Michael McElroy Wins William Bowie Medal

Faculty Associate Michael McElroy, Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is the winner of the 2024 William Bowie Medal—the highest honor conferred by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The award, established in 1939, goes to an experienced senior scientist who is an established leader in their field, with outstanding contributions to fundamental Earth and space science. The medal was established “in honor of William Bowie for his spirit of helpfulness and friendliness in unselfish cooperative research.” Among many other projects at Harvard, McElroy heads up the Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy, and Environment, which has collaborated for more than twenty years with colleagues in China.