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2008
 In recognition of his innovative and influential research in hydrology, CIRES Fellow Vijay K. Gupta received the 2008 Robert E. Horton Medal of the American Geophysical Union. The Horton Medal is the highest international award for outstanding contributions to the geophysical aspects of hydrology presented by AGU. Only one medalist is chosen each year. Gupta was honored for "redefining the frontiers of scientific hydrology."
 CIRES Fellow R. Steven Nerem was named to the 2008 AGU newly elected Fellows. "To be elected a Fellow of AGU (the American Geophysical Union) is a special tribute for those who have made exceptional scientific contributions. Nominations come from the AGU membership generally and are vetted by Section committees. Election is by a committee of Fellows. To qualify, the nominee must have attained acknowledged eminence in the Earth and space sciences. This honor may be bestowed on only 0.1% of the membership in any given year."
 CIRES Fellow Jose-Luis Jimenez has won the Kenneth T. Whitby Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the field of aerosol research. Jimenez studies aerosol formation in order to better understand sources of poor air quality. According the American Association for Aerosol Research: "The Kenneth T. Whitby Award recognizes outstanding technical contributions to aerosol science and technology by a young scientist."
 CIRES Fellow Roger Barry was granted a prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The award is reserved for "researchers whose fundamental discoveries, insights or new theories have had a lasting impact on their field of specialisation," according to the Foundation's website.
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 CIRES Fellow Chris Fairall will be awarded the American Meteorological Society's 2009 Sverdrup Gold Medal. Fairall, who leads the Weather and Climate Physics Branch of NOAA's Physical Sciences Division in Boulder, has contributed significantly to observations and modeling of air-sea interactions and is currently working on a method for improving hurricane intensity forecasts.
 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named CIRES Fellow David Fahey and colleague John Daniel among the winners of the agency’s 2008 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award. The Ozone Layer Protection Awards were founded in 1990 to recognize outstanding contributions to the protection of the Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer. Fahey and Daniel are among the authors of a groundbreaking paper published in 2007 that calculated the benefits to the climate from citizen action and the Montreal Protocol in phasing out ozone-depleting substances that are also powerful greenhouse gases. The team of five scientists found that the direct effect of the Montreal Protocol’s emission reductions has been to delay climate change by 7 to 12 years. The award citation states, “This team reminds us that individuals can make a difference, that confident action can succeed under multilateral agreements like the Montreal Protocol, and that ground-breaking science can guide successful policies.” Fahey also received an individual award for his work on many aspects of stratospheric ozone depletion and the impact of aviation on ozone and climate. He has served on several international scientific assessments of ozone depletion and climate. Fahey was the lead author of "Twenty Questions and Answers About the Ozone Layer” for both the 2002 and 2006 updates of the Montreal Protocol’s Science Assessment Report.
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 CIRES Fellow Susan Solomon was widely recognized in 2008. · Solomon was among 38 new members elected to the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States. · Solomon was elected to The Royal Society, an independent academy founded in 1660 to promote the natural and applied sciences. Solomon is the first NOAA scientist to be elected to The Royal Society. · Solomon was named to Time Magazine's list of the World's Most Influential People. · Solomon earned the Grand Medal, presented once each year by the French Academy of Sciences. Solomon was recognized for her groundbreaking work on stratospheric ozone depletion and for her leadership with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. · Solomon was selected as one of two recipients of the 2008 John Scott Award for her discoveries related to the Antarctic ozone hole. The award recognizes men and women who have contributed in outstanding ways to the "comfort, welfare, and happiness" of mankind. · Solomon received the American Geological Institute's 2008 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Public Understanding of the Geosciences. · Solomon was also the recipient of the Department of Commerce's 2008 Presidential Rank Award, the most prestigious award given to senior executives and senior professionals in the Federal service.
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