Gerard P. Kuiper Prize
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The Gerard P. Kuiper Prize is awarded annually by the Division for Planetary Sciences
of the American Astronomical Society
for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of planetary science
.http://dps.aas.org/prizes/kuiper The prize is named for Gerard P. Kuiper.
Kuiper Prize winners:
Division for Planetary Sciences
The Division for Planetary Sciences is a division within the American Astronomical Society devoted to solar system research. It was founded in 1968. The first organizing committee members were: Edward Anders, L. Branscomb, J. W. Chamberlain, R. Goody, J. S. Hall, A. Kliore, M. B. Elroy, Tobias...
of the American Astronomical Society
American Astronomical Society
The American Astronomical Society is an American society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC...
for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of planetary science
Planetary science
Planetary science is the scientific study of planets , moons, and planetary systems, in particular those of the Solar System and the processes that form them. It studies objects ranging in size from micrometeoroids to gas giants, aiming to determine their composition, dynamics, formation,...
.http://dps.aas.org/prizes/kuiper The prize is named for Gerard P. Kuiper.
Kuiper Prize winners:
- 1984 Eugene M. Shoemaker
- 1985 Fred L. Whipple
- 1986 George W. Wetherill
- 1987 Donald M. Hunten
- 1988 R. A. Hanel
- 1989 James B. PollackJames B. PollackJames B. Pollack was an American astrophysicist who worked for NASA's Ames Research Center.Pollack was born on 9 July 1938, and was brought up in Woodmere, Long Island by a Jewish family that was in the women's garment business. He was a high school valedictorian and graduated from Princeton...
- 1990 Viktor S. Safronov
- 1991 E. Anders
- 1992 Peter GoldreichPeter GoldreichPeter Goldreich is an American astrophysicist whose research focuses on celestial mechanics, planetary rings, helioseismology and neutron stars. He is currently the Lee DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics at California Institute of Technology. Since 2005 he has also been a...
- 1993 J. R. Arnold
- 1994 James A. Van Allen
- 1995 Michael J. BeltonMichael J. BeltonMichael J. Belton is President of Belton Space Exploration Initiatives and Emeritus Astronomer at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. Belton served as the Chair of the 2002 Planetary Science Decadal Survey guiding NASA and other US Government Agencies plans for solar system exploration....
- 1996 Barney J. Conrath
- 1997 Irwin I. ShapiroIrwin I. ShapiroIrwin I. Shapiro is an American astrophysicist. Since 1982, he has been a professor at Harvard University. Shapiro was director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics from 1982 to 2004.- Biography :Irwin Shapiro was born in New York City in 1929...
- 1998 Carl E. Sagan
- 1999 A. H. Delsemme
- 2000 Conway B. LeovyConway B. LeovyConway Leovy, Ph. D., was a professor emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysics at the University of Washington, RAND author, former University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Trustee, Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, and American political activist...
- 2001 Bruce Hapke
- 2002 Eberhard Grün
- 2003 Steven J. OstroSteven J. OstroSteven J. Ostro was an American scientist specializing in Radar Astronomy. He worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Ostro led radar observations of numerous asteroids, as well as the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, Saturn's rings, and Mars and its satellites...
- 2004 Carle M. PietersCarle M. PietersCarle McGetchin Pieters is a noted American planetary scientist. Dr Pieters has published more that 150 research articles in peer-reviewed journals, including the book Remote Geochemical Analyses. Her general research efforts include planetary exploration and evolution of planetary surfaces with an...
- 2005 William B. Hubbard
- 2006 Dale P. Cruikshank
- 2007 Andrew Ingersoll
- 2008 Michael A'HearnMichael A'HearnMichael F. A'Hearn is an astronomer and professor at the University of Maryland who is the principal investigator for the NASA EPOXI mission. He was the principal investigator for the NASA Deep Impact mission. He received his bachelors in science at Boston College and his Ph. D in Astronomy at the...
- 2009 Tobias Owen
- 2010 Jeff Cuzzi
- 2011 William Ward