Leonard Medal
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Leonard Medal | |
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Awarded for | outstanding contributions to the science of meteoritics and closely allied fields. |
Presented by | Meteoritical Society |
Reward(s) | Medal |
First awarded | 1966 |
Website | https://meteoritical.org/awards/leonard-medalists |
The Leonard Medal honors outstanding contributions to the science of meteoritics and closely allied fields. It is awarded by the Meteoritical Society. It was established in 1962 to honor the first President of the Society, Frederick C. Leonard.[1]
Leonard Medal Winners[]
Year | Name[2] |
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1966 | Carlyle Smith Beals |
1967 | Harvey H. Nininger |
1968 | Ernst Öpik |
1969 | Harold C. Urey |
1970 | Fred L. Whipple |
1971 | E. L. Krinov |
1972 | Brian Harold Mason |
1973 | John Reynolds |
1974 | Edward Anders |
1975 | Gerald J. Wasserburg |
1976 | James R. Arnold |
1977 | Hans E. Suess |
1978 | |
1979 | Paul Ramdohr |
1980 | |
1981 | George W. Wetherill |
1982 | Robert N. Clayton |
1983 | Johannes Geiss |
1984 | |
1985 | Eugene M. Shoemaker |
1986 | Ralph Belknap Baldwin |
1987 | |
1988 | Klaus Keil |
1989 | Victor S. Safronov |
1990 | |
1991 | Donald D. Clayton |
1992 | John T. Wasson |
1993 | Robert M. Walker |
1994 | Alastair Cameron |
1995 | |
1996 | Donald E. Brownlee |
1997 | Ernst Zinner |
1998 | S. Ross Taylor |
1999 | Grenville Turner |
2000 | |
2001 | Harry Y. McSween Jr |
2002 | |
2003 | |
2004 | Michael Julian Drake |
2005 | Joseph I. Goldstein |
2006 | Michael J. Gaffey |
2007 | |
2008 | |
2009 | |
2010 | |
2011 | François Robert |
2012 | |
2013 | |
2014 | |
2015 | |
2016 | |
2017 | Mark H. Thiemens |
2018 | |
2019 | |
2020 | |
2021 | |
2022 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Awards". The Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ "The Leonard Medal winners". Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
Categories:
- Astronomy prizes
- Meteorite prizes
- Awards established in 1962