Sagan Lecture

2008     Paul Falkowksi

                  The story of O: The evolution of Earth's oxygen cycle 

                    and its relevance to life outside of our solar system

2007     Ralph Lorentz

                  Exploring Titan, An Earth-like Organic Paradise

2006     David J. Des Marais 

                  Exploring Mars Broadens the Biogeosciences 

                    into the Realm of Astrobiology

2005     Steven Squyres 

                  Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet

2004     James F. Kasting 

                  Evolution of the Earth's Atmosphere

2003     Paul Butler

                  Extrasolar Planets for Geophysicists 

2002     Steven A. Benner 

                  From Genomes to Life to the Planet and the 

                    Cosmos: In Appreciation of Carl Sagan 

2001     Joseph Kirschvink 

                  Mars, Panspermia, and the Origin of Life: 

                    Did it begin on Earth, Mars, or Somewhere Else? 

2000     Maria Zuber 

                  Mars Past and Present: Landscapes, Climate Change 

                    and The History of Water 

Whipple Lecture / Award Winner

2008     Roger Phillips

                  Terrestrial Planet Geophysics

2007     Raymond Arvidson

                  The Importance of a Program of Mars Exploration 

2005     John T. Wasson 

                  Impacts, Porosity and Volatile Loss 

2004     John A. Wood 

                  A Framework for Chondrite Formation in the Nebula 

2002     Thomas B. McCord 

                  Remote Compositional Analysis: The Coming of Age 

1999     Bruce Murray 

                  Pursuing the vision of Mars: Are we on the Right Track? 

1998     John B. Adams

                  Mapping Spectral Hyperspace for Remote Sensing

1995     Gordon H. Pettengill

                  Venus Highlands: What Is That Mystery Material?

1994     David J. Stevenson 

                  New Constraints on the Magnetic Fields and 

                    Core Radii of the Giant Planets

For a complete list of Whipple Awardees please refer to the AGU awards page.

Shoemaker Lecture

2008     Peter H. Smith

                  The Phoenix Mission Explores the Martian Arctic

2007     Alfred McEwen

                  The Geology of Mars as Seen by MRO's HiRISE

2006     Fredric W. Taylor

                  The Atmosphere and Climate of Venus 

2005     Carolyn Porco

                  Cassini's Exploration of the Saturn System 

1999     Michael Carr

                  Martian rivers, oceans, climate: 

                    New insights from Mars Global Surveyor 

1998     Sue Kieffer 

                  Physical and Chemical Processes During the Impact at Chicxulub