International Association for Urban Climate

The International Association for Urban Climate is delighted to announce Janet Barlow, Professor of Environmental Physics at the University of Reading, as the winner of the 2019 Luke Howard Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Urban Climatology.

Professor Janet Barlow

Through her deep theoretical understanding, Professor Janet Barlow has made major contributions to urban meteorology over the last twenty years. She has undertaken innovative research that is of extremely high quality, and authored many ground-breaking and influential publications addressing a broad range of topics. She has inspired and mentored many students and young scientists and is an enthusiastic and engaged member of the international urban climate community.

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Wilhelm Kuttler in his address at the award ceremony

Congratulations to Wilhelm Kuttler, the recipient of the 2018 Luke Howard Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Urban Climatology. Wilhelm Kuttler from the University of Duisburg-Essen receives the Association’s highest honour for his outstanding leadership in the development of urban climate science, and for his promotion of the international community that has emerged and led to the formation of IAUC. Internationally, for many years Prof. Kuttler has been a leader in the development of the field of urban climatology and its communication. The official award ceremony took place at the 10^thConference on Environmental Meteorology (METTOOLS) of the German Meteorological Society in Braunschweig, Germany on September 25, 2018.

Luke Howard Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Urban Climatology

We are pleased to announce the call for nominations to the ‘Luke Howard Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Urban Climatology.’ The Luke Howard Award may be given annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of urban climatology in a combination of research, teaching, and/or service to the international community of urban climatologists.

IAUC members are requested to nominate suitable candidates for the Luke Howard Award.  The person making the nomination will act as the coordinator to put together a nomination package (including a CV of the nominee and three letters of recommendation).  Self-nominations are not permitted and current Awards Committee members cannot be evaluated.  Submit complete nomination packets (single electronic submission) to the Awards Committee Chair, Dr. Nigel Tapper: nigel.tapper@monash.edu

Luke Howard Award Nomination Process

1. Inform the Chair of the IAUC Awards Committee of the intent to nominate an individual. The intent to nominate should be communicated via email to the Awards Committee Chair by 30 April, 2018.
2. Nomination materials should be collected by a nomination coordinator (i.e. the person notifying the Chair of the IAUC Awards Committee that a particular person will be nominated);
3. The coordinator should collect the following documentation:
   a) a five page candidate CV
   b) three letters of recommendation from IAUC members from at least two different countries which are two pages in length.
4. Complete packages should reach the Chair by 30 May, 2018.

Nominations will be active for three years, and updated information may be submitted for consideration in the second and third years.

The IAUC Awards committee will recommend the name of a recipient for consideration and approval by the IAUC Board.

Previous winners include:

• 2016 Dr. Walter Dabberdt, Vaisala Group, USA
• 2015 Prof. Emeritus Anthony Brazel, Arizona State University, USA
• 2014 Prof. Manabu Kanda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
• 2013 Professor Emeritus Yair Goldreich, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
• 2010 Professor John Arnfield, The Ohio State University, USA
• 2009 Professor Sue Grimmond, King’s College, UK
• 2008 Professor Bob Bornstein, San José State University, USA
• 2007 Professor (Emeritus) Masatoshi Yoshino, University of Tsukuba, Japan
• 2006 Professor Arieh Bitan, Tel Aviv University, Israel
• 2005 Professor Ernesto Jauregui, UNAM, Mexico
• 2004 Professor Tim Oke, UBC, Canada

Nominations should reach the Awards Committee Chair (Dr. Nigel Tapper, email above) by 30 May, 2018.

Dear Members,
We are pleased to announce the call for nominations to the ‘Luke Howard Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Urban Climatology.’ The Luke Howard Award may be given annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of urban climatology in a combination of research, teaching, and/or service to the international community of urban climatologists.
IAUC members are requested to nominate suitable candidates for the Luke Howard Award. The person making the nomination will act as the coordinator to put together a nomination package (including a CV of the nominee and three letters of recommendation). Self-nominations are not permitted and current Awards Committee members cannot be evaluated. Submit complete nomination packets (single electronic submission) to the Awards Committee Chair, Dr. Nigel Tapper: nigel.tapper@monash.edu
Luke Howard Award Nomination Process
1. Inform the Chair of the IAUC Awards Committee of the intent to nominate an individual. The intent to nominate should be communicated via email to the Awards Committee Chair by June 17, 2016.
2. Nomination materials should be collected by a nomination coordinator (i.e. the person notifying the Chair of the IAUC Awards Committee that a particular person will be nominated);
3. The coordinator should collect the following documentation:
a) a five page candidate CV
b) three letters of recommendation from IAUC members from at least two different countries which are two pages in length.
4. Complete packages should reach the Chair by July 15, 2016.

Nominations will be active for three years, and updated information may be submitted for consideration in the second and third years.
The IAUC Awards committee will recommend the name of a recipient for consideration and approval by the IAUC Board.
Previous winners include:
2015 Prof. Emeritus Anthony Brazel, Arizona State University, USA
2014 Prof. Manabu Kanda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
2013 Professor Emeritus Yair Goldreich, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
2010 Professor John Arnfield, The Ohio State University, USA
2009 Professor Sue Grimmond, King’s College, UK
2008 Professor Bob Bornstein, San José State University, USA
2007 Professor (Emeritus) Masatoshi Yoshino, University of Tsukuba, Japan
2006 Professor Arieh Bitan, Tel Aviv University, Israel
2005 Professor Ernesto Jauregui, UNAM, Mexico
2004 Professor Tim Oke, UBC, Canada

Nominations should reach the Awards Committee Chair (Dr. Nigel Tapper, email above) by 15 July 2016.
Thank you