The Stephan Mueller Medal is an annual award in
geophysics
Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and Physical property, properties of Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. Geophysicists conduct i ...
established in 1997 by the Tectonics and Structural Geology (TS) Division of the
European Geophysical Society (EGS). Since the merger of the EGS into the
European Geosciences Union
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is a non-profit international union in the fields of Earth, planetary, and space sciences whose vision is to "realise a sustainable and just future for humanity and for the planet". The organisation has headq ...
(EGU) in 2002, the medal has been awarded by the EGU since 2005. The medal, for outstanding achievements in
tectonics
Tectonics ( via Latin ) are the processes that result in the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time. The field of ''planetary tectonics'' extends the concept to other planets and moons.
These processes ...
and geophysics of the
lithosphere
A lithosphere () is the rigid, outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the lithospheric mantle, the topmost portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time ...
, is awarded in honour of Stephan Mueller. The medal has been awarded during the annual EGU General Assembly each year since 2005 (except for the year 2022 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
). The prize recipient is selected by a committee from the EGU's Section on Solid Earth Geophysics.
Recipients
References
Geophysics awards
Awards of the European Geosciences Union
Awards established in 1997