Doug Burbank has been selected as the 2009 winner of the Don J. Easterbrook
Distinguished Scientist Award by the Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology
Division of the Geological Society of America.

This award recognizes "an individual who has shown unusual excellence in published research, as
demonstrated by a single paper of exceptional merit or a series of papers
that have substantially increased knowledge in Quaternary geology or
geomorphology. The intent of the Easterbrook Award is to recognize an individual
whose research has constituted significant advancements in Quaternary
geology and geomorphology."

This award, established in 1999, has been given only 9 times. UCSB's Department of Earth Science has 1/3 of the recipients! Besides Professor Burbank, Professors Ed Keller and Tom
Dunne have been honored as the Don J. Easterbrook Distinguished Scientist.