Rick Carlson was awarded the 2008 Norman L. Bowen Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) at the AGU Fall Meeting in December. Named in honor of pioneering experimental petrologist and long-time Geophysical Laboratory staff member Norman Bowen, the award is given annually for outstanding contributions to volcanology, geochemistry, or petrology. In addition to receiving the award, Carlson also presented a Bowen Lecture at the AGU meeting, entitled "On the Causes of Continental Intraplate Volcanism: An Example From the High Lava Plains of Eastern Oregon." For more information, see the AGU Web site, or the CIW press release.