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Paolo Farinella Prize
DescriptionSignificant contributions in Paolo Farinella's fields of interest
First awarded2011
Websitehttps://www.europlanet-society.org/paolo-farinella-prize/ Edit this on Wikidata

The Paolo Farinella Prize is named after Paolo Farinella. The prize recognizes significant contributions in the fields of planetary sciences, space geodesy, fundamental physics, science popularization, security in space, weapons control, and disarmament.[1] Recipients must be under the age of 47 (the age at which Farinella died) to qualify for the prize.

Paolo Farinella Prize Winners

Year Name[2]
2011 William Bottke
2012 John Chambers
2013 Patrick Michel
2014 David Vokrouhlický
2015 Nicolas Biver
2016 Kleomenis Tsiganis
2017 Simone Marchi[3]
2018 Francis Nimmo[4]
2019 Scott Sheppard and Chad Trujillo

See also

References

  1. ^ "Paolo Farinella Prize". Lunar and Planetary Institute. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ^ "The Paolo Farinella Prize winners". Euro Planet. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. ^ "The Paolo Farinella Prize winners". Euro Planet. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo awarded 2018 Farinella Prize". Retrieved 8 October 2018.