American Geophysical Union

Summary

American Geophysical Union is a scientific society^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• American Geophysical Union was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[3].
• American Geophysical Union was a member of Alliance for Open Scholarship^[4].
• American Geophysical Union was a member of DataCite^[5].
• American Geophysical Union was a member of Society Publishers' Coalition^[6].
• American Geophysical Union was a member of Research Data Alliance^[7].
• American Geophysical Union was a member of CHORUS^[8].
• American Geophysical Union is in the country of United States^[9].
• American Geophysical Union's instance of is recorded as scientific society^[10].
• American Geophysical Union's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[11].
• American Geophysical Union's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[12].
• American Geophysical Union's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[13].
• American Geophysical Union's Commons category is recorded as American Geophysical Union^[14].
• American Geophysical Union's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives^[15].
• American Geophysical Union's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives^[16].
• American Geophysical Union's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives^[17].
• American Geophysical Union's chairperson is recorded as Susan Lozier^[18].
• American Geophysical Union's chairperson is recorded as William Bowie^[19].
• American Geophysical Union's chairperson is recorded as Louis Agricola Bauer^[20].
• American Geophysical Union's chairperson is recorded as Harry Fielding Reid^[21].
• American Geophysical Union's chairperson is recorded as William Jackson Humphreys^[22].
• American Geophysical Union's chairperson is recorded as Nicholas H. Heck^[23].
• American Geophysical Union's chairperson is recorded as Walter C. Lowdermilk^[24].
• American Geophysical Union's chairperson is recorded as Leason Adams^[25].
• American Geophysical Union's chairperson is recorded as Oscar Edward Meinzer^[26].
• American Geophysical Union's chairperson is recorded as Walter Hermann Bucher^[27].

Body

Founding

1919 marks the founding of American Geophysical Union^[28].

Identity

American Geophysical Union's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'AGU'}^[29].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Susan Lozier^[18], an oceanographer^[30], of United States^[31], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[32]; William Bowie^[19], a surveyor^[33], 1872–1940^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal^[36]; Louis Agricola Bauer^[20], an astronomer^[37], 1865–1932^[38], of United States^[39], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[40], specialised in geophysics^[41]; Harry Fielding Reid^[21], a seismologist^[42], 1859–1944^[43], of United States^[44]; William Jackson Humphreys^[22], an atmospheric physicist^[45], 1862–1949^[46], of United States^[47], awarded the Howard N. Potts Medal^[48], specialised in physics^[49]; and Nicholas H. Heck^[23], an oceanographer^[50], 1882–1953^[51], of United States^[52], awarded the William Bowie Medal^[53].

Operations

American Geophysical Union's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[13].

Why It Matters

American Geophysical Union has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]