Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What awards have Toxic Substances Hydrology Program scientists
received?
A: Toxic Substances Hydrology Program scientists have received
numerous awards from professional societies, scientific journals,
and other organizations. The following is a list of awards and recognitions
received by Toxics Program scientists.
CATAGORIES
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
2004 -- Barbara A. Bekins was selected to serve as the Geological
Society of America's "Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer."
2004 -- Allen M Shapiro was selected to serve as the National
Ground Water Association's "Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer
in Ground Water Sciences."
2003 -- Mary C. Hill was elected as a Fellow of Geological Society of America and also elected President-Elect of the International Commission for Ground Water of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. She will be President-Elect until 2005 and then President until 2009.
2003 -- Lisa Lucas was selected by the Estuarine Research Federation (ERF) to receive the Cronin Award as recognition for excellence in science. This award honors one early-career estuarine or coastal scientist from nominees around the world.
2003 -- Steve E. Ingebritsen was selected to receive the 2004 O.E. Meinzer Award from the Geological Society of America.
2003 -- Arthur R. Baehr was selected as the U.S. Geological Survey
Engineer of the Year for 2003 and nominated for the National Society
of Professional Engineers, Professional Engineers in Government
Division's 2003 Federal Engineer of the Year Award.
2002 -- Mary Jo Baedecker was selected as the recipient of the
Distinguished Service Award from the Hydrogeology Division of the
Geological Society of America.
2002 -- Barbara A. Bekins was selected as one of six Distinguished
Lecturers for 2002-2003 by the Joint Oceanographic Institution/U.S.
Science Advisory Committee.
2002 -- David L. Parkhurst was selected as the recipient of the
John Hem Excellence in Science and Engineering Award by the National
Ground Water Association.
2002 -- Warren W. Wood was selected as the recipient of the M.
King Hubbert Award by the National Ground Water Association.
2001 -- Mary C. Hill served as the National Ground Water Association's
"Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer in Ground Water Sciences."
2001 -- Steven E. Ingebritsen served as the Geological Society
of America's "Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer."
2000 -- Francis H. Chapelle received the O.E. Meinzer Award from
the Geological Society of America.
2000 -- Mary C. Hill was the recipient of the Walter L. Huber
Research Prize, presented by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
2000 -- Steven E. Ingebritsen was awarded the National Ground
Water Association's "John Hem Award for Excellence in Science
and Engineering."
2000 -- Leonard F. Konikow was the recipient of the Hydrogeology
Division Distinguished Service Award given by the Geological Society
of America.
2000 Samuel N. Luoma received the Society of Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry's award for Government Service.
2000 -- Don A. Vroblesky was the recipient of the National Ground
Water Association's "Technology Award."
1999 -- Warren W. Wood was the recipient of the Hydrogeology Division
Distinguished Service Award given by the Geological Society of America.
1998 -- Leonard F. Konikow was selected to receive the American
Institute of Hydrology's C.V. Theis Award.
1997 -- Leonard F. Konikow was the recipient of the O.E. Meinzer
Award from the Geological Society of America.
1996 -- D. Kirk Nordstrom served as the Geological Society of
America's "Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer."
1995 -- Paul A. Hsieh was selected to serve as the National Ground
Water Association's "Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer in
Ground Water Sciences."
1993 -- Mary Jo Baedecker was selected to serve as the National
Ground Water Association's "Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer
in Ground Water Sciences."
1993 -- Francis H. Chapelle was awarded the National Ground Water
Association's "John Hem Award for Excellence in Science and
Engineering."
1993 -- L. Neil Plummer was the recipient of the O.E. Meinzer
Award, given by the Geological Society of America.
1989 -- Warren W. Wood served as the Geological Society of America's
"Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer."
1986 -- Leonard F. Konikow served as the Geological Society of
America's "Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer."
1983 -- Edwin P. Weeks was the recipient of the O.E. Meinzer Award,
given by the Geological Society of America.
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AWARDS FREQUENTLY GIVEN TO TOXICS PROGRAM
SCIENTISTS
The Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer Series in Ground Water
Science, sponsored by the National Ground Water Association,
is awarded annually to an outstanding ground water professional
to share his or her work with their peers and students throughout
the world. Toxics Program Honorees include:
2004 -- Allen M. Shapiro
2001 -- Mary C. Hill
1995 -- Paul A. Hsieh
1993 -- Mary Jo Baedecker
The John Hem Award for Excellence in Science and Engineering,
given by the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers,
a division of the National Ground Water Association, acknowledges
significant contributions from within a single publication of a
body of works. Toxics Program Honorees include:
2002 -- David L. Parkhurst
2000 -- Steven E. Ingebritsen
1993 -- Francis H. Chapelle
The Hydrogeology Division Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer
is selected by the Geological Society of America for his/her expertise
in an area of science related to hydrogeology. Toxics Program Honorees
include:
2004 -- Barbara A. Bekins
2001 -- Steven E. Ingebritsen
1996 -- D. Kirk Nordstrom
1989 -- Warren W. Wood
1986 -- Leonard F. Konikow
The Hydrogeology Division Distinguished Service Award given
by the Geological Society of America recognizes those who have a
history of sustained, creditable service to the hydrogeology profession.
Toxics Program Honorees include:
2002 -- Mary Jo Baedecker
2000 -- Leonard F. Konikow
1999 -- Warren W. Wood
The Hydrogeology Division O.E. Meinzer Award given by the
Geological Society of America is presented to the author or authors
of a published paper or body of papers of distinction that advanced
the science of hydrogeology or some closely related field and was
published during the five calendar years prior to the year of its
selection. Toxics Program Honorees include:
2004 - Steve E. Ingebritsen
2000 -- Francis H. Chapelle
1997 -- Leonard F. Konikow
1993 -- L. Niel Plummer
1983 -- Edwin P. Weeks
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION BY JOURNALS
2003 -- Jim Kuwabara honored with the "Excellence in Review Award" from the editors of the journal Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T).
2003 -- The American Society of Civil Engineers awarded Michael
Meyer and his co-authors the 2003 Rudolph
Hering Medal for their paper in the Journal of Environmental
Engineering. The award honors a paper that makes a valuable
contribution to the environmental engineering profession.
Adams, C., Wang, Y., Loftin, K., and Meyer, M., 2002, Removal
of antibiotics from surface and distilled water in conventional
water treatment processes: Journal Of Environmental Engineering-ASCE,
v. 128, no. 3, p. 253-260.
2003 -- Dana Kolpin and his co-authors' paper in Environmental
Science and Technology was named as a "Fast
Breaking Paper" in the field of ecology and environment
for February 2003 by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).
"Fast Breaking Papers" have the highest percentage of
increase in citations in ISI's Essential
Science Indicators within a two month period.
Kolpin, D.W., Furlong, E.T., Meyer, M.T., Thurman, E.M., Zaugg,
S.D., Barber, L.B., Buxton, H.T., 2002, Pharmaceuticals,
hormones and other organic wastewater contaminants in U.S. streams,
1999-2000--A national reconnaissance: Environmental Science
and Technology, v. 36, no. 6, p. 1202-1211.
2002 -- Discover Magazine named the Toxic Substances Hydrology
Program's "National Reconnaissance of Pharmaceuticals, Hormones,
and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in Streams" as one
of the 100 top science stories
of 2002.
Kolpin, D.W., Furlong, E.T., Meyer, M.T., Thurman, E.M., Zaugg,
S.D., Barber, L.B., Buxton, H.T., 2002, Pharmaceuticals,
hormones and other organic wastewater contaminants in U.S. streams,
1999-2000--A national reconnaissance: Environmental Science
and Technology, v. 36, no. 6, p. 1202-1211.
2002 -- E. Michael Thurman was recognized by the Institute for
Scientific Information (ISI),
publisher of the Scientific Citation Index, for his work in Environmental
Science with a "Highly Cited Researchers" Original Member
Award.
2001 -- The October 1, 2001 issue of Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta published its most frequently cited articles within certain
time periods. Several USGS scientists were noted as authors of two
papers:
For the period 1980-1984 -- L.N. Plummer and E. Busenberg, 1982,
The solubilities of calcite, aragonite, and vaterite, and CO2-H2O
solutions between 00C and 900C, and an evaluation of the aqueous
model for the system CaCO3-CO2-H2O: Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta, v. 44, p. 1011-1040.
For the period 1990-1994 -- G.A. Waychunas, B.A. Rea, C.C. Fuller,
and J.A. Davis, 1993, Surface-chemistry of ferrihydrite. I. EXAFS
studies of the geometry of coprecipitated and adsorbed arsenate:
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 57, p. 2251-2269.
2001 -- The December 1, 2001 issue of the American Chemical Society's
journal, Environmental Science and Technology, recognized
the 10 papers that have had the greatest impact in the 35-year history
of that journal. Three of those 10 papers were authored by USGS
scientists who are currently or have been part of the USGS Toxic
Substances Hydrology Program. The journal describes these papers
as "high impact papers" that have significantly advanced
or changed the environmental sciences. The papers were:
James A. Davis and James O. Leckie, 1978, Effect
of adsorbed complexing ligands on trace metal uptake by hydrous
oxides: Environmental Science and Technology, v. 12, p. 1309-1315.
Earl M. Thurman and Ronald L. Malcolm, 1981, Preparative
isolation of aquatic humic substances: Environmental Science and
Technology, v. 15, p. 463-466.
Cary T. Chiou, Virgil Freed, David Schmedding, and Rodger
Kohnert, 1977, Partition coefficient and bioaccumulation of selected
organic chemicals: Environmental Science and Technology, v. 11,
p. 475-478.
1999 -- William A. Battaglin and Donald A. Goolsby received the
American Water Resources Association's 1999 William R. Boggess award
for best paper in the Journal of the American Water Resources
Association.
Battaglin, W.A., and Goolsby, D.A., 1998, Regression models of
herbicide concentrations in outflow from reservoirs in the midwestern
USA, 1992-1993: Journal of the American Water Resources Association,
v. 34, no. 6, p. 1369-1390.
1994 -- Isabelle M. Cozzarelli was awarded the Best Student Paper
in the field of Organic Geochemistry for the Year 1994, by the Geochemical
Society.
Cozzarelli, I. M., Baedecker, M. J., Eganhouse, R. P., and Goerlitz,
D. F., 1994, The geochemical evolution of low-molecular-weight
organic acids derived from the degradation of petroleum contaminants
in groundwater: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 58, p. 863-877.
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OTHER AWARDS
2003 - Samuel N. Luoma was awarded a 2003-2004 J. William Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award to conduct collaborative research on environmental toxicology at the British Natural History Museum.
2003 Howard Taylor's Analytical Trace Element Chemistry laboratory
received the highest ranking of all laboratories (approximately
70 world-wide participants) in an international "Ecosystem
Proficiency Testing QA Program", conducted by the National
Water Research Institute of Canada (Environmental Canada). The study
examined the ability of various laboratories to analyze for trace
metals and mercury in surface waters, and specifically tested for
systematic bias and precision. Taylor's laboratory was tied for
the highest ranking for mercury, and ranked first for trace metals
analysis.
2002 -- James E. Landmeyer was a co-recipient of the 2002
Phoenix Award for brownfields redevelopment at the South Carolina
Aquarium, Charleston, South Carolina
2002 -- Leonard F. Konikow was selected as the Farvolden Distinguished
Lecturer by the University of Waterloo.
1999 -- Samuel N. Luoma received the Kilgore Award for Toxicology
from the University of California at Davis
1993 - James E. Cloern was awarded a 1993-1994 Fulbright Research Scholar Award to conduct collaborative research at the Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille. Return to Top of Page
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