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Inge Lehmann Medal

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The Inge Lehmann Medal is given out by the American Geophysical Union to recognize "outstanding contributions to the understanding of the structure, composition, and dynamics of the Earth's mantle and core". The award was created in 1997 and named after seismologist Inge Lehmann who discovered Earth's inner core.

Past recipients

Source: American Geophysical Union

  • 1997 Donald Helmberger
  • 2000 Richard J. O'Connell
  • 2001 John H. Woodhouse
  • 2003 Francis Anthony Dahlen
  • 2005 Thomas H. Jordan
  • 2007 Ho-Kwang (Dave) Mao
  • 2009 Barbara A. Romanowicz
  • 2011 Donald Weidner
  • 2013 Bradford H. Hager
  • 2014 Thorne Lay
  • 2015 Peter Olson
  • 2016 Shun-ichiro Karato
  • References

    Inge Lehmann Medal Wikipedia


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