One paper, two awards: double recognition for Daan Beelen

Last month sedimentologist Dr Daan Beelen (Dept. of Physical Geography) received the Robert Mitchum Award from the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) for his paper ‘Predicting bottom current deposition and erosion on the ocean floor’, written in co-operation with Lesli J. Wood and published last year in Basin Research.

The Robert Mitchum Award is to be presented to the author(s) of the best paper published in Basin Research in the calendar year preceding the award. The paper must be of high scientific standard and should represent a significant contribution to one or more of the disciplines represented by that journal. The Robert Mitchum Award consists of a certificate and a specially bound copy of the issue in which the pertinent paper appears. The award is named after the sedimentologist of the same name (not after the movie star).

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Illustration from the prize-winning paper. For more information visit the link below this page.

This is the second time that Beelen’s paper has earned him scientific recognition. He was also awarded the Basin Research Early Career Award 2023 for the same paper. This award recognises published research marking a significant step forward in our understanding of sedimentary basins.

More information
Daan Beelen, Lesli J. Wood, ‘Predicting bottom current deposition and erosion on the ocean floor’, Basin Research, 25 juni 2023