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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Outstanding Referee Award

January 1, 2023

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EGU Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics

GISS Best Publication Award

May 5, 2024

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The article "Atmospheric response to a collapse of the North Atlantic circulation under a mid-range future climate scenario: A regime shift in Northern Hemisphere dynamics" by Clara Orbe et al.. was voted the best research publication by the science staff of Goddard Institute for Space Studies to have been published in 2023. The paper appeared in the Journal of Climate.
GISS Best Publications Award

Presidential Medal of Freedom

May 3, 2024

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Jane Rigby, an astronomer who grew up in Delaware, is the chief scientist of the world’s most powerful telescope. A prolific researcher, Dr. Rigby embodies the American spirit of adventure and wonder.

Esmond B. Martin Royal Geographical Society (RGS) Prize

April 8, 2024

The prize recognizes “outstanding achievement by an individual in the pursuit and/or application of geographical research, with a particular emphasis on wildlife conservation and environmental research studies.”
Esmond B. Martin Royal Geographical Society Prize

NASA Honor Award - Group Achievement Award

January 1, 2023

Recipients: Accent Bias Training Accent Bias Training Accent Bias Training CHIANTI Consortium GLAMR Team Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission Operations PRIME Wide Field Imager Team SMD Bridge Program Workshop Organizing Committee SMD Bridge Program Workshop Organizing Committee SunPy Development Team

NASA Honor Award - Silver Achievement Medal

January 1, 2023

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NASA Honor Award - Early Career Achievement Medal

January 1, 2023

NASA Honor Award - Exceptional Public Achievement Medal

January 1, 2023

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NASA Honor Award - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Medal

January 1, 2023

NASA Honor Award - Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal

January 1, 2023

NASA Honor Award - Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal

January 1, 2023

NASA Honor Award - Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal

January 1, 2023

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NASA Honor Award - Exceptional Public Service Medal

January 1, 2023

NASA Honor Award - Exceptional Service Medal

January 1, 2023

Recipients: Scott Barthelmy

NASA Honor Award - Outstanding Leadership Medal

January 1, 2023

NASA Honor Award - Distinguished Public Service Medal

January 1, 2023

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS)Editor Award -

February 1, 2024

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HEAD Innovation Prize

January 11, 2024

Tim Kallman and Javier Garcia (662) have been awarded the 2024’s AAD HEAD Innovation Prize! They share the award with Thomas Dauser “for the development of novel models to describe emission in the strong gravity regime from accreting compact objects.”
The HEAD Innovation Prize

NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) Award

January 4, 2024

Awarded to perform a study for an optical-UV interferometry on the Moon, "A Lunar Long-Baseline Optical Imaging Interferometer: Artemis-enabled Stellar Imager (AeSI)"
NIAC 2024 Selections

2025 Benjamin Franklin Birthday Celebration

January 1, 2024

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John Mather has been selected as the Honoree for the 2025 Benjamin Franklin Birthday Celebration: Every year the Franklin Birthday Committee selects a theme linked with Benjamin Franklin and honors a person who has done extraordinary work in this field. Recent honorees include Dr. Syliva Earle (Health of the Oceans), Wendell Berry (The Future of Food), and this year Frank Gehry (Craftsmanship).

Wallops Individual Science Award

January 1, 2022

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For "Outstanding leadership over Code 610W through ever changing priorities, leading GPM Ground Validation, and supporting the IMPACTS mission"

Wallops Group Science Award

January 1, 2022

For "Outstanding scientific and technical support to the GPM Ground Validation program"

Best Paper Award

December 7, 2023

Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland

John C. Lindsay Memorial Award for Space Science

January 1, 2023

Dr. Lindsay, who joined the Goddard Space Flight Center on December 28, 1958, served as Associate Chief of the Space Sciences Division and headed the Goddard solar physics program. He pioneered in the exploration of the Sun by both satellite and rocket-borne experiments. He was awarded NASA's Medal of Exceptional Scientific Achievement for "the achievement of a major scientific advance in the study of the Sun and for significant technological progress in highly precise satellite attitude control." In addition to his scientific contributions, Dr. Lindsay conceived and directed the Orbiting Solar Observatory Project and was manager of several Explorer and Pioneer missions. The John C. Lindsay Memorial Award was established to recognize Goddard scientists who exemplify the same level of scientific achievement as Dr. Lindsay.

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