Beynon Medals
The EISCAT Council awards distinguished persons the Sir Granville Beynon medal.
| 1st | Prof. Tor Hagfors, 2002Awarded to Professor Tor Hagfors on 4th February 2002 for his outstanding services to the EISCAT Scientific Association and to Ionospheric Physics |
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| 2nd | Prof. Tauno Turunen, 2003In recognition of important contributions to the techniques of Incoherent Scatter Radar and outstanding services to the EISCAT Scientific Association |
| 3rd | Prof. Jürgen Röttger, 2004In recognition of outstanding services to the EISCAT Scientific Association including the establishment of the EISCAT Svalbard Radar at Longyearbyen |
| 4th | Prof. Henry Rishbeth, 2006Awarded by the Council of the EISCAT Scientific Association to Professor Henry Risbeth In recognition of outstanding contributions to the scientific exploitation of incoherent scatter in Europe including the UK PUSCAT and MISCAT radars and the radars of the EISCAT Scientific Association |
| 5th | Prof. Nobuo Matsuura, 2007Awarded by the Council of the EISCAT Scientific Association to Professor Nobuo Matuura In recognition of his contributions to the successful establishment of the EISCAT Svalbard Radar at Longyearbyen and to the expansion of the EISCAT Scientific Association to include non-European members |
| 6th | Prof. Markku Lehtinen, 2008Awarded by the Council of the EISCAT Scientific Association to Professor Markku Lehtinen In recognition of his seminal contributions to the development of advanced modulation techniques for incoherent scatter radars and to the mathematical foundations and implementation of effective incoherent scatter radar data analysis systems |
| 7th | Dr. Gudmund Wannberg, 2009Awarded by the Council of the EISCAT Scientific Association to Doctor Gudmund Wannberg. In recognition of his persistent work for the technical development of EISCAT radars and his invaluable contribution to the EU Design Study project for the EISCAT_3D radars. |
| 8th | Prof. Asgeir Brekke, 2010Awarded by the Council of the EISCAT Scientific Association to Prof. Asgeir Brekke in recognition of his pioneering work in polar ionosphere investigations with Incoherent Scatter Radar measurements and of his long-term efforts in advocating EISCAT research worldwide. |
| 9th | Prof. Ryoichi Fujii, 2017Awarded by the Council of the EISCAT Scientific Association to Prof. Ryoichi Fujii in recognition of his pioneering work in polar ionosphere investigations with Incoherent Scatter measurements and for his enthusiastic efforts to inspire Japanese partnership in EISCAT, especially in the EISCAT Svalbard Radar. |
| 10th | Prof. Craig Heinselman, 2024Awarded by the Council of the EISCAT Scientific Association to Professor Craig Heinselman in recognition of outstanding services to the EISCAT Scientific Association and his invaluable contribution to the establishment of the EISCAT_3D radar. |