The Fisher medal is given every 4 years at the IAVCEI Scientific Assembly to a scientist who has made outstanding contributions to volcanology based primarily upon field observations.
The Fisher medal honours the memory of Professor Richard V. Fisher of the University of California Santa Barbara, who was born on 8 August 1928 in Whittier, California, and died on 8 June 2002 in Santa Barbara, California. Professor Fisher is known for his pioneering work on pyroclastic density currents. He developed models for transport and deposition based upon very carefully described stratigraphic sections and sedimentological properties of the deposits. His models were always based firmly upon his field work.
FISHER MEDAL past winners
- 2017 – Josè Luis MACIAS VASQUEZ Vasquez
- 2023 – Karen FONTIJN