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Winners announced for Geothermal Rising Conference Honors and Awards

Winners announced for Geothermal Rising Conference Honors and Awards Geothermal Rising banner
Alexander Richter 3 Aug 2022

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2022 Geothermal Rising Conference Honors & Awards, a truly outstanding group of individuals.

Geothermal Rising has shared the winners of the 2022 Geothermal Rising Conference (GRC) Honors and Awards !

The GRC Awards recognize distinguished colleagues in the geothermal community from around the world and have been a highlight of the geothermal calendar since the late 1970s. The recipients of these awards have significant achievements in the geothermal academic, scientific, and commercial communities.

This year, a few additional awards have been added. The Young Professional Award has been split into two categories — Leadership and Technical. We have also added a new Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Champion Award,

So without further ado, we are delighted present the 2022 GRC Award Winners:

  • Aidlin Presidential Award — Andrew E. Sabin
  • Geothermal Pioneer Award — Karen R. Christopherson
  • Henry Ramey Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Award — Ghazal Izadi
  • Ben Holt Geothermal Power Plant Award — Monte C. Morrison
  • Geothermal Special Achievement Award — Karl Urbank
  • Outstanding Research Award — Patrick Dobson
  • Young Professional Award (Leadership) — Moones Alamooti
  • Young Professional Award (Technical) — Nicole Taverna
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Champion Award — Caity Smith

The award winners will be recognized at the 2022 Geothermal Rising Conference in Reno, during the Annual Membership Meeting & Awards Breakfast, held on Wednesday, August 31. Details on the conference as well as online registration can be found .

Information about the awards and honors can be found on the Geothermal Rising .

Source: GRC announcement