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ClimateUEA Roll of Honours

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.

  • Peter Brimblecombe

    Peter BRIMBLECOMBE, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry

    • Awarded The Europa Nostra Grand Prix for Outstanding Heritage Achievements (2009)

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  • Professor James Chilvers

    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)

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  • Kevin Hiscock

    Kevin HISCOCK, Professor of Environmental Sciences

    • Awarded The Whitaker Medal of the Geological Society (2011)

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  • Karen Heywood

    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)

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  • Tim Jickells

    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)

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  • Andy Jordan

    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)

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  • Philip Jones

    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)

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  • Corinne le Quere

    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

    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)

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  • Robert Nicolls

    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

    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)

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  • Tim Osborn

    Tim OSBORN, Professor of Climate Science

    • Awarded The Hugh Robert Mill Medal (for research into precipitation extremes) by The Royal Meteorological Society (2002)

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  • Carlos Peres

    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)

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  • Ian Renfrew

    Ian RENFREW, Professor of Meteorology

    • Awarded The Adrian Gill Prize by the Royal Meteorological Society recognising significant multi-disciplinary meteorological research achievements (2018)

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  • Carol Robinson

    Carol ROBINSON, Professor of Marine Sciences

    • Awarded The Challenger Medal (2022)

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  • Sir Robert Watson

    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)

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  • Nem Vaughan

    Nem VAUGHAN, Associate Professor in Climate Change

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  • Xiao Ming Zhai

    Xiao Ming ZHAI, Associate Professor in Ocean Modelling

    • Awarded The Challenger Society Fellowship Award (2018)

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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).

Roll of Honours - ClimateUEA