ESS faculty have been recognized by numerous awards and honors, reflecting their excellence in teaching, their impact in research, and their success in the public communication of science.
This page lists awards to currently-active faculty; there is a complete list on our intranet awards page.
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellows
Eric Steig, 2019
American Geophysical Union, Fellows
David Catling, 2023
J. Michael Brown, 2000
David Montgomery, 2007
Eric Steig, 2023
American Geophysical Union, Rock and Mineral Physics Early Career Award
Baptiste Journaux, 2023
American Geophysical Union, John Wahr Early Career Award (AGU Geodesy Section)
Brendan Crowell, 2023
American Geophysical Union, Luna B. Leopold Award
Alison Duvall, 2016
American Geophysical Union, College of Fellows Distinguished Lecturers
Eric Steig, 2024
American Physical Society, Fellows
J. Michael Brown, 2004
Geological Society of America, Fellows
Fang-Zhen Teng, 2024
George Bergantz
Katharine Huntington, 2013
David Montgomery, 2007
Kathy Troost, 2000
Peter Ward
Geological Society of America, E. B. Burwell Jr. Award
of the Environmental Engineering Geology Division
David Montgomery, 2016
Geological Society of America, Kirk Bryan Award
of the Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology Division
David Montgomery, 2006
European Geophysical Society, Louis Néel Medal
J. Michael Brown, 2002
MacArthur Foundation, MacArthur Fellow
David Montgomery, 2008
Mineralogical Society of America, Fellows
J. Michael Brown, 2002
Fang-Zhen Teng, 2014
Mineralogical Society of America, MSA Award
Fang-zhen Teng, 2014
National Association of Geoscience Teachers, James H. Shea Award
David Montgomery, 2014
Peter Ward, 2003
University of Washington Awards
Terry Swanson Distinguished Teaching Award, 2007
Terry Swanson Interfraternal Council Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007
Terry Swanson Panhellenic Association Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007
College of the Environment Outstanding Teaching Awards
Juliet Crider, 2015
College of the Environment Outstanding Research Awards
David Catling, 2018
Eric Steig, 2014
David Montgomery, 2012
Department of Earth & Space Sciences, Barksdale Distinguished Service Award
Renate Hartog (Staff), 2018
Nathan Briley (Staff), 2017
Andrew Schauer (Staff), 2015
Juliet Crider (Faculty), 2014
Eunice Yang (Staff), 2013
Karl Lang (Graduate Student), 2013
Harvey Greenberg (Staff), 2012
Nicole Fernkes (Staff), 2010
Ed Mulligan (Staff), 2009
Bill Steele (Staff), 2006
Department of Earth & Space Sciences, Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
Baptiste Journaux, 2024
Kathy Troost, 2023
Juliet Crider, 2022
J. Michael Brown, 2021
George Bergantz, 2020
Steven Walters, 2018
Fangzhen Teng, 2017
Eric Steig, 2016
Alison Duvall, 2015
Roger Buick, 2014
Katharine Huntington, 2013
Gerard Roe, 2012
John Stone , 2011
Terry Swanson , 2004
Washington State Center for the Book, Book Award
David Montgomery “The Rocks Don’t Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah’s Flood”, 2013
David Montgomery “Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations”, 2008
Peter Ward “Gorgon: The Monsters that Ruled the Planet before Dinosaurs and How They Died in the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth’s History” , 2005
David Montgomery “King of Fish: The Thousand-Year Run of Salmon” , 2004