The Nier Prize is named after Alfred O. C. Nier and is awarded annually by the Meteoritical Society and recognizes outstanding research in meteoritics and closely allied fields by young scientists.[1] Recipients must be under 35 years old at the end of the calendar year in which they are selected.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Laurie Leshin |
| 1997 | Timothy McCoy |
| 1998 | Gopalan Srinivasan |
| 1999 | Byeon-Gak Choi |
| 2000 | Meenakshi Wadhwa |
| 2001 | Larry Nittler |
| 2002 | Dante Lauretta |
| 2003 | Steven Desch |
| 2004 | Scott Messenger |
| 2005 | Nicolas Dauphas |
| 2006 | Matthieu Gounelle |
| 2007 | Thorsten Kleine |
| 2008 | Shogo Tachibana |
| 2009 | Gordon Osinski |
| 2010 | Daniel Glavin |
| 2011 | Fred Ciesla |
| 2012 | Fréderic Moynier |