Congratulations 2021 GEOC Medal Winner Michael Hochella
Michael Hochella has earned the 2021 GEOC Medal Award for outstanding accomplishment in Geochemistry
Dr. Michael Hochella
Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University Distinguished Professor (Emeritus) at Virginia Tech
Michael F. Hochella, Jr. is an Earth scientist concentrating in the area of nano-bio-geo-environmental science on local, regional, and global levels. He received his B.S. and M.S. from Virginia Tech in 1975 and 1977, respectively, and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1981. He has been a professor, first at Stanford, and then at Virginia Tech, for a total of 32 years. He has won many awards (e.g., the Dana Medal, the Alexander von Humboldt Award, and the Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award) and honors (e.g., Fellowships in eight international societies, including AAAS and AGU). He is a former President of both the Geochemical Society and the Mineralogical Society of America, and has served on high-level advisory committees at both NSF and DOE. He is the founder of the Virginia Tech Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, and the Virginia Tech National Center for Earth and Environmental Nanotechnology Infrastructure funded by the National Science Foundation.
Professor Hochella will be awarded the medal in a ceremony at the 260th ACS National Meeting in Atlanta, GA (August 22-26, 2021). There will also be a symposium in his honor featuring work that honors his many contributions in the areas of nanogeoscience, mineral/water interface chemistry, biogeochemistry, and environmental chemistry.
ACS Geochemistry Division Medal
The GEOC Medal is awarded biennially to an individual for outstanding accomplishment in any field of geochemistry. The award consists of a bronze medallion and $2000. The awardee receives an allowance for travel to the award ceremony, as well as registration costs for the ACS meeting at which the award will be conferred.