The V. M. Goldschmidt Award shall be made for major achievements in geochemistry or cosmochemistry, consisting of either a single outstanding contribution, or a series of publications that have had great influence on the field. The award will normally be given annually at the V. M. Goldschmidt Conference.
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| Year | Medalist | Citationist | Published Speech |
| 2012 |
Edward M. Stolper |
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| 2011 |
Frank Millero |
George Luther |
.. |
| 2010 |
Minoru Ozima |
Bernard Marty |
.. |
| 2009 |
Mark Thiemens |
James Farquhar |
.. |
| 2008 |
Francis Albarède |
Marc Chaussidon |
.. |
| 2007 |
Guenter Lugmair |
G.J. Wasserburg |
GCA v.73/13S pp.S1-S3 |
| 2006 |
Susan Solomon |
Lynn Walter |
.. |
| 2005 |
E. Bruce Watson |
Mark Harrison |
GCA v.71/15S pp.S1-S3 |
| 2004 |
James R. O'Neil |
Hugh P. Taylor, Jr. |
GCA v.70/18S pp.S1-S5 |
| 2003 |
Bernard J. Wood |
Alex N. Halliday |
GCA v.68/9 pp.1955-1958 |
| 2002 |
John M. Hayes |
Daniel P. Schrag |
GCA v.67/13 pp.2301-2303 |
| 2001 |
Ikuo Kushiro |
Eiichi Takahashi |
GCA v.66/4 pp.549-552 |
| 2000 |
Geoffrey Eglinton |
Edouard Bard |
GCA v.65/6 pp.1003-1006 |
| 1999 |
James L. Bischoff |
Wayne C. Shanks, III |
GCA v.64/4 pp.751-754 |
| 1998 |
Werner Stumm |
James J. Morgan |
GCA v.63/19-20 pp.viii-xii |
| 1997 |
Devendra Lal |
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.. |
| 1996 |
Albrecht W. Hofmann |
Claude J. Allegre |
GCA v.60/19 pp.3763-3766 |
| 1995 |
Robert A. Berner |
John W. Morse |
GCA v.59/21 pp.4565-1434 |
| 1994 |
Heinrich D. Holland |
A.C. Lasaga |
GCA v.59/7 pp.1429-1434 |
| 1993 |
S. Ross Taylor |
Brian H. Mason |
GCA v.58/17 pp.3757-3760 |
| 1992 |
Stanley R. Hart |
Alan Zindler |
GCA v.57/8 pp.1891-1894 |
| 1991 |
A.E. (Ted) Ringwood |
Albrecht W. Hofmann |
GCA v.56/12 pp.4333-4338 |
| 1990 |
Edward Anders |
Michael J. Drake |
GCA v.55 pp.1201-1204 |
| 1989 |
Karl K. Turekian |
Harmon Craig |
GCA v.54/4 pp.1201-1205 |
| 1988 |
Harold C. Helgeson |
Denis Norton |
GCA v.53/4 pp.947-951 |
| 1987 |
Wallace S. Broecker |
Karl K. Turekian |
GCA v.53/8 pp.2135-2136 |
| 1986 |
Claude Allegre |
G.R. Tilton |
GCA v.51/6 pp.1771-1774 |
| 1985 |
James B. Thompson, Jr. |
Priestley Toulmin |
GCA v.50/6 pp.1307-1309 |
| 1984 |
Alfred O.C. Nier |
Harmon Craig |
GCA v.49/7 pp.1661-1668 |
| 1983 |
Samuel S. Goldich |
Zell E. Peterman |
GCA v.48/6 pp.1377-1380 |
| 1982 |
Konrad B. Krauskopf |
Donald E. White |
GCA v.47/5 pp.981-983 |
| 1981 |
Robert N. Clayton |
James R. O'Neil |
GCA v.46/6 pp.1133-1135 |
| 1980 |
Clair C. Patterson |
Samuel Epstein |
GCA v.45/8 pp.1383-1388 |
| 1979 |
Harmon Craig |
Karl K. Turekian |
GCA v.44/8 pp.1233-1236 |
| 1978 |
Gerald J. Wasserburg |
Samuel Epstein |
GCA v.43/3 pp.439-442 |
| 1977 |
Samuel Epstein |
Hugh P. Taylor, Jr. |
GCA v.42/4 pp.441-443 |
| 1976 |
Hans P. Eugster |
Donald L. Graf |
GCA v.41/6 pp.829-833 |
| 1975 |
Harold C. Urey |
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.. |
| 1974 |
Hans E. Suess |
Edward Anders |
GCA v.39/5 pp.767-771 |
| 1973 |
Robert M. Garrels |
Fred T. MacKenzie |
GCA v.38/6 pp.975-978 |
| 1972 |
Paul W. Gast |
William C. Phinney |
GCA v.37/6 pp.1625-1629 |
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