Gerard P. Kuiper Prize
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The Gerard P. Kuiper Prize is awarded annually by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of planetary science.[1] The prize is named for Gerard P. Kuiper.
Kuiper Prize winners:
- 1984 Eugene M. Shoemaker
- 1985 Fred L. Whipple
- 1986 George W. Wetherill
- 1987 Donald M. Hunten
- 1988 R. A. Hanel
- 1989 James B. Pollack
- 1990 Viktor S. Safronov
- 1991 E. Anders
- 1992 Peter Goldreich
- 1993 J. R. Arnold
- 1994 James A. Van Allen
- 1995 Michael J. Belton
- 1996 Barney J. Conrath
- 1997 Irwin I. Shapiro
- 1998 Carl E. Sagan
- 1999 A. H. Delsemme
- 2000 Conway B. Leovy
- 2001 Bruce Hapke
- 2002 Eberhard Grün
- 2003 Steven J. Ostro
- 2004 Carle M. Pieters
- 2005 William B. Hubbard
- 2006 Dale P. Cruikshank
- 2007 Andrew Ingersoll
- 2008 Michael A'Hearn
- 2009 Tobias Owen
- 2010 Jeff Cuzzi
- 2011 William Ward
