CMOS / SCMO

2025 Prizewinners / Lauréats des prix 2025

*Awards announced during the 60th Virtual CMOS Congress, 3 June 2026

NOTES:

CMOS Prizes are normally for achievements in the calendar year prior to the congress year and are designated as awards for the previous year.

CMOS Scholarships and Scholarship Supplements are awarded for the academic year following the congress.

CMOS Fellows are members so designated at the time of the award and henceforth entitled to call themselves Fellows of the Society as long as membership is maintained.

Some non-CMOS Awards are also presented at congresses. Details are given below.

If award recipients or designates were present, linked names will lead to a photo of their award presentation and / or acceptance. At virtual congresses, available photos of recipients accepting are shown.

At the end is a list of awards for which no nominations were received and / or were not awarded for 2025 (or 2026)

Part One - CMOS Prizes and Awards

New Fellow / Nouveaux Membre émérite (announced during the AGM, 17 June 2026)

The President's Prize / Le Prix du président

Andrew H. MacDougall (Antigonish NS), for his field-defining synthesis: Is there warming in the pipeline? A multi-model analysis of the zero emission commitment from CO₂ (Biogeosciences, 2020).

The J.P. Tully Medal in Oceanography
La médaille J.-P.-Tully en océanographie

delayed

Tertia M.C. Hughes Memorial Graduate Student Prize(s)
Les prix commémoratifs Tertia-M.-C.-Hughes pour études de 2è ou 3è cycle

$ 500 each - two awarded for 2025

Ada Loewen (Carleton University), for her two contributions of special merit: Her impactful community-engaged oceanographic research in Nunavut and her exceptional service to CMOS.

Daniel Garduño Ruiz (University of Victoria), for his excellence in atmospheric chemistry modelling, examining the interplay between climate variation and chemical change during the oxidation of the atmosphere, into the geological past. .

Part Two - CMOS Scholarships / Bourses d'études

(CMOS Scholarships and Scholarship Supplements are awarded for the academic year following the congress)

The CMOS Weather Network Scholarship
La bourse SCMO-Météomédia

($ 3000 for studies in 2026)

Jasmine Harris (York University), for studies toward her Bachelor of Science, Specialized Honours in Earth and Atmospheric Science.

Undergraduate Scholarships (final year)
Bourses d'étude de premier cycle (dernière année)

($ 2000)

(three awarded for 2026)

Mya Stam (University of Manitoba), for studies toward her Bachelor of Science, Physical Geography with a concentration in Atmosphere and Hydrological Science

Ethan Thompson (York University), for studies toward his Bachelor of Science, Specialized Honours in Earth and Atmospheric Science concurrent with a Certificate in Meteorology.

Jessica Vinton (Dalhousie University), for studies toward her Bachelor of Science in Physics and Ocean Sciences

Part Three - Student Poster Prizes
Prix affiches des étudiant(e)s

Posters - first prize ($ 500): Kaliana Létourneau (Université du Québec à Montréal), Poster title: Evaluation of Surface Turbulent Fluxes in Multiple CRCM6-GEM5 Simulations Using AmeriFlux Data over North America

Posters - second prize ($ 300): Spenser Ross (University of Toronto), Poster title: The Influence of Taylor Columns on Ocean Dynamics and Sea Ice in the Chukchi Sea

Part Four - Flash Presentation Prize ($500)

Tommy Duong (University of Victoria), presentation title: Assessing Biases in CLASSIC from Missing Urban Parameterization

Part Five - Non CMOS Awards / Honneurs pas SCMO

MSC Patterson Medals (2025)
SMC Les Medailles Patterson (2025)

Parisa A. Ariya, James McGill Professor, in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, and Chemistry, McGill University / Professeure James McGill en sciences atmosphérique et océaniques, et en Chimie, Université McGill, for ...

David Sills, Northern Tornadoes Project, Deputy Director - Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory, Western University / Northern Tornadoes Project, Directeur adjoint - Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory, Université Western, for ...

DFO Timothy R. Parsons Medal (2026)
La Médaille Timothy-R.-Parsons MPO (2026)

Douglas Wallace, Department of Oceanography Chair, Professor Dalhousie University / Directeur du Département d'Océanographie, Professeur Université Dalhousie, for ...

Link to DFO Information / lien aux information MPO

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Awards for which no nominations were received and / or were not awarded for 2025 or 2026

The Roger Daley Postdoctoral Publication Award
Le prix Roger-Daley de publication postdoctorale

The Andrew Thomson Prize in Applied Meteorology
Le prix Andrew-Thomson en météorologie appliquée

The François J. Saucier Prize in Applied Oceanography
Le prix François-J.-Saucier en océanographie appliquée

The Rube Hornstein Medal In Operational Meteorology
La médaille Rube-Hornstein en météorologie opérationnelle

The Neil J. Campbell Medal for Exceptional Volunteer Service
La médaille Neil-J.-Campbell pour service bénévole exceptionnel

The CMOS - Daniel G. Wright Undergraduate Scholarship
La bourse d'études de premier cycle SCMO-Daniel-G.-Wright

Citations

The CMOS Supplements to NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships
Les suppléments SCMO aux bourses d'études supérieures du CRSNG

a) The CMOS - Weather Research House NSERC Scholarship Supplement in atmospheric or ocean sciences
Le supplément SCMO-Weather Research House en sciences de l'atmosphere ou des océans
and / et or / ou

b) The CMOS - CNC / SCOR NSERC Scholarship Supplement in Ocean Sciences
Le supplément CMOS - CNC / SCOR CRSNG pour les sciences de l'océan

CMOS Support to Pre-College Teachers / Aide de la SCMO aux enseignants de niveau pré-collégial

I - Project Atmosphere AMS Summer Workshop 2026
Atelier d'été en météorologie Projet-Atmosphère de l'AMS 2026

II - ** Project Ocean AMS Summer Workshop (oceanic science) 2026
Projet-Océan atelier estivale de l'AMS en science océanographque 2026
** Known as Project Maury until 2019 / connus sous le nom Projet Maury jusqu'en 2019

The 2026 CNC / SCOR Early Career Ocean Scientist Award
La distinction CNC / SCOR pour chercheur en début de carrière en océanographie 2026