Two ’Michigan Earth’ scientists named department’s first female American Geophysical Union Fellows

Two female University of Michigan scientists are among 54 earth and space researchers named AGU Fellows today by the American Geophysical Union. They are the first women from the U-M Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences to receive the honor, which is considered one of the highest in the earth and space sciences. Rebecca Lange and Marin Clark , who have both chaired the department that is informally known as Michigan Earth, are among the scientists elected 2022 Fellows by AGU, an international society that promotes earth and space sciences and that publishes more than 20 peer-reviewed scientific journals. This year's AGU Fellows earned the honor because of "remarkable innovation and/or sustained scientific impact,” according to AGU. "In addition, each fellow embodies AGU's values by fostering equity, integrity, diversity and open science; by mentoring; through public engagement; and in their communications. Each year, AGU names fewer than one-tenth of 1% of its members as new AGU Fellows. AGU will formally recognize the 2022 fellows during its annual meeting, Dec.