Fellow

International Aerosol Fellow Award

Past award recipients

This year the International Aerosol Research Assembly bestows the International Aerosol Fellow award. The ceremony will take place at the International Aerosol Conference in Athens, Greece 4-9 September 2022.

International Aerosol Fellow Award is granted to recognize outstanding contributions to Aerosol Science and Technology through research, technical development, education and service. Nominations of candidates for the award are invited. The nominator must be a member of an IARA member society, but the nominee can be any individual, both inside and outside IARA member societies. Nominations should be submitted directly to the Committee Chair by 1 April 2022. The Committee encourages all aerosol scientists to nominate persons for this outstanding award and keep diversity in mind when considering whom to nominate.

Details of the Nomination Procedure


1. AWARD

  1. The International Aerosol Fellow Award is granted by the International Aerosol Research Assembly (IARA) to recognize outstanding contributions to Aerosol Science and Technology through research, technical development, education and service.
  2. The award is given once every two years to up to two individuals. The award is presented by the President of IARA or his/her representative at the International Aerosol Conference or at the annual meeting of an IARA member society.

2. NOMINATION

  1. Nominations of candidates for the award are invited by public announcements and by letters to individuals and institutions with interests in Aerosol Science and Technology. The nominator must be a member of an IARA member society, but the nominee can be any individual, both inside and outside IARA member societies.
  2. Nomination is made by a full letter of justification, including a curriculum vitae and a bibliography. A maximum of five supporting letters will be considered.
  3. Nominations will not be carried over to the following award period. Only living nominees will be considered.
  4. The nomination material is to be submitted to the Committee chair by 1 April 2022.

3. SELECTION

  1. The Award committee consists of six members selected by the IARA delegates and appointed by the IARA President. The committee may include one or more IARA delegates and other individuals drawn from IARA member societies. The committee reviews all nominations in a closed session on a one vote per member basis.
  2. The award committee has the discretionary power to not select winners of the award in any given period.
  3. The award consists of a certificate and a citation.

Questions concerning the award can be addressed to the chair of the IAF Award Committee:

Professor Hanna Vehkamäki
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research
Faculty of Science PO Box 64 (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki , Finland
Tel: +358 (0)40 560 8807
Email: hanna.vehkamaki@helsinki.fi

Past award recipients:

2020 Yoshio Otani (co-winner)
2020 Stephen E. Schwartz (co-winner)
2018 Susanne Hering (co-winner)
2018 Ian Colbeck (co-winner)
2016 Junji Cao (co-winner)
2016 Kaarle Hämeri (co-winner)
2014 Pratim Biswas
2012 William C. Hinds
2010 E. James Davis
2008 Gerhard Kasper (co-winner)
2008 Charles Clement (co-winner)
2006 Chuen-Jinn Tsai (co-winner)
2006 Philip K. Hopke (co-winner)
2004 Markku Kulmala
2002 Helmuth Horvath (co-winner)
2002 Denis Boulaud (co-winner)
1999 Taisto Raunemaa
1998 David Y.H. Pui (co-winner)
1998 Roger O. McClellan (co-winner)
1996 James W. Gentry (co-winner)
1996 Klaus Willeke (co-winner)
1994 David Shaw (co-winner)
1994 Werner Stöber (co-winner)
1992 Wolfgang Schikarski
1990 Heinz Fissan (co-winner)
1990 Kanji Takahashi (co-winner)

Award Committee Chair:

2022- Hanna Vehkamäki
2016-2022 Murray Johnston (AAAR)
2012-2016 Ian Colbeck (AS)
2003-2010 Heimuth Horvath (GAeF)
1999-2002 Michael Shapiro (IAAR)
1995-1998 Heinz Fissan (GAeF)
1990-1994 Taisto Raunemaa (FAAR)