Sponsored by the Remote Sensing Specialty Group (RSSG) of the American Association of Geographers (AAG)
Call for Nominations
Deadline extended to January 10, 2026
Sponsored by the RSSG since 1992, the Award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of remote sensing and to the geographic community through their remote sensing research, teaching, and/or outreach. The award will be announced at the AAG 2026 annual meeting during the RSSG Business Meeting and the AAG Honors Luncheon. The recipient(s) will receive a plaque designed by the RSSG.
Nominations may be made by a member of the RSSG, and self-nomination is encouraged. Award eligibility is limited to AAG members. A list of past award recipients can be found at: www.aagrssg.org/contribution-2.
The nomination/self-nomination should include:
- A nomination letter, up to 3 single-spaced pages, including the nominee’s name, affiliation, contact information, and highlights of the nominee’s distinguished contributions in remote sensing research, teaching, and/or outreach;
- A curriculum vita of the nominee.
Nominations should be submitted by January 10, 2026 via a single PDF document containing all the required materials to: Drs. Changshan Wu (cswu@uwm.edu), Chair of the RSSG Award Committee, and Chunyuan Diao (chunyuan@illinois.edu), Chair of the RSSG with “Outstanding Contributions Nomination” in the subject line. For questions, please reach out to them as well.