Life-Time Achievement Award in River Science

            Many scientists have contributed throughout their careers to the advancement of river science and to the protection of rivers in their own countries and around the globe. Of the many people who undoubtedly deserve this award at each biennial Congress, an ad hoc nominating committee appointed by the ISRS President will select one awardee from a list of nominees generated by the committee and the ISRS membership at large.
        

   Professor Geoffrey E. Petts, Vice Chancellor and Rector at the University of Westminster in London, England will be the first recipient of this award. A short summary of his many exemplary achievements will appear on this web page in the near future, but for the time being it is worth noting that Geoff: (i) was one of the founders of the regulated rivers group which met every three years for several decades and which served as the willing or unwilling parent of ISRS; (ii) was the principal founder of the ISRS journal River Research and Applications; and (iii) continues to be one of the most active and widely recognized river scientists around the world. Geoff will give a keynote lecture on Monday July 13, 2009 at the First Biennial Conference of the ISRS in St. Pete Beach, Florida, USA.