Society Award Presentations
AGU Harald Sverdrup Lecture
Verena Tunnicliffe, University of Victoria
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (US EST), Room 01
The Harald Sverdrup Lecture is presented biennially in even-numbered years and recognizes outstanding contributions to, as well as unselfish promotion of cooperation in, atmospheric and oceanographic research. This lecture was named in honor of the life and work of the geophysicist, Harald Sverdrup.The Sverdrup Lecture recognizes Dr. Tunnicliffe's extensive and seminal research contributions and discoveries and her ability to bring about collaboration and cooperation in all aspects of ocean research.

ASLO G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award Presentation
Benjamin Van Mooy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (US EST), Room 01
The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography presents the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award each year to a scientist who has made considerable contributions to knowledge in limnology or oceanography, and whose future work promises a continued legacy of scientific excellence. The 2022 Hutchinson Award will be presented to Dr. Benjamin Van Mooy for fundamental insights into phosphorus and lipid cycling in marine ecosystems, through innovative experimental and observational studies employing novel analytical techniques.

TOS Walter Munk Medal Presentation
Larry Mayer, University of New Hampshire
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (US EST), Room 01
Dr. Larry Mayer, Professor and Director of the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire, has been selected as the first recipient of the Munk Medal. Dr. Mayer’s scientific research, along with the many widely used technologies and software tools that he’s been involved in developing, have transformed a number of areas of ocean science, from marine geophysics, to paleoceanography, to marine archaeology. Dr. Mayer has been influential in defining the international efforts to map the world ocean by 2030, and is known and appreciated for the outstanding mentoring of graduate students and postdocs over the course of his exemplary career.
