Recipients of the 2012 GRC Geothermal Awards named last week
At its annual meeting past week, the GRC named the recipients of the 2012 Geothermal Awards recognizing contributions of these individuals to the geothermal sector, be it academic, scientific or on the commercial side.
As part of this year’s GRC Annual Meeting in Reno, Nevada past week, the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) announced awards honoring the best and brightest of the global geothermal community. These prestigious awards have been a highlight of the geothermal calendar since the late 1970’s.
The President of the GRC, Richard Campbell, announced the honors in the Opening Session of the 36th GRC Annual Meeting, opening today at the Peppermill Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada.
The GRC presented its prestigious Aidlin, Pioneer, and Special Achievement awards at its Annual Membership Meeting & Awards Luncheon, the climax at the GRC Annual Meeting, past week.
“The recipients of these awards often have a lifetime of achievement in the geothermal academic, scientific and commercial communities”, said GRC Interim Executive Director Steve Ponder. “The GRC Awards recognizes the contributions of these individuals to the geothermal sector”.
The award winners are:
- R. Gordon Bloomquist – Joseph W. Aidlin Award – For outstanding contributions to the Geothermal Resources Council and to the development of geothermal resources
- Darrell L. Gallup – Geothermal Pioneer Award, – For outstanding achievements in the development of geothermal resources.
- Tsuneo Ishido – Geothermal Special Achievement Award – For outstanding achievements in the development of geothermal resources.
- Doug Powell – Geothermal Special Achievement Award – For outstanding contributions to the worldwide development and operation of geothermal electric generation facilities.
- Jack A. Frost – Geothermal Special Achievement Award – For outstanding contributions to the development and optimization of geothermal production pump systems.
- Ahmad Ghassemi – Geothermal Special Achievement Award – For outstanding contributions to the modeling of coupled chemical-thermal-mechanical processes and rock-fluid interactions in geothermal reservoirs.
- Patrick Dobson – Geothermal Special Achievement Award – For outstanding contributions to the understanding of the geology and geochemistry of geothermal systems.
Source: GRC release via San Francisco Chronicle