Alfred Treibs Award
Alfred Treibs
(1899-1983)
Alfred Treibs mentored 32 students and published about 140 papers. His legacy consists of his classic papers on porphyrins as the starting point of Organic Geochemistry, the current Treibs Award of the Geochemical Society and his broad chemical knowledge and modesty in intereacting with us fellow scientists.
-B.R.T Simoneit
The Alfred Treibs Award is presented annually.
The award consists of an engraved silver medal, an honorarium (US$ 1500), a certificate, and inclusion as a Geochemical Fellow.
Presented by the Geochemical Society's Organic Geochemistry Division, the Alfred Treibs Award is given for major achievements, over a period of years, in organic geochemistry.
Go to Make a Nomination for eligibility and nomination requirments.
| Year | Medalist | Citationist | Conference | Published Speech |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Katherine H. Freeman | John M. Hayes | 2017 IMOG | |
| 2016 | Patrick G. Hatcher | Thomas Bianchi | 2016 GRC | GCA v.201 pp.436-437 |
| 2014 | Stephen R. Larter | Timothy Eglinton | 2014 GRC / Gold2015 | |
| 2013 | Marilyn L. Fogel | Susan Lang | 2013 IMOG | .. |
| 2012 | David Des Marais | Katherine Freeman | 2012 GRC | .. |
| 2011 | J. Michael Moldowan | Jeremy Dahl | 2011 IMOG | .. |
| 2010 | John Volkman | Jan de Leeuw | 2011 IMOG | GCA v.89 pp.329-333 |
| 2009 | Kenneth E. Peters | Leslie B. Magoon | 2009 IMOG | GCA v.89 pp.322-325 |
| 2008 | Martin Schoell | .. | 2009 IMOG | GCA v.89 pp.319-321 |
| 2007 | Walter Michaelis | Mark McCaffrey | .. | |
| 2006 | Bernd Rolf Tatsuo Simoneit | J. Grimalt | GCA v.72/12S pp. S1-S5 | |
| 2005 | Jaap S. Sinninghe Damste | M. Whiticar & J. De Leeuw | GCA v.71/15S pp.S8-S13 | |
| 2004 | Erik M. Galimov | Martin Schoell | GCA v.70/18S pp.S11-S12 | |
| 2003 | Roger E. Summons | John M. Hayes | GCA v.70/18S pp.S6-S10 | |
| 2002 | Archie Douglas | James R. Maxwell | GCA v.67/13 pp.2305-2308 | |
| 2001 | John W. Smith | Issac (Ian) Kaplan | GCA v.66/4 pp.545-548 | |
| 2000 | John I. Hedges | Ronald Benner | GCA v.65/6 pp.999-1002 | |
| 1999 | (no award given) | |||
| 1998 | (no award given) | |||
| 1997 | John M. Hayes | David J. Des Marais | GCA v.64/4 pp.747-750 | |
| 1996 | Patrick L. Parker | Richard S. Scalan | GCA v.61/8 pp.1773-1775 | |
| 1995 | Keith A. Kvenvolden | Phil A. Meyers | GCA v.60/10 pp.1837-1841 | |
| 1994 | (no award given) | |||
| 1993 | Isaac (Ian) R. Kaplan | J. William Schopf | GCA v.58/8 pp.1991-1994 | |
| 1992 | (no award given) | |||
| 1991 | Jan W. de Leeuw | Simon C. Brassell | v.56/5 pp.1781-1783 | |
| 1990 | (no award given) | |||
| 1989 | James R. Maxwell | Simon C. Brassell | GCA v54/4 pp.1207-1210 | |
| 1988 | (no award given) | |||
| 1987 | T.C. Hoering | Katherine Freeman | .. | |
| 1986 | (no award given) | |||
| 1985 | Pierre Albrecht | Robert B. Gagosian | GCA v.50/6 pp.1313-1315 | |
| 1984 | Wolfgang K. Seifert | J. Michael Moldowan | GCA v.49/7 pp.1671-1673 | |
| 1983 | Dietrich H. Welte | Detlev Leythaeuser | GCA v.48/6 pp.1383-1385 | |
| 1982 | John M. Hunt | Earl W. Baker | GCA v.47/5 pp.986-988 | |
| 1981 | Geoffrey Eglinton | James R. Maxwell | GCA v.46/6 pp.1137-1140 | |
| 1980 | Bernard Tissot | Gerard Demaison | GCA v.45/8 pp.1392-1397 | |
| 1979 | G.T. (Ted) Philippi | Archie Hood | GCA v.44/8 pp.1240-1244 | |