Awards & Honors Recipients
Darwin Medal
See the Darwin Medal page for more information about Darwin Medal Recipients
- 2020 Nancy Knowlton (14th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bremen)
- 2016 John Randall (13th International Coral Reef Symposium, Honolulu)
- 2012 Jeremy Jackson (12th International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns)
- 2008 Terry Hughes (11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Fort Lauderdale)
- 2004 J. E. N. (Charlie) Veron (10th International Coral Reef Symposium, Okinawa)
- 2000 Yossi Loya (9th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali)
- 1996 Ian G. MacIntyre (8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama)
- 1992 Peter W. Glynn (7th International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam)
- 1988 David Stoddart (Inaugural recipient)
Eminence in Research
- 2023 Mónica Medina, Pennsylvania State University, USA
- 2022 Virginia Weis, Oregon State University, USA
- 2022 Nicholas Polunin, Newcastle University, UK
- 2021 Jorge Cortés-Núñez, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
- 2021 Helmut Schuhmacher, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
- 2020 Joanie Kleypas, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
- 2020 Valerie Paul, Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, USA
- 2018 James W. Porter, University of Georgia, USA
- 2018 Rolf P. M. Bak, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Netherlands
- 2017 Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
- 2017 Tim McClanahan, Wildlife Conservation Society
- 2016 Bette Willis, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
- 2016 Katharina Fabricius, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia
- 2015 Barbara Brown, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, United Kingdom
- 1988 Siro Kawaguti, Okayama University, Japan
Mid-Career Scientist Award
- 2023 Christian Wild, Universität Bremen, Germany
- 2022 Christian Voolstra, Universität Konstanz, Germany
- 2021 Luiz Rocha, California Academy of Sciences, USA
- 2020 Andrew Baird, James Cook University, Australia
- 2019 Nicholas A. J. Graham, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England
- 2018 Joshua E. Cinner, James Cook University, Australia
- 2017 Morgan Pratchett, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
- 2016 Andréa Grottoli, The Ohio State University, Ohio, USA
- 2015 Peter Mumby, University of Queensland, Australia
Early-Career Scientist Award
- 2023 Nils Rädecker, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2022 Georgina Gurney,James Cook University, Australia
- 2021 Nyssa Silbiger, California State University, Northridge , USA
- 2020 Carly Kenkel, University of Southern California, USA
- 2019 Lauren T. Toth, US Geological Survey, Florida, USA
- 2017 Emily Darling, Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada
- 2015 Erinn Muller, Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida, USA
World Reef Award
- 2023 Nohora Galvis, Observatorio Internacional de Arrecifes Coralinos, Colombia
- 2022 Safira Warili Hawari Djohani, Coral Triangle Center, Indonesia
- 2018 Ranjeet Bhagooli, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
- 2017 Joseph Maina Mbui, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- 2017 Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto Morelos, Mexico
- 2016 Sangeeta Mangubhai, Wildlife Conservation Society, Fiji
Coral Reef Conservation Award
- 2023 Victor Bonito, Reef Explorer Fiji, Fiji Islands
- 2022 David Obura, CORDIO East Africa, Kenya
- 2021 Melanie McField, Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative / Smithsonian Institution
- 2020 Nyawira Muthiga, Wildlife Conservation Society, Kenya
- 2020 Susan Mary Wells, conservation consultant, UK
- 2019 Alan T. White, Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project, Jakarta, Indonesia
- 2018 Rodney (Rod) V. Salm, The Nature Conservancy, USA
Best Paper Award
See the Best Paper Award page for complete citations and links to the Best Papers.
- 2022: MC Buckingham, C D’Angelo, TB Chalk, GL Foster,
KG Johnson, Z Connelly, C Olla, M Saeed, and J Wiedenmann - 2021: OM Williamson, CE Allen, DE Williams, MW Johnson, MW Miller, and AC Baker
- 2020: GM Nicholson and KD Clements
- 2019: HR Nelson and AH Altieri
- 2018: R Cunning, RN Silverstein, and AC Baker
- 2017: DM de Bakker, FC van Duyl, RPM Bak, MM Nugues, G Nieuwland, and EH Meesters
- 2016: DM Holstein, CB Paris, AC Vaz, and TB Smith
- 2016: AJ Frisch, M Ireland, JR Rizzari, OM Lönnstedt, KA Magnenat, CE Mirbach, and JA Hobbs
- 2015: R Cunning, P Gillette, T Capo, K Galvez, and AC Baker
- 2014: SA Wooldridge
- 2013: EM Graham, AH Baird, SR Connolly, MA Sewell, and BL Willis
- 2012: S Agostini, Y Suzuki, T Higuchi, BE Casareto, K Yoshinaga, Y Nakano, and H Fujimura
- 2011: HPA Sweatman, S Delean, and C Syms
- 2010: KE Fabricius, K Okaji and G De’ath
- 2009: SK Wilson, AM Dolman, AJ Cheal, MJ Emslie, MS Pratchett, and HPA Sweatman
- 2008: JEN Veron
- 2007: JC Mieog, MJH van Oppen, NE Cantin, WT Stam, and JL Olsen
- 2006: M Sheaves
- 2005: A Tribollet and S Golubic
- 2004: L Penland, J Kloulechad, D Idip, and R van Woesik
- 2003: JM Guinotte, RW Buddemeier, and JA Kleypas
- 2002: PL Munday
- 2001: WK Fitt, BE Brown, ME Warner, and RP Dunne
- 2000: KRN Anthony
- 1999: AG Grottoli, and GM Wellington
- 1998: G Russ and A Alcala
- 1997: L Muscatine, E Tambutte, and D Allemand
- 1995: GM Wellington and RB Dunbar
- 1994: WS Hantoro, PA Pirazzoli, C Jouanni, H Faure, CT Hoang, U Radtke, Causse, M Borel Best, R Lafont, S Bieda, and K Lambeck G
- 1993: PW Glynn
- 1992: TP Scoffin
- 1991: CW Wheeler and P Aharon
- 1990: G Paulay and LR McEdward
- 1990: PW Glynn and L D’Croz
- 1988: PA Pirazzoli, LF Montaggioni, B Salvat, and G Faure
- 1987: TJ Done
Ruth Gates Fellowship
- 2023 Igor Pessoa, USA
- 2022 Natalia Uribe-Castaneda, Colombia
- 2022 Liam Lachs, UK
- 2021 Jordan Sims George Mason University, USA
- 2020 Aliyah Griffith University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- 2019 Till Roethig, University of Derby, UK
Graduate Research Fellowships
See the Graduate Research Fellowships page for complete list of awards
2023
- Dominque Gallery, USA
- Hannah Merges, USA
- Taylor Lindsay, USA
- Melissa Versteeg, UK
- Helen Yan, Australia
- Clara Lei Xin Yong, Singapore
2022
- Alexandra Pierre, Haiti
- Bibiana Nassongole, Mozambique
- Danielle Becker, USA
- Li Lee, Malaysia
- Michelle Taylor, UK
- Shakeel Jogee, Mauritius
2021
- Natalie Andersen, University of Exeter
- Emily Chei, University of Hong Kong
- Benjamin Farmer, Louisiana State University
- Akacia Halliday-Isaac, University of Mississippi
- Katherine Lawson, State University of New York
- Clayton Vondriska, Arkansas State University
2020
- Rachel Carlson, Stanford University
- Matías Gómez Corrales, University of Rhode Island
- Charlotte Page, University of New South Wales
- Rodrigo Rodríguez Vázquez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México
- Twinkle Sebastian, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, India
- Kevin Wong, University of Rhode Island
2019
- Jessica Bellworthy, Bar-Ilan University
- Naomi Huntley, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas
- Igor Pessoa, Rio de Janeiro State University
- Krishnaveny Saranadha, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi
- Sterling Tebbett, James Cook University
- Diana Ugalde, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2018
- Alexander Fordyce, University of Newcastle
- Remi Ketchum, University of North Carolina>
- Athira Prasad, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur
- Amanda Ramos Romero, University of Havana>
- Maria Santos, University of Ryukyus
- Karina Scavo Lord, Boston University
2017
- Arulananthan Ashani, University of Peradeniya
- Wing Chan, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne
- Erin Dillon, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Yohan Louis, University of Mauritius
- James Price, Ohio State University
- Aida Sofia Rivera Sotelo,University of California, Davis>
2016
- Archana Anand, Hong Kong University
- Danielle Claar, University of Victoria
- James Dimond, University of Washington
- Laura Marangoni, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil
2007-2015
- 2015 Giverny Rodgers, James Cook University
- 2015 Benjamin Titus, The Ohio State University
- 2009 Rowan Trebilco, Simon Fraser University, Australia
- 2007 Jez Roff, University of Queensland
- 2007 Heidi Schuttenberg, James Cook University
Science Communication Fellows
- 2023 Audrey Tan, Singapore
- 2022 Hannah Rempel, USA
- 2021 Tory Chase, Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA
- 2021 Denise Alcantara, Las Pinas City, Metro Manila, Philippines
ICRS Fellows
2023
2022
2021
2020
- Valerie Paul3
- Hollie Putnam
- Mark E. Warner
- Susan Mary Wells7
- Clive Robert Wilkinson
- Jens Zinke
2019
- Lauren Toth6
- Alan White7
2018
- Rolf Bak3
- Ranjeet Bhagooli4
- Joshua Cinner5
- Andrew Hoey
- Philip Munday
- James Porter3
- Rodney Salm7
- Sue Wells
2017
- Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip4
- Emily Darling6
- Joseph Maina Mbui4
- Tim McClanahan3
- Morgan Pratchett5
- Christine Schonberg
2016
- John Ogden1
- Rupert Ormond
- Nicholas Polunin1
- John Randall2
- Robert Richmond1
- Peter Sale
- Bernard Salvat1
- David Stoddart1,2,*
- Bette Willis3
2015
- Andrew Baird
- Barbara Brown3
- Erinn Muller6
1992-2014
- Peter Glynn2
- Terry Hughes2
- Jeremy Jackson2
- Yossi Loya2
- Charlie Veron2
1 Past ICRS President
2 Darwin Medal
3 Eminence in Research Award
4 World Reef Award
2 Darwin Medal
3 Eminence in Research Award
4 World Reef Award
5 Mid-Career Award
6 Early-Career Award
7 Coral Reef Conservation Award
* awarded posthumously
6 Early-Career Award
7 Coral Reef Conservation Award
* awarded posthumously
Honorary Members
1981
- 1981 Harry Ladd
- 1981 Sir (Charles) Maurice Yonge
- 1981 Francisco Nemenzo
- Ian G. MacIntyre (USA)*
1985
- 1985 Siro Kawaguti (Japan)*
- 1985 Raymond Fosberg
- 1985 John Wells
1987
- 1987 Georg & Annelise Scheer (Germany)
1992
- 1992 Joseph H. Connell (USA)*
- 1992 Joshua I. Tracey, Jr. (USA)*
recent
- Robert N Ginsburg (USA)*
- Donald Kinsey (Australia)*
- H Gray Multer (USA)
- John (Jack) E. Randall (USA)*
- David R Stoddart (UK)*
* deceased