Hans Hass Award
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The Hans Hass Award was founded in 2002 by Leslie Leaney from Historical Diving Society in USA. It is awarded in Recognition of Contribution Made to the Advancement of Our Knowledge of the Ocean.
Criteria
The criteria for nomination requires that individuals or organisations who, in the spirit of Hans Hass’ pioneering work in the fields of underwater science, technology, arts and literature, have excelled at an international level in any of those fields. It is presented by the Historical Diving Society USA and since 2013 sponsored by the famed Swiss watch manufacturer Blancpain.
Award Winner
- 2003: Ernie Brooks II (USA), Photographer
- 2004: James Cameron (USA), Diver and Filmmaker
- 2005: Daniel Mercier, (Frankreich), Underwater Film and Photography
- 2006: Stan Waterman, (USA), Underwater Film and Photography
- 2007: Bev Morgan, (USA), Dive equipment manufacturer
- 2010: Sylvia Earle, (USA), marine scientist
- 2013: Laurent Ballesta, (Frankreich), technical diver and film maker
- 2014: Weicheng Cui, (China), designer of deep ocean submersible Jiaolong and deep ocean technology
