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Here you will find a list of awards and honors that our faculty, researchers, postdoctoral fellows and students have received along with a short description of the award or honor.<\/p>\n

Faculty<\/h3>\n

V<\/a>assilis Angelopoulos<\/a> – James B. Macelwane Medal (American Geophysical Union<\/em>); Zeldovich Medal (Russian Academy of Science & Committee on Space Research\/ICSU)<\/em><\/p>\n

Mark Harrison<\/a> – Arthur L. Day Medal (Geological Society of America<\/em>)<\/p>\n

David Jewitt<\/a> – Shaw Prize in Astronomy (Shaw Prize Foundation<\/em>), Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement (NASA<\/em>), Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (Norwegian Academy of Sciences<\/em>), Asteroid (6434)<\/a> named Jewitt<\/a>, named in honor of Professor Dr. David C. Jewitt<\/p>\n

Margaret Kivelson<\/a> – Gerard P. Kuiper Prize of the\u00a0American Astronomical Society (Division for Planetary Sciences<\/em>),\u00a0Hannes Alfv\u00e9n Medal (European Geosciences Medal<\/em>), John Adam Fleming Medal (American Geophysical Union<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Jean-Luc Margot<\/a> – Harold C. Urey Prize (American Astronomical Society<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Kevin McKeegan<\/a> – Asteroid (5663)<\/a> named McKeegan<\/a>, named in honor of Professor Dr. Kevin D. McKeegan (International Astronomical Union<\/em>), AGU Fellow (American Geophysical Union<\/em>),<\/p>\n

Jonathan Mitchell <\/a>– Ronald Greely Early Career Award in Planetary Science (American Geophysical Union<\/em>)<\/p>\n

David Paige<\/a> – Exceptional Scientific Achievement Award (NASA<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Gilles Peltzer<\/a> – Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement (NASA<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Bruce Runnegar<\/a> – Lapworth Medal (Palaentological Association<\/em>), Mawson Medal (Australian Academy of Science<\/em>), Paleontological Society Medal (Paleontological Society<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Chris Russell<\/a> -Robert J. Collier Trophy (National Aeronautic Association<\/em>), John Adam Fleming Medal (American Geophysical Union<\/em>), James B. Macelwane Medal (American Geophysical Union<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Hilke Schlichting<\/a> –Asteroid (9522)<\/a>\u00a0named Schlichting<\/a>, named in honor of Professor Dr. Hilke E. Schlichting\u00a0(International Astronomical Union<\/em>), Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow\u00a0(STScI<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Bill Schopf <\/a>– Paleontological Society Medal (Paleontological Society<\/em>), Golden Plate Medal (American Academy of Achievement<\/em>), Centennial Botanist Award (Botanical Society of America<\/em>), Mary Clark Thompson Medal (National Academy of Sciences<\/em>), Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal (National Academy of Sciences<\/em>), Alan T. Waterman Award (National Science Foundation – National Science Board<\/em>), Alexandre Ivanovich Oparin Medal (International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Gerald Schubert<\/a> – Harry H. Hess Medal (American Geophysical Union<\/em>), James B. Macelwane Medal (American Geophysical Union<\/em>)<\/p>\n

John Wasson<\/a>– Leonard Medal (Meteoritical Society<\/em>), J. Lawrence Smith Medal (National Acade<\/em>my of Sciences<\/em>)<\/p>\n

An Yin<\/a> – Donath Medal (Geological Society of America<\/em>), American Geophysical Union Fellowship (American Geophysical Union<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Ed Young<\/a> – Fellow of the Meteoritical Society (Meteoritical Society<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Researchers and Postdoctoral Scholars<\/h3>\n

Frank Kyte<\/a> – Barringer Medal (The Meteoritical Society<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Graduate Students<\/h3>\n

Alexander Grannan<\/a> – Chateaubriand Exchange Fellowship (IRPHE Lab, Aix-en-Marseilles<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Erin Leonard<\/a> – NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF<\/em>) Program<\/p>\n

Bryce Mitsunaga<\/a> – National Science Foundation (NSF<\/em>) Graduate Research Fellowship Award<\/p>\n

Sebastiano Padovan<\/a> – Chateaubriand Exchange Fellowship (Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP)<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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Here you will find a list of awards and honors that our faculty, researchers, postdoctoral fellows and students have received along with a short description of the award or honor. Faculty Vassilis Angelopoulos – James B. Macelwane Medal (American Geophysical Union); Zeldovich Medal (Russian Academy of Science & Committee on Space Research\/ICSU) Mark Harrison – … <\/p>\n

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