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Planetary Sciences Section —Whipple Awardees
The Whipple Award, established in 1989 by the Planetary Sciences Section, is presented to an individual who makes an outstanding contribution to the field of planetary science. The award is named after Fred Whipple, a gifted astronomer most noted for his work on comets. Whipple was an AGU Fellow elected in 1962 and the Section's first Whipple Award honoree in 1990. Whipple passed away in 2004. His many accomplishments are described in this CfA Press Release.
- 2011 Joseph Veverka
- 2009 Jean-Pierre Bibring
- 2008 Roger Phillips
- 2007 Raymond E. Arvidson
- 2005 John T. Wasson
- 2004 John A. Wood
- 2002 Thomas B. McCord
- 1999 Bruce Murray
- 1998 John B. Adams
- 1995 Gordon H. Pettengill
- 1994 David J. Stevenson
- 1993 Eugene M. Shoemaker
- 1990 Fred L. Whipple