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The '''Gordon A. McKay Award''' is an annual prize given by the [[Meteoritical Society]] to the student who gives the best oral presentation at its annual meeting.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/simple_template.cfm?code=home_awards|title= Awards|publisher= The Meteoritical Society| accessdate = 20 December 2014}}</ref> This award honors the memory of [[Gordon A. McKay]] (1945–2008), a [[NASA]] [[planetary science|planetary scientist]] specializing in [[moon rock|lunar]] and Martian [[geochemistry]]. It was established in 2008 and comes with a prize of $1,000 and a certificate.
The '''Gordon A. McKay Award''' is an annual prize given by the [[Meteoritical Society]] to the student who gives the best oral presentation at its annual meeting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/simple_template.cfm?code=home_awards |title=Awards |publisher=The Meteoritical Society |accessdate=20 December 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806014028/http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/simple_template.cfm?code=home_awards |archivedate=6 August 2012 |df= }}</ref> This award honors the memory of [[Gordon A. McKay]] (1945–2008), a [[NASA]] [[planetary science|planetary scientist]] specializing in [[moon rock|lunar]] and Martian [[geochemistry]]. It was established in 2008 and comes with a prize of $1,000 and a certificate.


==Gordon A. McKay Award Winners==
==Gordon A. McKay Award Winners==

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Gordon A. McKay Award
Descriptionbest oral student presentation at society's annual meeting
Presented byMeteoritical Society
Reward(s)$1,000 and certificate
First awarded2009

The Gordon A. McKay Award is an annual prize given by the Meteoritical Society to the student who gives the best oral presentation at its annual meeting.[1] This award honors the memory of Gordon A. McKay (1945–2008), a NASA planetary scientist specializing in lunar and Martian geochemistry. It was established in 2008 and comes with a prize of $1,000 and a certificate.

Gordon A. McKay Award Winners

Source: Previous Winners, Meteoritical Society

Gordon A. McKay Award Winners
Year Name
2009 Julia Ann Cartwright
2010 Rachel Smith
2011 Dennis Harries
2012 Maartje Hamers
2013 Nicole Lunning
2014 Romy Hanna
2015 Carolyn A. Crow

See also

References

  1. ^ "Awards". The Meteoritical Society. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)