Our climate experts are world-leaders in their fields. The following list details honours, awards and medals received by UEA faculty for outstanding service in advancing understanding and protection of the environment.
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Peter BRIMBLECOMBE, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry
- Awarded The Europa Nostra Grand Prix for Outstanding Heritage Achievements (2009) -
Jason CHILVERS, Professor of Environment & Society
- Awarded the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology, Amsterdamska Award (2018)
- Appointed by UK Parliament an advisory panel member, Climate Assembly UK (2018-2019) -
Kevin HISCOCK, Professor of Environmental Sciences
- Awarded The Whitaker Medal of the Geological Society (2011) -
Karen HEYWOOD, Professor of Physical Oceanography
- OBE Awarded for Services to Physical Oceanography (2022)
- Heywood Glacier named in recognition of outstanding contribution to Antarctic Science (2020)
- Elected Fellow of The Royal Society (2021)
- Elected Fellow of The American Geophysical Union (2019)
- Awarded The Challenger Medal (2016)
- Honorary Doctorate awarded by Gothenburg University (2010)
- Winer of The Georg Wüst Prize for Oceanography (2009)
- Leverhulme Fellowship (2009) -
Tim JICKELLS, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sciences
- OBE Awarded for Services to Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (2018)
- Elected Fellow of The American Geophysical Union (2016) -
Andy JORDAN, Professor of Environmental Sciences
- Elected Fellow of The British Academy (2022)
- Elected Fellow of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (2018)
- Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship (2010)
- Elected to The Academy of Social Sciences (2008)
- Philip Leverhulme Prize Fellowship (2003) -
Philip JONES, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sciences
- Elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (2018)
- Honorary Doctorate awarded by University of Stockholm (2016)
- Honorary Doctorate awarded by University of Rovira (2012)
- International Journal of Climatology Prize by The Royal Meteorological Society (2001)
- Elected a Fellow of The American Meteorological Society (2007)
- Elected a Fellow of The American Geophysical Union (2009)
- Awarded The Hans Oeschger Medal, European Geosciences Union (2002)
- Awarded The Norbert Gerbier-MUMM International Award by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) (1998)
- Awarded The Hugh Robert Mill Medal for research into precipitation extremes by the Royal Meteorological Society (1994) -
Corinne LE QUÉRÉ, Professor of Climate Change Science
- Chair for France's High Council on Climate (current)
- Member of the UK Committee on Climate Change (current)
- Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences (2020)
- CBE for Services to Climate Science (2019)
- Awarded The Prince Albert I Medal of the International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (2019)
- Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour (2019)
- Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2018 & 2019)
- Elected Fellow of The Royal Society (2016)
- Awarded The Grande Médaille Albert 1er de Monaco (2015)
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Peter LISS, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sciences
- Honorary Fellow UK National Oceanography Centre (2019)
- Elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (2015)
- Elected to the Academia Europaea (2012)
- CBE for Services to Science (2008)
- Elected Fellow of The Royal Society (2008)
- John Jeyes Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2003)
- Awarded The Challenger Medal (2000)
- Awarded The Plymouth Marine Sciences Medal (1992) -
Robert NICHOLLS, Director of the Tyndall Centre & Professor of Climate Adaptation
- Convening Lead Author coastal chapter for IPCC AR4 (2007)
- Roger Revelle Medal by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Executive Council for outstanding contributions to ocean sciences (2008)
- Highly Cited Researcher at Web of Science (2019, 2020, 2021)
- On Hot list’ of world’s 1,000 (149th) most influential climate scientists for Reuters (2021)
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Tim O'RIORDAN, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sciences
- Received an OBE in the New Year’s Honours (2010)
- Elected Fellow of the British Academy (1999) -
Tim OSBORN, Professor of Climate Science
- Awarded The Hugh Robert Mill Medal (for research into precipitation extremes) by The Royal Meteorological Society (2002) -
Carlos PERES, Professor of Environmental Sciences
- Awarded the World Biodiversity Conservation Leadership Award by the Josephine Bay & Michael Paul Foundation (1995)
- Elected ‘Environmentalist Leader for the New Millennium’ by Time magazine and CNN Network (1999)
- Awarded National Frontiers Planet Prize (2023)
- Awarded International Frontiers Planet Prize (2023) -
Ian RENFREW, Professor of Meteorology
- Awarded The Adrian Gill Prize by the Royal Meteorological Society recognising significant multi-disciplinary meteorological research achievements (2018) -
Carol ROBINSON, Professor of Marine Sciences
- Awarded The Challenger Medal (2022) -
Sir Robert WATSON, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sciences
- Elected to The American Philosophical Society (2020)
- Champions of the Earth Award from the United Nations Environment Programme (2014)
- Received a Knighthood (2012)
- Awarded The Blue Planet Prize (2010)
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society (2011)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility (1993) -
Nem VAUGHAN, Associate Professor in Climate Change
- Awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize (2021) -
Xiao Ming ZHAI, Associate Professor in Ocean Modelling
- Awarded The Challenger Society Fellowship Award (2018)
The School of Environmental Sciences as a whole, was recognised for advancing understanding and protection of the environment with the award of a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education (2017).