
Eugene Shoemaker Lecture
Information on the Lecture
The Eugene Shoemaker Lecture is presented annually and recognizes excellence in planetary exploration. This lecture honors the life and work of planetary scientist and geologist, Eugene Merle Shoemaker.
The Shoemaker Lecture is also a part of the Bowie Lecture Series, established in 1989 to commemorate the 50th presentation of the William Bowie medal, AGU's highest honor. The Bowie medal is named in honor of AGU's first president and Shoemaker is a past recipient of the Bowie medal.
The lecture is presented at the Planetary Sciences section reception at the AGU Fall Meeting.

Lecturer Benefits
AGU is proud to recognize our section honorees. Recipients of the Eugene Shoemaker Lecture will receive the following benefits with the honor:
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Lecture certificate
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Recognition in Eos
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Recognition at the AGU Fall Meeting during the lecture presentation year
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Complimentary meeting registration the year the lecture is presented
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An invitation to present the Shoemaker Lecture at the AGU Fall Meeting during the lecture presentation year
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Complimentary ticket to the Planetary Sciences section reception at the AGU Fall Meeting during the lecture presentation year
Eligibility
To better understand eligibility for nominators, supporters and committee members, review AGU’s Honors Conflict of Interest Policy.
Nominee Eligibility
- The nominee is required to be an active AGU member.
- Self-nominations are not accepted.
- The following individuals are not eligible to be candidates for the award during their terms of service:
- AGU Planetary Sciences section leadership
- AGU President;
- AGU President-elect;
- Council Leadership Team members;
- Honors and Recognition Committee members;
- Shoemaker Lecture Committee and Sagan Lecture Committee members; and
- All full-time AGU staff.
Nominator Eligibility
- Members of the general public can submit nominations for the Shoemaker Lecture.
- Multiple nominators for a single candidate are encouraged to collaborate on the nomination package.
- The following individuals are not eligible to be nominators for the award during their terms of service:
- AGU Planetary Sciences section leadership
- AGU President;
- AGU President-elect;
- Council Leadership Team members;
- Honors and Recognition Committee members;
- Shoemaker Lecture Committee and Sagan Lecture Committee members; and
- All full-time AGU staff.
Supporter Eligibility
- Members of the general public can write letters supporting nominees for the Shoemaker Lecture.
- The following individuals are not eligible to be supporters for the award during their terms of service:
- AGU Planetary Sciences section leadership
- AGU President;
- AGU President-elect;
- Council Leadership Team members;
- Honors and Recognition Committee members;
- Shoemaker Lecture Committee and Sagan Lecture Committee members; and
- All full-time AGU staff.
Relationships to a Nominee
The following relationships need to be identified and communicated to the lecture committee but will not disqualify individuals from participating in the nomination or committee review process. These apply to committee members, nominators, and supporters:
- Current dean, departmental chair, supervisor, supervisee, laboratory director, an individual with whom one has a current business or financial relationship (e.g., business partner, employer, employee);
- Research collaborator or co-author within the last three years; and/or
- An individual working at the same institution or having accepted a position at the same institution.
Individuals with the following relationships are disqualified from participating in the lecture nomination process as a nominator or supporter:
- Family member, spouse, or partner.
- A previous graduate (Master’s or Ph.D.) and/or postdoctoral advisor, or postdoctoral fellow may not write a nomination letter but may write a supporting letter after five years of terminating their relationship with the nominee beginning on 1 January after the year the relationship was terminated.
- A former doctoral or graduate student, or a former postdoctoral fellow may not write a nomination letter for a former advisor but may write a supporting letter after five years of terminating their relationship with the nominee beginning on 1 January after the year the relationship was terminated.
Nomination Package
Named section lectures are not required to follow a nomination cycle process (i.e. submit a nomination package). Sections have the flexibility to adopt the process that will best serve their communities in seeking lecture recipients.
If you have questions, please contact Paul Byrne, Planetary Sciences section president.


Recipients

Dante S Lauretta

William Bruce Banerdt

Athena Coustenis
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Jack Waite
Lecture Title
Cassini's Chronicle of Carbon in the Saturn System
Field Photo
Video

S Alan Stern

Carol A Raymond

Scott J Bolton

Meenakshi Wadhwa

William F Bottke

Ellen R Stofan

Michael H Carr

Maria T Zuber

Sean C Solomon

Carle M Pieters

Susan W Kieffer

Peter H Smith

Alfred S McEwen

Fredric W Taylor
