The Whipple Award

The Whipple Award was established in 1989 to honor an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in 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. Past Awardees have spanned the breadth and depth of the planetary sciences section. Nominations are accepted at any time, but reviewed annually in the summer. Nomination Deadline for 2008 is July 1, 2008. Please submit nomination packages including: a letter of nomination outlining the nominee's significant contributions, a curriculum vitae, a bibliography, and a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 supporting letters (at least two individuals are not to be currently or recently associated with the nominee's institution of graduate education or employment). To Section Awards Committee Chair: Carle Pieters Department of Geological Sciences 324 Brook Street, Box 1846 Providence, Rhode Island 02912 Phone: 401-863-2417 Email To: carle_pieters@brown.edu For AGU Union Medals, Awards and Fellows nominations please refer to the AGU Honors Link for further information.

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