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The Bullerwell Lecture is an annual award from the British Geophysical Association (BGA) bestowed on an individual for significant contribution to the field of
geophysics Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term ''geophysics'' som ...
. Scientists of any nationality but working in an academic institution in the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
qualify for the award. The award is named in honour of
William Bullerwell William Bullerwell FRS FRSE MID (27 September 1916 – 25 November 1977) was a geologist and geophysicist. He was chief geophysicist and deputy director of the Institute of Geological Sciences in Britain. He was one of the first scientists to ad ...
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Laureates

Notable recipients include * 2018: Tom Mitchell from
University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = � ...
* 2014: Catherine Rychert * 2013:
Derek Keir Derek Keir (born 1979 Johannesburg, South Africa) has been an associate professor of geophysics at the University of Southampton since 2015. In 2013 he received the Bullerwell Lecture award from the British Geophysical Association (BGA) for sig ...
* 2003: John-Michael Kendall * 2000: James Jackson * 1993
Kathryn Whaler Kathryn Anne "Kathy" Whaler OBE FRSE FAGU (born 11 June 1956) is a professor of geophysics at the University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences, in the Research Institute of Earth and Planetary Science and is a member of the Solid Earth Geoph ...
* 1992: Bob White * 1982: Dan McKenzie


See also

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IAMG Distinguished Lectureship The IAMG Distinguished Lectureship is a special lecture series established in the year 2002 by the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG). Each year IAMG selects IAMG Distinguished Lecturer, who is an outstanding individual wi ...
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Georges Matheron Lectureship The Georges Matheron Lecture Series is sponsored by the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG) to honor the legacy of the French engineer Georges François Paul Marie Matheron, known as the founder of geostatistics and a co-f ...
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List of geophysics awards This list of geophysics awards is an index to articles on notable awards for contributions to geophysics, the branch of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environm ...


References

Geophysics awards British lecture series Recurring events established in 1982 Science lecture series 1982 establishments in the United Kingdom {{sci-award-stub