The American Geophysical Union recently announced its class of fellows for 2012. The designation is given to individuals from around the world “who have made exceptional scientific contributions and attained acknowledged eminence in the fields of Earth and space sciences.”
This year the AGU named 61 new fellows. Only four are women. Here are brief biographies of the four women who will be honored.
Janne Blichert-Toft is on the faculty of the Laboratoire de Geologie de Lyon at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Lyon, France. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Copenhagen.
Cora E. Randall is a professor in the department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Colorado. She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Purchase. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Ana C. Ravelo is a professor in the department of ocean sciences at the University of California at Santa Cruz. She is a graduate of Stanford University and holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in geological sciences from Columbia University.
Jane Selverstone is a research professor of earth and planetary sciences at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Dr. Selverstone is a graduate of Princeton University. She earned a master’s degree at the University of Colorado and a Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The new fellows will be honored at the 2012 AGU Fall Meeting, which will be held in San Francisco in December.
Is there any discussion about why only 4 women were nominated? Is the trend is increasing or decreasing for number of women fellows (or fellas)? This amounts to just 7% women named as fellows.