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ESIP Awards & Peer Recognition

We care about recognizing the outstanding accomplishments, achievements, and service of our community —from partner organizations to individual participants, from lifetime achievements to early career honors.

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Community is the heart of ESIP

Here are the awards that ESIP supports to recognize extraordinary efforts in our volunteer community as well as several beyond in the broader Earth science data network.

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Collaboration of the Year

This award honors an ESIP collaboration that exemplifies the spirit of ESIP in one or more areas. We also consider the ESIP annual theme and the collaboration’s role in the broader Earth science data community.

Nominations are due each fall and announced at the January ESIP Meeting.

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Martha Maiden Award

This award, named for Martha E. Maiden, Program Executive for Earth Science Data Systems at NASA, honors individuals who have demonstrated leadership, dedication and a collaborative spirit in advancing the field of Earth science information.

Nominations are due each fall and announced at the January ESIP Meeting.

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Raskin Scholarship

The scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate student in the Earth or computer sciences who has an interest in community evolution of Earth science data systems. It is named after ESIP long-time member Rob Raskin who passed in 2012.

Applications are due each spring, announced in early summer, and the Raskin Scholar presents at the July ESIP Meeting.

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ESIP President’s Award

This award recognizes a participant who has made significant contributions to ESIP during the previous year; the recipient is selected by the current ESIP President.

Awardees are announced at the January ESIP Meeting.

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ESIP Catalyst Award

The Catalyst Award honors those who have brought about positive change in ESIP and inspired others to take action in the past year.

Awardees are announced at the January ESIP Meeting.

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Community Fellows

ESIP Community Fellows are graduate students interested in bridging the gap between informatics and Earth science who support the ESIP Collaboration Areas.

Applications are due in the fall and each cohort starts in December, fulfilling their roles through the following November. 

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Charles Falkenberg Award

The Charles S. Falkenberg Award is given annually to one honoree in “recognition of an early- to middle-career scientist who has contributed to the quality of life, economic opportunities and stewardship of the planet through the use of Earth science information and to the public awareness of the importance of understanding our planet.”

Established in 2002 and jointly sponsored with the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Falkenberg Award is named in honor of Charles S. Falkenberg, whose research focused on enabling practical applications of Earth science through data visualization and information technology.

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