Gordon A. McKay Award
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Gordon A. McKay Award | |
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Awarded for | best oral student presentation at society's annual meeting |
Presented by | Meteoritical Society |
Reward(s) | $1,000 and certificate |
First awarded | 2009 |
The Gordon A. McKay Award is an annual prize given by the Meteoritical Society to the student who gives the best oral presentation at its annual meeting.[1] This award honors the memory of (1945–2008), a NASA planetary scientist specializing in lunar and Martian geochemistry. It was established in 2008 and comes with a prize of $1,000 and a certificate.
Gordon A. McKay Award Winners[]
Source: Previous Winners, Meteoritical Society
Year | Name |
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2009 | Julia Ann Cartwright |
2010 | Rachel Smith |
2011 | Dennis Harries |
2012 | Maartje Hamers |
2013 | Nicole Lunning |
2014 | Romy Hanna |
2015 | Carolyn A. Crow |
2016 | Danielle N. Simkus |
2017 | Jennika Greer |
2018 | Timothy Gregory |
2019 | Dara Laczniak |
See also[]
- Glossary of meteoritics
- List of astronomy awards
- List of prizes named after people
References[]
Categories:
- Astronomy prizes
- Meteorite prizes
- American awards
- Awards established in 2008