> Earth scientist wins top national honour
Earth scientist wins top national honour
Contacts:
Carol Thorbes, PAMR, 604.291.3035, cthorbes@sfu.ca
Reginald Wilson, GAC communications, 506.547.2070, reg.wilson@gnb.ca
Related websites:
http://www.sfu.ca/earth-sciences/people/faculty/clague.html
http://www.gac.ca/
Carol Thorbes, PAMR, 604.291.3035, cthorbes@sfu.ca
Reginald Wilson, GAC communications, 506.547.2070, reg.wilson@gnb.ca
Related websites:
http://www.sfu.ca/earth-sciences/people/faculty/clague.html
http://www.gac.ca/
April 12, 2007
The Geological Association of Canada (GAC) has awarded Simon Fraser University earth sciences professor John Clague the 2007 Logan Medal for “sustained, distinguished achievement in Canadian earth science.”
A Canada Research Chair in Natural Hazards, Clague is internationally renowned for his geoscience research, particularly with regard to earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides and floods. Clague’s correlation of earthquake and tsunami events on the west coast has helped prove that magnitude 6 to 7 earthquakes have affected southern Vancouver Island roughly once every 100 years.
The Logan Medal, Canada’s most prestigious geoscience award, also honours Clague’s innovative communication of complex science to the media and public. Clague has revolutionized the presentation of geoscience with lucid, jargon-free text and visually appealing graphics.
Clague has also been recognized with a Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada, the GAC’s Neale Medal, and the Geological Society of America’s E.B. Burwell Award.
GAC President Robert Marquis will present the Logan Medal to Clague during the association’s annual conference in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, on May 23, 2007.
Note: Clague is out of the country until mid-May.
A Canada Research Chair in Natural Hazards, Clague is internationally renowned for his geoscience research, particularly with regard to earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides and floods. Clague’s correlation of earthquake and tsunami events on the west coast has helped prove that magnitude 6 to 7 earthquakes have affected southern Vancouver Island roughly once every 100 years.
The Logan Medal, Canada’s most prestigious geoscience award, also honours Clague’s innovative communication of complex science to the media and public. Clague has revolutionized the presentation of geoscience with lucid, jargon-free text and visually appealing graphics.
Clague has also been recognized with a Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada, the GAC’s Neale Medal, and the Geological Society of America’s E.B. Burwell Award.
GAC President Robert Marquis will present the Logan Medal to Clague during the association’s annual conference in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, on May 23, 2007.
Note: Clague is out of the country until mid-May.