Russell L. DeSouza Award
Russ DeSouza working with students.
The Russell L. DeSouza Award honors individuals whose energy, expertise, and active involvement enable the Unidata Program to better serve geoscience. Honorees personify NSF Unidata's ideal of a community that shares data, software, and ideas through computing and networking technologies.
The award honors substantive and sustained contributions of energy and expertise to the Earth Systems Sciences community that reflect the ideals of the NSF Unidata Program's mission. Honorees of this award are exemplars of a welcoming and supportive community that promotes the sharing of data, software, and ideas through computing and networking technology. While direct involvement in the NSF Unidata community is one avenue by which such contributions may be made, this is not a requirement — the distinguishing ethos of awardees is their contribution and dedication to accessible and reproducible science and education within the geosciences.
Since its inception in June 1983, the NSF Unidata Program has benefited from the commitment of many community members who have promoted the sharing of data, software, and ideas. This award is named after Russell L. DeSouza, whose involvement with and contributions to Unidata were exemplary, as were his many contributions to the ongoing enterprise of data sharing within the atmospheric sciences community. The Unidata Users Committee seeks to acknowledge and honor DeSouza's legacy through the awarding of this recognition to those who follow in his spirit of service.
How to Make a Nomination for the Desouza Award
A nomination for the Russell L. DeSouza Award for Outstanding Community Service does not require significant effort; the Users Committee simply asks for a short statement highlighting the nature of the nominee's substantive and sustained community service. The award seeks to honor those who often go unrecognized for their outstanding service to the community; lengthy descriptions of accolades, accomplishments, or other awards are unnecessary.
To make a nomination for contributions that embody DeSouza's spirit of service, please use our nomination form.