{"id":12754,"date":"2017-06-23T17:50:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T00:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/?p=12754"},"modified":"2021-01-18T01:32:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T09:32:14","slug":"kivelson-kuiper-prize-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/?p=12754","title":{"rendered":"UCLA EPSS Prof. Margaret Kivelson Wins American Astronomical Society\u2019s 2017 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\":4vu\" class=\"a3s aXjCH m15ade2c4b5e43f8a\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>UCLA EPSS Professor Margaret Kivelson Wins American Astronomical Society\u2019s 2017 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>UCLA EPSS Professor Margaret Kivelson has won the 2017 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize, the highest award given to planetary scientists from the American Astronomical Society&#8217;s Division For Planetary Sciences. The Kuiper Prize is given for Outstanding Contributions to Planetary Science.<\/div>\n<div>From the AAS news release:<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>\u201cThe\u00a0Gerard P. Kuiper Prize\u00a0for outstanding contributions to planetary science goes to\u00a0Margaret G. Kivelson\u00a0(University of California, Los Angeles, and University of Michigan) for her work studying Jupiter\u2019s magnetospheric plasmas to understand the interiors of planets and their moons. Kivelson\u2019s pioneering discoveries of an ocean inside Jupiter\u2019s moon Europa and a magnetic field generated by neighboring Ganymede showed us that these icy bodies are not inert but dynamic worlds. Her insights have spurred us to recognize that habitability need not depend on proximity to the Sun in the traditional habitable zone. As a direct result of Kivelson\u2019s advancements, we now recognize that the ocean worlds of the outer solar system may represent our best chances for discovering life beyond Earth.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Congratulations Professor Kivelson!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Margaret-Kivelson-photo_5ebacca1-0ab1-4e0b-8df6-4df3fa546dd7-prv.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12756\" src=\"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Margaret-Kivelson-photo_5ebacca1-0ab1-4e0b-8df6-4df3fa546dd7-prv-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Margaret+Kivelson+photo_5ebacca1-0ab1-4e0b-8df6-4df3fa546dd7-prv\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Margaret-Kivelson-photo_5ebacca1-0ab1-4e0b-8df6-4df3fa546dd7-prv-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Margaret-Kivelson-photo_5ebacca1-0ab1-4e0b-8df6-4df3fa546dd7-prv-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Margaret-Kivelson-photo_5ebacca1-0ab1-4e0b-8df6-4df3fa546dd7-prv-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Margaret-Kivelson-photo_5ebacca1-0ab1-4e0b-8df6-4df3fa546dd7-prv-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Margaret-Kivelson-photo_5ebacca1-0ab1-4e0b-8df6-4df3fa546dd7-prv.jpeg 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCLA EPSS Professor Margaret Kivelson Wins American Astronomical Society\u2019s 2017 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize UCLA EPSS Professor Margaret Kivelson has won the 2017 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize, the highest award given to planetary scientists from the American Astronomical Society&#8217;s Division For Planetary Sciences. The Kuiper Prize is given for Outstanding Contributions to Planetary Science. From &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/?p=12754\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;UCLA EPSS Prof. Margaret Kivelson Wins American Astronomical Society\u2019s 2017 Gerard P. 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