URSI Awards

The URSI awards are presented at the Opening Ceremony of the URSI General Assembly.
The "senior" awards are the Balthasar van der Pol Gold Medal, the John Howard Dellinger Gold Medal, the Appleton Prize, and the Booker Gold Medal, and the "junior" award is the Koga Gold Medal.

Recipients of the Appleton Prize

2011

Prof. B. REINISCH, USA
Citation: "For revolutionizing radio sounding from ground and space with development of the Digisonde and the IMAGE/RPI satellite instrument, both essential data providers for space weather monitoring and ionospheric modeling.".

2008

Prof. U. INAN, USA
Citation: "For fundamental contributions to understanding of whistler-mode wave-particle interaction in near-Earth space and the electrodynamic coupling between lightning discharges and the upper atmosphere.".

2005

Dr. D. MASSONNET, France
Citation: "For his outstanding work on radar imaging and satellite radar interferometry, a technique combining high frequencies, propagation and digital signal processing.".

2002

Dr. R.A. GREENWALD, USA
Citation: "For conceiving, designing, developing and deploying two ground-breaking measurement techniques that have provided unparalleled spatial and temporal measurements of the ionosphere, and for inspirational international leadership.".

1999

Dr. R.F. WOODMAN, Peru
Citation: "For major contributions and leadership in radar studies of the ionosphere and neutral atmosphere.".

1996

Dr. D.T. FARLEY, USA
Citation: "For contributions to the development of the incoherent scatter radar technique and to radar studies of ionospheric instabilities.".

1993

Prof. T.B. JONES, UK
Citation: "For major contributions, individually and in scientific leadership, to the study of ionospheric physics, using radio and radar techniques.".

1990

Dr. A.V. GUREVICH, Russia
Citation: "contributions to the understanding of the non-linear properties of the ionosphere, particularly with respect to the interaction with high-power radiowaves.".

1987

Dr. S. KATO, Japan
Citation: "contributions to the study of the ionosphere and the middle atmosphere, and in particular for the development of a highly sophisticated radar to observe the atmosphere.".

1984

Prof. K.D. COLE, Australia
Citation: "Contributions to the understanding of the basic processes taking place in the magnetosphere and the ionosphere.".

1981

Dr. H. RISHBETH, UK
Citation: "Contributions to studies of the dynamics and structure of the ionosphere F region.".

1978

Prof. P.M. BANKS, USA
Citation: "Theoretical and observational studies of the plasma flow between the ionosphere and the magnetosphere.".

1975

Dr. J.V. EVANS, USA
Citation: "Ionospheric physics, including application of the incoherent scatter technique.".

1972

Prof. R.A. HELLIWELL, USA
Citation: "Radio wave propagation in the magnetosphere.".

1969

Prof. W.I. AXFORD, N.Z.
Citation: "Ionospheric and magnetospheric physics.".



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