Department of Earth Sciences

Awards and honours

Some of the awards and honours received by staff of the Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University.


Dr Mark Allen
AAPG Jules Braunstein Award
2004
Dr Howard Armstrong
University of Durham ‘Excellence in Teaching’ award 2005
Professor Jon Davidson
Coke Medal, Geological Society of London
2011

University Christopherson/Knott Fellowship 2005

Leverhulme Fellowship
2005

Cloos Memorial Scholar (JHU)
2005
Professor Richard Davies
Aberconway Medal 2007
Professor Gillian Foulger
University of Durham Sir James Knott Research Fellowship
2001

Professorial Fellow, St Chad's College, Durham
2004

Fellowship, Icelandic National Academy of Sciences
2005

Price Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
2005
Professor Jon Gluyas
GSL Aberconway Medal 2000
Professor Robert Holdsworth
Lyell Fund, Geological Society of London
2000

University of Durham ‘Excellence in Teaching’ award
2002

GSA Fellow
2004

Aberconway Medal, Geological Society of London
2006

Durham University Excellence in Doctoral Supervision 2007
Dr Jon Imber
Clough Memorial Award, Edinburgh Geological Society
2003
Dr Stuart Jones
University of Durham ‘Excellence in Teaching’ award
2003

University of Durham ‘Excellence in Teaching’ award
2006

STEMNET Science Ambassador of the Year 2006
Dr Colin Macpherson
University of Durham ‘Excellence in Teaching’ award
2004

Wollaston Fund Geological Society of London 2007
Dr Ken McCaffrey
University of Durham ‘Excellence in Teaching’ award
2002

Murchison Fund Geological Society of London
2004

Royal Society Industry Fellow
2006
Professor Yaoling Niu
Outstanding Overseas Chinese Scientist (NSFC)
2003

Northwest University Guest Professorship (China) 2004

Peking University Guest Professorship 2005

Nanjing University Concurrent Professorship
2005

China University of Geosciences Special Professorship
2005

GSA Fellow
2006

Leverhulme Research Fellowship
2009/10

Lanzhou University Honorary Professorship
2009
Professor Christine Peirce
University of Durham Sir James Knott Research Fellowship 2006
Professor Roger Searle
Leverhulme Study Abroad Fellowship
2003

Senior visiting scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachussetts
2003

Price Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society 2011

Elected AGU Fellow 2012
Dr David Selby
William Smith Fund, Geological Society of London
2009