Francesco Biagiotti 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award The 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Francesco Biagiotti Evidence of pure ammonia clouds from Juno/JIRAM infrared spectral data Read more
Franck Montmessin 2024 David Bates Medal The 2024 David Bates Medal is awarded to Franck Montmessin for his key contributions to understanding the water cycle on Mars and his innovative instrumental development work. Read more
Lucia Mandon 2024 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2024 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Lucia Mandon for remarkable contributions to planetary science, specifically by characterising the mineralogy and alteration, with infrared spectroscopy, of the Jezero crater explored by the Mars2020 mission. Read more
Kristian Chan 2023 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award The 2023 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Kristian Chan RIME-REASON Synergistic Opportunities for Surface and Near-surface Investigations of Icy Moons Read more
Tim Lichtenberg 2023 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2023 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Tim Lichtenberg for outstanding research in cosmochemistry and planet formation, with emphasis on volatile cycling between atmospheres and planetary interiors, and especially with regard to magma oceans. Read more
Tristan Guillot 2023 Runcorn-Florensky Medal The 2023 Runcorn-Florensky Medal is awarded to Tristan Guillot for fundamental contributions to the study of the formation, interior and atmosphere of giant planets and exoplanets, and for his inspirational leadership across multiple fields in planetary sciences. Read more
Emma J. Bunce 2022 David Bates Medal The 2022 David Bates Medal is awarded to Emma J. Bunce for exceptional contributions to the study of the magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn, mentoring of students and early career scientists, and public outreach activities. Read more
Gregory J. Hunt 2022 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2022 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Gregory J. Hunt for outstanding research on the magnetic signatures associated with large-scale current systems within Saturn’s magnetosphere, with special emphasis on aurorae and periodicities. Read more
Patrick Barth 2022 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award The 2022 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Patrick Barth Nitrogen fixation by lightning and its role for early life on Earth and exoplanets Read more
Rob Spaargaren 2022 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award The 2022 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Rob Spaargaren Rocky exoplanet compositions and its effects on long-term planetary evolution Read more
Gloria Tognon 2021 Virtual Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (vOSPP) Award The 2021 Virtual Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (vOSPP) Award is awarded to Gloria Tognon Detailed age determinations for Tsiolkovskiy crater floor Read more
William Dunn 2021 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2021 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to William Dunn for his outstanding contributions on understanding the morphology and driving mechanisms of Jupiter’s X-ray aurora, strong leadership in X-ray observing programs, and his generous service to outreach. Read more
Agustín Sánchez-Lavega 2020 David Bates Medal The 2020 David Bates Medal is awarded to Agustín Sánchez-Lavega for his exceptional contributions to solar system exploration and planetary atmospheric dynamics, as well as promoting young researchers, advancing interactions with amateur astronomers, and publicising planetary science. Read more
Beatriz Sánchez-Cano 2020 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists The 2020 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists is awarded to Beatriz Sánchez-Cano for her outstanding research on the complex variability of Mars’ ionosphere through multi-instrument and multi-mission data processing, analysis and interpretation, as well as numerical modelling. Read more
Anna Mittelholz 2019 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award The 2019 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award is awarded to Anna Mittelholz First results from the InSight FluxGate Magnetometer: Constraints on Mars’ crustal magnetic field at the landing site Read more
John Carter 2019 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2019 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to John Carter for his discoveries in Martian surface composition, outstanding research on hydrated minerals with implications for Martian climate, and key developments on the analysis of orbital spectral data. Read more
Tim Van Hoolst 2019 Runcorn-Florensky Medal The 2019 Runcorn-Florensky Medal is awarded to Tim Van Hoolst for seminal contributions to the geodesy and geophysics of the terrestrial planets and satellites and for leadership in planetary geodesy. Read more
Bruno Bézard 2018 David Bates Medal The 2018 David Bates Medal is awarded to Bruno Bézard for his pioneering analysis of spectroscopic observations to characterise planetary atmospheres. Read more
Daniele Durante 2018 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award The 2018 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award is awarded to Daniele Durante Determination of Jupiter’s gravity field by Juno Read more
Yves Langevin 2018 Runcorn-Florensky Medal The 2018 Runcorn-Florensky Medal is awarded to Yves Langevin for his excellent contributions to a number of space missions in which he has played a decisive role from the very beginning. Read more
Zhonghua Yao 2018 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists The 2018 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists is awarded to Zhonghua Yao for his crucial role in the identification of processes leading to the transfer and dissipation of energy in solar system planets, and for emphasising the importance of comparative planetary sciences. Read more
Cédric Gillmann 2017 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award The 2017 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Cédric Gillmann for opening up new perspectives for atmospheric and thermal evolution of planets. Read more
Ruilong Guo 2017 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award The 2017 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award is awarded to Ruilong Guo Observation of flux ropes in dayside magnetosphere at Saturn Read more
Alexander Stark 2016 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award The 2016 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award is awarded to Alexander Stark Mercury’s rotational state from combined MESSENGER laser altimeter and image data Read more
Shiyong Huang 2016 Division Outstanding Young Scientist Award The 2016 Division Outstanding Young Scientist Award is awarded to Shiyong Huang for outstanding research in the field of space physics, in particular on magnetic reconnection and plasma turbulence. Read more
Sushil Atreya 2016 David Bates Medal The 2016 David Bates Medal is awarded to Sushil Atreya for his contributions to the origin and evolution of planetary atmospheres and his leadership in space missions and international collaboration. Read more
Valerio Poggiali 2016 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award The 2016 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award is awarded to Valerio Poggiali Liquid-filled Canyons on Titan Read more
Bertrand Bonfond 2015 Division Outstanding Young Scientist Award The 2015 Division Outstanding Young Scientist Award is awarded to Bertrand Bonfond for opening up new perspectives for the interpretation of the UV aurorae observations at Jupiter and, by extension, Saturn and other giant (exo)planets. Read more
Daniel Vech 2015 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2015 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Daniel Vech Planetary space weather effects on the bow shock, the magnetic barrier and the ion composition boundary at Venus Read more
Jamie Molaro 2015 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2015 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Jamie Molaro Thermoelastic stresses on airless bodies and implications for rock breakdown Read more
Jonathan I. Lunine 2015 Jean Dominique Cassini Medal & Honorary Membership The 2015 Jean Dominique Cassini Medal & Honorary Membership is awarded to Jonathan I. Lunine for his key discoveries and his seminal contributions in planetary sciences and exobiology, his leadership and instrumental participation in the design and implementation of space-exploration missions, and his pivotal role in space-science policy. Read more
Rachael Moore 2015 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2015 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Rachael Moore Morphotype disparity in the Precambrian Read more
Bob Yunsheng Tian 2014 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2014 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Bob Yunsheng Tian A Precession-Driven Lunar Dynamo Model Read more
Christina Plainaki 2014 Division Outstanding Young Scientist Award The 2014 Division Outstanding Young Scientist Award is awarded to Christina Plainaki for fundamental studies on galactic and cosmic ray physics. Read more
François Forget 2014 David Bates Medal The 2014 David Bates Medal is awarded to François Forget for his leadership in planetary climate modelling, his contributions to improving global climate models and for establishing the first quantitative framework for comparative planetology. Read more
Gregor Steinbrügge 2014 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2014 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Gregor Steinbrügge Measuring Ganymede’s tidal deformation by laser altimetry: application to the GALA Experiment Read more
Piero D’Incecco 2014 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2014 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Piero D’Incecco Studying the spectral characteristics of 121 impact craters on Mercury Read more
Stefano Nerozzi 2014 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2014 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Stefano Nerozzi Early geomorphological evolution of the North Polar Layered Deposits, Mars, from SHARAD radar-facies mapping Read more
José Luis Mesa Uña 2013 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2013 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to José Luis Mesa Uña MEMS-based gradiometer for the complete characterization of Martian magnetic environment Read more
Oleg Shebanits 2013 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2013 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Oleg Shebanits Negative ion densities in the deep ionosphere of Titan Read more
Tilman Spohn 2013 Runcorn-Florensky Medal The 2013 Runcorn-Florensky Medal is awarded to Tilman Spohn for fundamental contributions to the study of the interior structures of terrestrial planets and outer satellites and for pioneering work in modelling their thermal evolution. Read more
Wladimir Neumann 2013 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2013 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Wladimir Neumann Compaction and possible differentiation of asteroid 21 Lutetia Read more
Yong Wei 2013 Division Outstanding Young Scientist Award The 2013 Division Outstanding Young Scientist Award is awarded to Yong Wei for finding innovative ways to compare the solar influence on the terrestrial planets. Read more
Zachary Girazian 2013 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2013 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Zachary Girazian The dependence of peak electron density on solar irradiance in the ionosphere of Mars Read more
Aikaterini Radioti 2012 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Young Scientists The 2012 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Young Scientists is awarded to Aikaterini Radioti for her remarkable work in the field of auroral dynamics of Jupiter and Saturn, to which she contributed with original ideas based on combined studies of remote auroral and in‐situ magnetospheric data. Read more
Francesca Scipioni 2012 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2012 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Francesca Scipioni Spectroscopic identification of Dione’ and Rhea’ terrain units using Cassini VIMS data Read more
Hans Rickman 2012 David Bates Medal The 2012 David Bates Medal is awarded to Hans Rickman for his fundamental contributions to cometary physics and the analysis of non-gravitational forces in comets. Read more
Mario Seufert 2012 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2012 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Mario Seufert Models for Callisto’s Plasma Interaction: Implications for the satellite’s Atmosphere and Interior Read more
Marlene Bamberg 2012 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2012 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Marlene Bamberg Floor Fractured Craters around Syrtis Major, Mars Read more
Shahab Fatemi 2012 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award The 2012 Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award is awarded to Shahab Fatemi Modeling the Lunar Plasma Wake Read more