Masursky Award
The Harold Masursky Award for Meritorious Service to Planetary Science, usually called the Masursky Award, is awarded annually by the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society. The award for Meritorious Service to Planetary Science was established by the DPS to recognize and honor individuals who have rendered outstanding service to planetary science and exploration through engineering, managerial, programmatic, or public service activities. [1] For purposes of this award, planetary science and exploration refers to the multidisciplinary study of the solar system and its members, excluding work dealing primarily with the Sun or the Earth. It was named in honor of Harold Masursky. The award has been given annually since 1991, except 2001, 2002, and 2009.
Recipients[]
Source: American Astronomical Society
- 1991 Carl Sagan
- 1992 Harlan James Smith
- 1993 Mildred S. Matthews
- 1994 Joseph A. Burns
- 1995 William E. Brunk
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999 Wesley T. Huntress
- 2000
- 2001 No prize
- 2002 No prize
- 2003 Reta Beebe
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006 Gentry Lee
- 2007 Tom Gehrels
- 2008
- 2009 No prize
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012 Susan Niebur
- 2013 Ronald Greeley
- 2014 Athena Coustenis
- 2015 Christina Richey
- 2016
- 2017 Louise Prockter
- 2018 Faith Vilas
- 2019 Phil Nicholson
- 2020 Heidi B. Hammel
- 2021 Mark Showalter
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Harold Masursky Award for Meritorious Service to Planetary Science". American Astronomical Society. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
External links[]
- Astronomy prizes
- American awards
- Awards established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in the United States
- American Astronomical Society