Division/Section Awards

The Howard Street Robinson Medal

The Howard Street Robinson Medal recognizes a respected and well-spoken geoscientist who will further the scientific study of Precambrian Geology and/or Metal Mining through a presentation of a distinguished lecture across Canada.

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CJES Best Paper Award

The award recognizes a paper that uses new methods, or reports novel results, or reflects a monumental assembly of information resulting in research likely to have an immediate or long-term impact on one of the many areas of geoscience covered in the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences.

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Duncan R. Derry Medal

This medal is the highest award bestowed by the Mineral Deposits Division. It is awarded annually to an outstanding economic geologist who has made significant contributions to his / her field in Canada.

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William Harvey Gross Award

This medal is bestowed annually by the MDD to a geoscientist less than 40 years of age who has made a significant contribution to the field of economic geology in a Canadian context.

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VIP Career Achievement Award

This award is made in recognition of career achievement in the field of volcanology and/or igneous petrology. Candidates are judged on their lifetime scientific contribution.

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Elkanah Billings Medal

The Billings Medal, is awarded to an individual in recognition of an outstanding long-term contribution to any aspect of Canadian paleontology or by a Canadian to paleontology. The Billings Medal is named in honor of Elkanah Billings, Canada’s first paleontologist. Presented in odd-numbered years.

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Dave Elliott Best Paper Prize

The award is given by the Canadian Tectonics Group to recognize papers written by authors based in Canada or dealing with Canadian topics, and with a publication date in the previous calendar year.

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Jack Henderson Prize for Best Thesis – Best Ph.D. Thesis

This award is presented by the Canadian Tectonics Group. The thesis must be submitted to and successfully defended in a Canadian University in the previous calendar year to be eligible.

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Jack Henderson Prize for Best Thesis – Best M.Sc. Thesis

This award is presented by the Canadian Tectonics Group. The thesis must be submitted to and successfully defended in a Canadian University in the previous calendar year to be eligible.

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VIP Leopold Gelinas Medals

The three Léopold Gélinas Medals are presented annually for the most outstanding PhD, MSc and BSc theses written by Canadians or submitted to Canadian universities, which comprise material at least 50% related to volcanology and igneous petrology.

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Pikaia Award

The Pikaia Award is awarded in recognition of a recent contribution to research on any aspect of Canadian paleontology, or by a Canadian to paleontology that is judged to constitute an outstanding accomplishment in the field. Presented in even-numbered years.

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J. Ross Mackay Award

The J. Ross Mackay Award, presented annually by the Canadian Geomorphology Research Group, in recognition of a significant achievement by a young geomorphologist within Canada.

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