Advancing Diversity and Inclusion Award

This award is no longer offered. 

The Advancing Diversity and Inclusion Award was presented by the Energy and Environment Specialty Group from 2021 to 2026. EESG is no longer accepting applications or nominations for this award. 

EESG's commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, antiracism, and decolonization continues. Awards currently open to applications include the EESG Expanding Access to AAG Travel Award, which helps offset the cost of attending the AAG Annual Meeting for scholars who face barriers to participation, and the EESG Powershift Award, which supports energy geographers demonstrating a commitment to social justice and public-facing scholarship. 

Past recipients of this award are listed on this page. For awards currently open to applications, see Awards. 

Questions? Contact Johanna Engström (joem@ufl.edu; Co-Chair) or Tiffany Grobelski (grobelski@gustavus.edu; Co-Chair)

Current Winner:

2026: Lyric Patterson, University of Michigan

Past Winners:

2025: Mahya Ashtiani, University of Guelph

2024: Yue Guo, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2022:  Wellington Romão Oliveira,  Cearense Meteorology and Water Resources Foundation

2021: Edgar Virguez, Duke University