Awardees in Solar-Terrestrial Research

Behind the Poster: An Interview with EGU 2025 Outstanding Student Paper Presentation (OSPP) Award Winner Carlos Castillo-Rivera

Liliana Macotela July 29, 2026

Congratulations on receiving the OSPP Award 2025! What was your reaction when you found out you had been selected for the award? I was very surprised when I received the email, and I read it several times to make sure it was real. After that, I felt extremely proud of my work because I could see the evaluation scores, comments, and recommendations from the judges. Their feedback confirmed that my ...[Read More]

Meet Samuel Badman, the 2026 Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awardee of the Solar-Terrestrial Division!

Guram June 30, 2026

Samuel Badman at the AGU 2024 Fall Meeting in Washington DC with a to-scale model of Parker Solar Probe. Credit: Yeimy Rivera.

Congratulations on receiving the EGU 2026 ST Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award for your outstanding contributions to our understanding of solar wind physics through observations from the Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter. What does this recognition mean to you personally, and how does it impact your work in this fascinating field? It is an incredible recognition which I am extre ...[Read More]

Introducing Jana Šafránková and Zdeněk Němeček : 2026 Hannes Alfvén Medal for pioneering research in space plasma and dusty plasma Physics

Mrittika Ghosh and Liliana Macotela April 28, 2026

Congratulations on receiving the 2026 Hannes Alfvén Medal for your pioneering work and outstanding leadership in advancing our understanding of space plasma physics, including its fundamental processes and impacts throughout the solar system and beyond. What does this recognition mean to each of you personally, and how does it impact your ongoing work in this fascinating field? We are both very ho ...[Read More]

Behind the Poster: Extending the Wave Telescope – An Interview with EGU 2024 Outstanding Student Paper Presentation (OSPP) Award Winner Leonard Schulz

Shreedevi P R January 29, 2026

Leonard Schulz receiving the Outstanding Student Paper Presentation (OSPP) Award certificate from ST Division President Dr. Alexis P. Rouillard during the EGU General Assembly, Vienna, April 2025.

1. Congratulations on your OSPP Award 2024! What was your initial reaction to winning, and how has it helped your career as an early-career scientist? I was very delighted and also proud that my work is recognized in this way. I also understood in hindsight why I had little time to breathe during my poster presentation slot; some of the people asking a lot of the questions will have been the judge ...[Read More]

Meet Erika Palmerio, the 2024 Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awardee of the Solar-Terrestrial Division!

Guram March 9, 2025

Erika Palmerio presents her research on solar eruptions and their impact across the heliosphere at European Space Weather Week in Coimbra, Portugal.

Congratulations on receiving the EGU 2024 ST Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award for your exceptional research in analyzing complex solar transients and their effects on space weather. What does this recognition mean to you personally, and how does it impact your work in this fascinating field? Thank you so much! Receiving an award from EGU is of particular significance to me, since ...[Read More]