The Fred Whipple Award, established in 1989 by the Planetary Sciences Section of the American Geophysical Union, is presented to an individual who makes an outstanding contribution to the field of planetary science.[1] The award was established to honor Fred Whipple. The Whipple Award includes an opportunity to present an invited lecture during the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
| Fred Whipple Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | outstanding contributions in the field of planetary science |
| Presented by | American Geophysical Union |
| First awarded | 1990 |
| Website | https://www.agu.org/Honor-and-Recognize/Honors/Section-Awards/Whipple-Award-Lecture  |
Recipients
editSource: AGU
| Year | Recipient | References |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Fred Whipple | |
| 1993 | Eugene Shoemaker | [2] |
| 1994 | David J. Stevenson | |
| 1995 | Gordon Pettengill | |
| 1998 | John B. Adams | |
| 1999 | Bruce C. Murray | |
| 2002 | Thomas B. McCord | |
| 2004 | John A. Wood | |
| 2005 | John T. Wasson | |
| 2007 | Raymond E. Arvidson | [3] |
| 2008 | Roger J. Phillips | [4] |
| 2009 | Jean-Pierre Bibring | [5] |
| 2011 | Joseph Veverka | [6][7] |
| 2012 | Steven Squyres | [8] |
| 2013 | Harry McSween | [9][10] |
| 2014 | Larry Soderblom | [11] |
| 2015 | Alfred McEwen | |
| 2016 | John Spencer | [12] |
| 2017 | Michael Malin | |
| 2018 | Philip R. Christensen | [13] |
| 2019 | Faith Vilas | |
| 2020 | Robert O. Pepin | |
| 2021 | Paul Schenk | |
| 2022 | Ralph D. Lorenz |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fred Whipple Award". American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Planetary scientist to discuss meteor impacts on Earth". Stanford News Service. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Arvidson Receives 2007 Whipple Award". Agu.org. American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Phillips Receives 2008 Whipple Award". Agu.org. American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Bibring Receives 2009 Whipple Award". Agu.org. American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Veverka Receives 2011 Whipple Award". agu.org. American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Veverka honored with Whipple Award". Cornell.
- ^ "Squyres Receives 2012 Whipple Award". agu.org. American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "McSween Receives 2013 Whipple Award". agu.org. American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Professor Harry "Hap" McSween Honored with Whipple Award". UT.
- ^ "Soderblom Receives 2014 Whipple Award". agu.org. American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "SwRI's Spencer selected for AGU's Whipple Award". Southwest Research Institute. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "-2018 AGU Section Awardees and Named Lecturers". AGU. Retrieved 2 August 2018.