AGU is a worldwide scientific community that advances, through unselfish cooperation in research, the understanding of Earth and space for the benefit of humanity. AGU is a scientific society with a membership of 50,000 researchers, teachers, and students. AGU conducts meetings and conferences, publishes journals, books and a weekly newspaper, and sponsors a variety of educational and public information programs.
William Bowie Medal- Irwin I Shapiro - 1993
- Alexander Dalgarno - 1995
- A.G.W. Cameron - 1989
- Irwin I. Shapiro - 1991
- John A. Wood - 2004
- Fred L. Whipple - 1990
