International Contribution Award

Commendation

For outstanding contribution to the international geoscience community, in particular, the development of and strengthening of the EGU-JpGU partnership

As Executive Director of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), Phillippe Courtial has played a pivotal role in ensuring the continued success of the annual meetings. He has actively fostered collaboration with other geoscience societies, including JpGU, and has built a strong foundation for scientists to communicate and collaborate beyond national borders and organizational frameworks. He coordinated joint EGU–JpGU sessions at every JpGU meeting and contributed significantly to the establishment of debate-style sessions. His outstanding contributions to the planning and operation of the 2015 JpGU–EGU–AGU–AOGS joint international symposium are particularly noteworthy. In the current global situation of rising international tensions and increasing challenges to science, his decade-long dedication to advancing and strengthening international collaboration is especially commendable and more vital than ever.

Career History

• 12/2015 to now Managing Director EGU – European Geosciences Union GmbH
• 08/2010 to now Executive Director European Geosciences Union, Head of the EGU Executive Office, Munich
• 04/2010 to 07/2010 Volunteer Setting up the EGU Executive Office in Munich
• 06/2006 to 07/2008 Visiting scientist and lecturer Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
• 04/2000 to 05/2006 Research assistant Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
• 02/1998 to 03/2000 Visiting scientist Bavarian Research Institute for Experimental Geochemistry and Geophysics, University of Bayreuth
• 02/1993 to 01/1998 Research assistant Bavarian Research Institute for Experimental Geochemistry and Geophysics, University of Bayreuth

Nominator

Suyehiro, Kiyoshi

Supporters

Helen Glaves, Peter van der Beek