Awards:
Prijs World Conservation Strategy (1984) WWF België, Conservation Award (1984) British Conservation Foundation, laureaat reisbeurzenwedstrijd (1984), Dr. J. Savat Prijs voor fysische geografie (1985), Wiley Award voor beste paper (1994) British Geomorphological Research Group.
Best Poster Award for poster on "Impact of soil characteristics on the spatial and temporal organisation of concentrated flow erosion on loess-derived soil" (Nachtergaele, J. & Poesen, J.) presented at the international workshop on "The significance of soil surface characteristics in soil erosion", Universty Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, 19-23 September 2001.
Best poster award for poster on “Effectiveness of palm and bamboo geotextiles in reducing concentrated flow erosion” (Smets, T., Langhans, C., Poesen, J., Knapen, A.) presented at the IVth international Symposium on Gully Erosion, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, 17-19 September 2007.
August 2009 Best Paper Award for a Young Author from the journal Building and Environment for the paper by Masaru Abuku, Hans Janssen, Jean Poesen, Staf Roels 2009. Impact, adsorption and evaporation of raindrops on building facades. Building and Environment, 44(1):113-124.
16 February 2009. Doctor of Science (Dr.Sc.) in Soil Science and Geomorphology, University of Wolverhampton, School of Applied Sciences, for proven record of internationally recognized scholarship (based on 208 research papers published in the period 1977 – 2007). This “higher doctorate” is awarded in recognition of a substantial and sustained contribution to scientific knowledge.
On 9 May 2013, the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania, awarded to Jean Poesen the title of Honorary Professor (Doctor Honoris Causa) for his outstanding contribution to physical geography.
http://www.uaic.ro/jean-poesen-profesor-de-onoare-la-universitatea-alexandru-ioan-cuza/
On 16 June 2013, Jean Poesen has been nominated foreign member (buitenlands lid) of the Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities; http://www.khmw.nl/), the oldest scientific society of The Netherlands (founded in 1752), aiming at promoting sciences and at bridging science and society.
On April 9, 2014 I was one of the authors that received the “Best paper award” for a paper on “More people, more trees in South Eastern Tanzania: local and global drivers of land-use change” (by Kabanza A.K., S. Dondeyne, J.J. Tenga, D.N. Kimaro, J. Poesen, E. Kafiriti and J. Deckers) published in 2013 in the African Geographical Review, 32(1):44-58. This paper was adjudged the best paper of all those submitted in 2013 to the African Geographical Review. This award is given by the African Specialty Group (ASG) of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) (that owns and manages the African Geographical Review) at the AAG annual meeting (8-12 April 2014) in Tampa, Florida, USA. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2012.746093
On 24 April 2014, the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, UMCS) in Lublin, Poland, awarded to Jean Poesen the title of Doctor honoris causa (Dr.h.c., Honorary Professor).
http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C400224%2Cprof-jean-poesen-received-honorary-doctorate-of-maria-curie-sklodowska-university.html
On 20 April 2016 I was awarded the European Geosciences Union (EGU, ca. 12500 members) Alexander von Humboldt Medal during the General Assembly of the union in Vienna, Austria, from 17-22 April 2016. The European Geosciences Union is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the geosciences and the planetary and space sciences for the benefit of humanity. The Alexander von Humboldt Medal is reserved for scientists who have performed research in developing regions for the benefit of people and society through which they have achieved exceptional international standing in geosciences and planetary and space sciences, defined in their widest senses.
The EGU Awards & Medals programme recognises every year eminent scientists for their outstanding research contribution in the Earth, planetary and space sciences, and identifies the awardees as role models for the next generation of early career scientists to foster geosciences research. The EGU Union Medals are for senior scientists and are the most prestigious awards made by the Union that are associated with an EGU Honorary Membership.
http://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/alexander-von-humboldt/2016/jean-w-a-poesen/
In July 2016 I was one of the authors that won the best poster award (for young researchers) at the 4th International Conference on Soil Bio- and Eco-Engineering – ‘The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability’ (SBEE2016, 11-14 July 2016, Sydney, Australia) with the poster
W. Vannoppen, J. Poesen, S. De Baets, M. Vanmaercke, P. Peeters, B. Vandevoorde 2016. Effectiveness of plant roots in controlling rill and gully erosion: A case study on vegetation communities on river dikes.
On September 6th, 2016, at the Annual General Meeting of the British Society for Geomorphology (5-9 September 2016; University of Plymouth, UK), the David Linton Medal was awarded to Prof. Jean Poesen in recognition of an outstanding contribution to geomorphological research and scholarship.The David Linton Award is given to a geomorphologist who has made a leading contribution to the discipline over a sustained period. The winner is invited to present the Linton Lecture. Jean Poesen presented the Linton lecture on “Soil erosion in the Anthropocene: research needs”.
http://www.geomorphology.org.uk/meetings/bsg-annual-meeting-2016
https://www.geomorphology.org.uk/awards/david-linton-award
On February 28, 2018, I was one of the authors that received a Scientific Research Award from Tottori University (Japan; International Platform for Dryland Research and Education "IPDRE") for a joint paper published in Science of the Total Environment:
Nigussie Haregeweyn, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Jean Poesen, Mitsuru Tsubo, Derege Tsegaye Meshesha , Ayele Almaw Fenta, Jan Nyssen, EnyewAdgo, 2017. Comprehensive assessment of soil erosion risk for better land use planning in river basins: Case study of the Upper Blue Nile River. Science of the Total Environment 574 (2017): 95–108. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.019).
See http://www.ipdre.tottori-u.ac.jp/English/posts/activity13.html
2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Belgium Leader Award : https://research.com/u/jean-poesen
On December 2nd, 2023, em. prof. Jean Poesen received the Norman Hudson Memorial Award (NHMA) during the Board Meeting of the World Association for Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC). The WASWAC is a worldwide academic society focusing on research and communication for the promotion of the wise use of management practices to improve and safeguard the quality of soils, land and water resources so that they continue to meet the needs of agriculture, society and nature. The NHMA prize is the highest honour bestowed on an individual by the WASWAC. It is given for distinguished service in recognition of international accomplishments in research on soil and water conservation. The award is named after Dr. Norman Hudson, a British soil and water conservationist, whose exemplary professional career was devoted to the cause of global soil and water conservation.
On June 17th, 2024. Honorary Member of the Association of Polish Geomorphologists (APG) conferred on Jean Poesen by the APG during the 13th Congress of Polish Geomorphologists in Łódź, Poland.
