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Observational Cosmology Laboratory (665) Recent Awards & Honors

SPIE George W. Goddard Award

2013
Recipient: Samuel Harvey Moseley (660)
This is given annually by the SPIE in recognition of exceptional achievement in optical or photonic instrumentation for aerospace, atmospheric science, or astronomy. Harvey Moseley received this award in recognition of his extraordinary inventions of superconducting imaging arrays for astronomy, ranging from submillimeter bolometers to energy sensitive X-ray microcalorimeters, and even dark matter detectors, as well as microshutter arrays for the James Webb Space Telescope near IR spectrometer.
SPIE

GSFC Honor Award - Science

2012
Recipients: Timothy R Kallman (662), E Dwek (665), Jane R Rigby (665)
Eli Dwek for Scientific Achievement
Citation: For developing new, detailed, and observationally confirmed models of the formation, evolution, and destruction of cosmic dust grains, from supernovae to shock waves and star-forming regions.

Jane Rigby for Scientific Achievement
Citation: For using gravitational lensing to map a distant galaxy in unprecedented detail.

Tim Kallman for Scientific Achievement
Citation: For his outstanding performance as GEMS Project Scientist

Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Dec, 2012
Honorees: E Dwek (665), Neil Gehrels (661)
Dr. Eli Dwek and Dr. Neil Gehrels have been named as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The election of an AAAS fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

Gruber Cosmology Prize

Jun, 2012
Recipients: Charles L Bennett (665), Alan J Kogut (665), Edward J Wollack (665), Robert J Hill (665), Michael R Greason (660.2), Janet L Weiland (665), Nils P Odegard (665)
Gruber Cosmology Prize
Susan Neff

NASA Honor Award - Exceptional Achievement Medal

Jun, 2012
Recipient: Susan Gale Neff (665)
For dedication to the GALEX mission, including leadership within the team and for ensuring that the capabilities of the mission were extended to the astronomical community.
Bernie Rauscher

NASA Honor Award - Exceptional Achievement Medal

Jun, 2012
Recipient: Bernard J Rauscher (665)
For his exceptional work in delivering the NIRSpec detector system for JWST.
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