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Awards and Honors

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego scientists have been the recipients of the world’s most prestigious awards, not only for their research but for their efforts toward humanitarian goals. A number of awards conferred by Scripps Oceanography similarly acknowledge scientific achievement as well as work toward the betterment of society and the natural world.
- AAAS Fellows
Andrew Benson* (1965)
Ronald Burton (2013)
Steven Cande (2014)
Cathy Constable (2017)
Paul Dayton (1985)
William Fenical (2008)
David Epel (1978)
Konstantine Georgakakos (2016)
William Gerwick (2017)
Miriam Kastner (1992)
Charles David Keeling* (1990)
Gerald Kooyman (1978)
Lisa Levin (1994)
John McGowan* (1990)
Jean-Bernard Minster (2013)
Tadeusz Molinski (2020)
John Ogden* (1997)
Mark Ohman (2014)
Brian Palenik (2021)
Joseph Reid* (1985)
David Sandwell (2020)
Jeffrey Severinghaus (2012)
Kenneth Smith (1990)
George Somero (1977)
Richard Somerville (1993)
Lynne Talley (2016)
Lisa Tauxe (2011)
Maria Vernet (2018)
Kenneth Watson* (1985)
Ray Weiss (2006)
*Deceased
- AGU Fellows
Laurence D. Armi
Tim Barnett*
Yehuda Bock
Daniel R. Cayan
Steven Constable
Russ E. Davis*
Michael D. Dettinger
Helen Amanda Fricker
Joris Gieskes*
James Freeman Gilbert*
Sarah T. Gille
Charles David Keeling*
Ralph F. Keeling
Gabi Laske
Margaret Leinen
Lisa A. Levin
Robert Pinkel
Joseph Reid*
Lynn Russell
Jeffrey P. Severinghaus
Richard C.J. Somerville
Shang-Ping Xie
William Young
*Deceased
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Meinrat Andreae (2013)
Farooq Azam (2016)
Andrew Benson* (1965)
Harmon Craig* (1976)
Russ E. Davis* (2020)
James Freeman Gilbert* (1961)
Vicki Grassian (2020)
Jeremy Jackson (2001)
Charles David Keeling* (1986)
Charles Kennel (1999)
Nancy Knowlton (2013)
Margaret Leinen (2020)
Kimberly Ann Prather (2010)
Veerabhadran Ramanathan (1995)
Richard Salmon (1996)
David T. Sandwell (2008)
Lynne Talley (2003)
Lisa Tauxe (2016)
David Victor (2020)
*Deceased
- BBVA Foundation
Veerabhadran Ramanathan (2016)
Jeremy Jackson (2007)
- Blue Planet
Charles David Keeling* (1993)
Veerabhadran Ramanathan (2021)
*Deceased
- The Crafoord Prize in Geosciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Walter Munk* (2010)
*Deceased
- Franklin Award
Lisa Tauxe (2014)
- Kyoto Prize
Walter Munk* (1999)
*Deceased
- National Academy of Engineering Members
National Academy of Engineering
William A. Kuperman*
John Orcutt
Kimberly Prather
Dean Roemmich
John Dove Isaacs*
William Aaron Nierenberg*
Fred Noel Spiess*
*Deceased
- National Academy of Sciences Members
James Arnold*
George Edward Backus
Andrew Benson*
Milton Nunn Bramlette*
Edward Crisp Bullard*
Theodore Holmes Bullock*
Charles Cox*
Harmon Craig*
John Crowell*
Paul Crutzen*
Russ E. Davis*
Carl Henry Eckart*
Walter Maurice Elsasser*
Albert Edward John Engel*
Edward Frieman*
James Freeman Gilbert*
Edward D. Goldberg*
Carl Leavitt Hubbs*
John Dove Isaacs*
Jeremy Jackson
Charles David Keeling*
Charles F. Kennel
Nancy Knowlton
Devendra Lal*
Lisa Levin
Henry William Menard*
John Wilder Miles*
Mario J. Molina*
Walter Munk*
Jerome Namias*
William Aaron Nierenberg*
Kimberly Prather
Roger Revelle*
Veerabhadran Ramanathan
John G. Sclater*
Per Frederik Scholander*
David Sandwell
Peter Shearer
Jeffrey P. Severinghaus
George N. Somero
Francis Bertody Sumner*
Harold Ulrik Sverdup*
Lynne Talley
Lisa Tauxe
Kenneth Watson*
William Young
*Deceased
- National Medal of Science
National Science & Technology Medals Foundation
Charles David Keeling* (2001)
Walter Munk* (1983)
Roger Revelle* (1990)
*Deceased
- Nobel Prize
Paul Crutzen - Nobel Prize in Chemistry* (1995)
Mario J. Molina - Nobel Prize in Chemistry* (1995)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Nobel Peace Prize (2007)
*Deceased
- Prince Albert I Grand Medal
Lisa Levin (2019)
Wolfgang Berger* (1991)
Gifford Ewing* (1961)
*Deceased
- Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society
Fellows
Guy Masters (2005)
John Sclater* (1982)
Robert Parker (1989)
Devendra Lal* (1979)
Foreign Members
Paul Crutzen* (2006)
Walter Munk* (1976)
*Deceased
- Tang Prize
Veerabhadran Ramanathan (2018)
- Tyler Prize
Paul Crutzen* (1989)
Edward Goldberg* (1989)
Charles David Keeling* (2005)
Mario Molina* (1983)
Veerabhadran Ramanathan (2009)
Roger Revelle* (1984)
*Deceased
Awards Given by Scripps

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego recognizes important work in the scientific community through a variety of awards and prize to faculty, researchers, students, and friends.
Amici cum LaudeMoore Family Foundation (2013) | Cody AwardLaurie Reisberg (2021) | Frieman PrizeJeramy Dedrick (2025) |
Keeling Memorial Lecture Tereza Cavezos Perez (2024) | Nierenberg PrizeJeffrey I. Gordon (2024) | Ritter Memorial FellowshipKatrin Kleemann (2025) |
Roger Revelle PrizePrince Albert II of Monaco (2009) | Rosenblatt LectureshipScott V. Edwards (2024) | Teaching Excellence AwardsSarah Purkey (Graduate, 2024-25) Andrew Barton (Undergraduate, 2024-25) |