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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We want to call your attention to an opportunity to nominate a peer for one of the AGU recognition vehicles. There are a number of under-subscribed Union-level honors.
<a href="https://honors.agu.org/awards-medals-prizes/">https://honors.agu.org/awards-medals-prizes/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In particular, please note a new medal for mid-career scientists – the
<a href="https://honors.agu.org/medals-awards/joanne-simpson-medal-mid-career-scientists/">
<b><span style="color:#954F72">Joanne Simpson Medal</span></b></a><b><span style="color:black">.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span>There are others, as well:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Honor</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://honors.agu.org/medals-awards/africa-awards-for-research-excellence-in-earth-and-space-science/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#954F72">Africa Award for Research Excellence in Space Science</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://honors.agu.org/medals-awards/devendra-lal-memorial-medal/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#954F72">Devendra Lal Medal</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://honors.agu.org/medals-awards/charles-s-falkenberg-award/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#954F72">Falkenberg Award</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://honors.agu.org/medals-awards/william-kaula-award/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#954F72">Kaula Award</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://honors.agu.org/medals-awards/waldo-e-smith-award/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#954F72">Smith Award</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://honors.agu.org/medals-awards/athelstan-spilhaus-award/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#954F72">Spilhaus Award</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you are interested in making a nomination please contact
</span><a href="mailto:agu_unionhonors@agu.org"><span style="color:#954F72">agu_unionhonors@agu.org</span></a><span style="color:black">, so that arrangements can be made.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Since these honors are undersubscribed, this is an exceptional opportunity to recognize a deserving colleague.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For details on the medals, awards, and honors please see
</span><a href="https://honors.agu.org/awards-medals-prizes/">https://honors.agu.org/awards-medals-prizes/</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally there are several SPA-section awards with a nomination deadline of April 15.  A description of these can be found at
<span class="MsoHyperlink">https://honors.agu.org/section-and-focus-group-awards/space-physics-aeronomy/</span>.
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<a href="https://honors.agu.org/sfg-award-lecture/space-weather-and-nonlinear-waves-and-processes-prize/">Award: Space Weather and Nonlinear Waves and Processes Prize</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://honors.agu.org/sfg-award-lecture/basu-united-states-early-career-award-for-research-excellence-in-sun-earth-systems-science/">Basu United States Early Career Award for Research Excellence in Sun-Earth Systems Science</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://honors.agu.org/sfg-award-lecture/fred-l-scarf-award/">Fred L. Scarf Award</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://honors.agu.org/sfg-award-lecture/space-physics-and-aeronomy-richard-carrington-education-and-public-outreach-sparc-award/">Space Physics and Aeronomy Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach (SPARC) Award</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://honors.agu.org/sfg-award-lecture/sunanda-and-satimay-basu-international-early-career-award-in-sun-earth-systems-science/">Sunanda and Satimay Basu (International) Early Career Award in Sun-Earth Systems Science</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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