Roger Revelle Prize at Scripps

The Roger Revelle Prize at Scripps recognizes leaders in the public or private sectors whose outstanding contributions advance or promote research in ocean, climate, and earth sciences. These international leaders, like Roger Revelle, ask the big questions, recognize the interrelationships of global systems, and think on a planetary scale. Their pioneering work and their courage in pursuing scientific questions of critical importance to our world evoke Revelle's leadership and vision.

On March 6, 2009, former Vice President Al Gore accepted the inaugural Roger Revelle Prize for his outstanding contribution in bringing the science and issues raised by environmental and climate change research to a worldwide audience.

Prince Albert II of Monaco will join Scripps in October 2009 to accept the second Roger Revelle Prize for his efforts to advance and communicate protection of the environment on a global scale.