Philippe Van Cappellen, Honorary Professor of Tianjin University, Professor of University of Waterloo, has been elected as an American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fellow. AGU formally recognize this year’s recipients during AGU21 Fall Meeting, 13-17 December 2021 in New Orleans, LA and online everywhere.
Prof. Van Cappellen was elected as an AGU Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contributions to earth and hydrologic sciences. His work embodies AGU’s vision of a thriving, sustainable, and equitable future powered by discovery, innovation, and action. Equally important is that he has conducted his research and teaching with integrity and respect while valuing collaboration, diversity, and outreach.
Prof. Van Cappellen holds a PhD in Geochemistry from Yale University, and a BSc & MSc Geology & Mineralogy, from Free University of Brussels, Belgium. He served for eight years as co-Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Hydrology and led the International Society for Environmental Biogeochemistry from 2018 to 2020. He has (co-)organized large international meetings, including the 2009 Goldschmidt Conference and the 1st International Conference on Water Security in 2018. He is active on many scientific advisory boards, in Canada, US, EU, China and for UNESCO. Philippe chaired the selection committee for the 2020 Science Innovation Award of the European Association of Geochemistry. In recent years, he has been actively promoting open data in the environmental sciences and enabling citizen scientists and indigenous communities to collect and manage water quality data. His impact is demonstrated not only by his extensive publication record (H-index 79, >260 publications, total citations >20,000), but also by the translation of his advances to guide natural resource management and environmental remediation; his contributions to community leadership; and his significant efforts to train and develop the next generation of diverse, interdisciplinary environmental scientists.
