H. C. Urey Prize
Encyclopedia
The Harold C. Urey Prize is awarded annually by the Division for Planetary Sciences
of the American Astronomical Society
. The prize recognizes outstanding achievement in planetary science
by a young astronomer
. The prize is named after Harold C. Urey.
Urey Prize Winners:
Division for Planetary Sciences
The Division for Planetary Sciences is a division within the American Astronomical Society devoted to solar system research. It was founded in 1968. The first organizing committee members were: Edward Anders, L. Branscomb, J. W. Chamberlain, R. Goody, J. S. Hall, A. Kliore, M. B. Elroy, Tobias...
of the American Astronomical Society
American Astronomical Society
The American Astronomical Society is an American society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC...
. The prize recognizes outstanding achievement in planetary science
Planetary science
Planetary science is the scientific study of planets , moons, and planetary systems, in particular those of the Solar System and the processes that form them. It studies objects ranging in size from micrometeoroids to gas giants, aiming to determine their composition, dynamics, formation,...
by a young astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
. The prize is named after Harold C. Urey.
Urey Prize Winners:
- 1984 David J. StevensonDavid J. StevensonDavid John Stevenson is a professor of planetary science at Caltech. Originally from New Zealand, he received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in physics, where he proposed a model for the interior of Jupiter. He is well-known for applying fluid mechanics and magnetohydrodynamics to understand...
- 1985 Larry W. EspositoLarry W. EspositoLarry W. Esposito is an American planetary astronomer and a Professor at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado. A 1973 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Esposito received his Ph.D in Astronomy from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. In...
- 1986 Jack Wisdom
- 1987 Steve SquyresSteve SquyresSteven W. Squyres is the Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. His research area is in planetary sciences, with a focus on large solid bodies in the solar system such as the terrestrial planets and the moons of the Jovian planets. Squyres is principal...
- 1988 Jonathan I. Lunine
- 1989 Christopher P. McKay
- 1990 David J. TholenDavid J. TholenDavid James Tholen is an American astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii, who specializes in planetary and solar system astronomy.-Professional life:...
- 1991 Richard P. BinzelRichard P. BinzelRichard "Rick" P. Binzel is a Professor of Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the inventor of the Torino Scale, a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects such as asteroids and comets.Binzel was awarded the H. C. Urey Prize...
- 1992 Jack J. LissauerJack J. LissauerJack Jonathan Lissauer is an American research scientist who has worked for the NASA's Ames Research Center since 1996. He is a science co-investigator on the Kepler space telescope mission.-Biography:...
- 1993 Roger Yelle
- 1994 Karen Jean MeechKaren Jean MeechKaren J. Meech is an astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy in the University of Hawaii. Meech specializes in planetary astronomy, in particular the study of distant comets and their relation to the early solar system...
- 1995 Emmanuel Lellouch
- 1996 Heidi B. Hammel
- 1997 Renu Malhotra
- 1998 Erik I. Asphaug
- 1999 Douglas P. Hamilton
- 2000 Alessandro MorbidelliAlessandro Morbidelli (astronomer)Alessandro Morbidelli, born May 2, 1966, is an Italian astronomer and planetary scientist currently employed by the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur in Nice....
- 2001 Michael E. BrownMichael E. BrownMichael E. Brown has been a professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology since 2003....
- 2002 Brett J. GladmanBrett J. GladmanBrett J. Gladman is a Canadian astronomer and a full professor at the University of British Columbia's Department of Physics and Astronomy in Vancouver, British Columbia. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Planetary Astronomy.-Career:...
- 2003 Robin M. CanupRobin M. CanupRobin M. Canup is an American astrophysicist. She received her B.S. from Duke University and her PhD from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her main area of research concerns the origins of planets and satellites. In 2003 she won the Harold C...
- 2004 Jean-Luc MargotJean-Luc MargotJean-Luc Margot is a Belgian-born astronomer and a Professor at UCLA. He specializes in planetary sciences. He was awarded the H. C. Urey Prize by the American Astronomical Society in 2004....
- 2005 David Nesvorny
- 2006 Tristan Guillot
- 2007 Francis NimmoFrancis NimmoFrancis Nimmo is a Planetary Science Associate Professor at the University of California Santa Cruz. Nimmo attended Wolverhampton Grammar School and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Geological Sciences from Cambridge University in 1993 and completed his Ph.D...
- 2008 no award
- 2009 Sarah Stewart-Mukhopadhyay
- 2010 Jonathan Fortney
- 2011 Eric B. Ford