Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Eva Börgens 

The Geodesy Division medal and award ceremony will feature the Geodesy Division Early Career Scientists (ECS) Award presentation given by Eva Börgens and the Vening Meinesz Medal lecture by Frank Flechtner.

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Including G Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture
Including Vening Meinesz Medal Lecture
Convener: Roelof Rietbroek | Co-convener: Anna Klos
Orals
| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–19:55 (CEST)
 
Room G1
Orals
Thu, 19:00
MAL34-BG
Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal Lecture by Thomas Stephen Bianchi and BG Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Anne Klosterhalfen
Including BG Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture
Including Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal Lecture
Convener: Ana Bastos
Orals
| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–19:55 (CEST)
 
Room -2.15
Orals
Thu, 19:00
MAL27-SSS
Philippe Duchaufour Medal Lecture by Cornelia Rumpel and SSS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Layla Márquez San Emeterio
Including Philippe Duchaufour Medal Lecture
Including SSS Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture
Convener: Heike Knicker
Orals
| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–19:55 (CEST)
 
Room F2
Orals
Thu, 19:00
MAL25-EMRP
Louis Néel Medal Lecture by Francois Renard and EMRP Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by Lucille Carbillet
Including Louis Néel Medal Lecture
Including EMRP Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture
Convener: Sergio Vinciguerra
Orals
| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)
 
Room N1
Orals
Thu, 19:00
MAL24-NP
Lewis Fry Richardson Medal Lecture by Anastasios A. Tsonis and Arne Richter Award for Outstanding ECS Lecture by Francisco de Melo Viríssimo
Including Lewis Fry Richardson Medal Lecture
Including Arne Richter Award for Outstanding ECS Lecture
Convener: Davide Faranda
Orals
| Thu, 07 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)
 
Room M2
Orals
Thu, 19:00

Friday, 8 May

MAL21-SSP
Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal Lecture by Benjamin Bomfleur 

In this session the Stratigraphy Sedimentology and Paleontology Division (SSP) celebrates the Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal. This year the SSP Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal has been awarded to Benjamin Bomfleur for his contribution in the field of paleontology. A lecture by Benjamin Bomfleur will be part of this session.

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Convener: Cinzia Bottini | Co-convener: Alicia FantasiaECSECS
Abstract
| Fri, 08 May, 12:00–12:30 (CEST)
 
Room G1
Abstract
Fri, 12:00
MAL1
Alexander von Humboldt Medal Lecture by Walter W. Immerzeel
Conveners: Peter van der Beek, Marian Holness
Abstract
| Fri, 08 May, 12:45–13:45 (CEST)
 
Room E1
Abstract
Fri, 12:45