The Krafft Medal is awarded every 4 years at the IAVCEI General Assembly and honours those who have served the community and contributed to a better understanding and communication of volcanic hazards and to the reduction of volcanic risk.
The Krafft Medal honours the memory of Katia and Maurice Krafft. Katja was born on 17 April 1942 in Soultz-Haut-Rhin, France. Maurice was born on 25 March 1946 in Guebwiller, France. They were killed on 3 June 1991 while photographing and filming pyroclastic density currents on Mount Unzen, Japan. The Kraffts were pioneers in filming, photographing and recording volcanoes.
PREVIOUS KRAFFT MEDAL winners
- 2004 Tom SIMKIN
- 2008 Christopher G. NEWHALL
- 2013 Shigeo ARAMAKI
- 2017 Hugo DELGADO GRANADOS
- 2017 Marta CALVACHE
- 2023 John PALLISTER
