Award description

The purpose of this award is to recognize at the annual meeting an individual who has made pioneering contributions to clay science.

Nomination Guidelines

The candidate is nominated exclusively by the local organizing committee, if it chooses to do so.

Selection

The awardee is selected exclusively by the local organizing committee. Normally, the selected individual will have some connection with the local venue or organizing committee. Notification of the Award will be by the chair of the local organizing committee.

Expectations

The Award will be presented at the Annual Conference of The Clay Minerals Society organized by the nominating local organizing committee. The Awardee is expected to present a plenary lecture on the subject for which he/she is being recognized.

Award Amount

The CMS will pay an honorarium of $2000 and the Annual Conference registration will be waived as specified in the Award letter sent by the President of CMS. The group who nominates the awardee may give an additional grant if needed and pay it from the conference budget.

Current Recipient

Awardee: Dr. Christopher Greenwell
Presented: The CMS 2025 Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland
Affiliation: Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
Lecture Title: “Understanding the Structure and Dynamics of Clay and Other Layered Minerals and Their Interfaces Using Molecular Modelling – A Perspective”

Past Recipients

1987 – Marion L. Jackson
1988 – R. M. Barrer
1989 – H. van Olphen
1990 – John W. Jordan
1991 – Charles E. Weaver
1992 – Udo Schwertmann
1993 – Linus Pauling
1994 – Joe L. White
1995 – Rustum Roy
1996 – Max M. Mortland
1997 – Koji Wada
1998 – Robert C. Reynolds
1999 – V. Colin Farmer

2000 – William F. Moll
2001 – Don Scafe
2002 – Victor Drits
2003 – Vernon J. Hurst
2004 – Hideomi Kodama
2005 – Jillian Banfield
2006 – Jean-Maurice Cases
2007 – Spencer G. Lucas
2008 – Emilio Galan
2009 – Haydn H. Murray
2010 – No Award Made
2011 – Glenn Waychunas
2012 – No Award Made

2013 – Thomas J. Pinnavaia
2014 – Douglas W Ming
2015 – Reinhard Kleeberg
2016 – Donald L. Sparks
2017 – Fred J. Longstaffe
2018 – Jan Srodon
2019 – Laurent J. Michot
2020 – James D. Kubicki
2021 – No Award Made

2022 – Michael Hochella

2023 – Susan Brantley

2024 – Toshihiro Kogure

2025 – Christopher Greenwell