Herschel Medal

Herschel Medal

Mike Irwin receiving the Herschel Medal in 2012

Mike Irwin receiving the Herschel Medal in 2012
Awarded for "investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics"[1]
Country United Kingdom
Presented by Royal Astronomical Society
Reward Medal
First awarded 1974[2]
Last awarded 2015[3]
Currently held by Stephen Eales[3]
Official website www.ras.org.uk/awards-and-grants/awards/2272-herschel-medal

The Herschel Medal is awarded by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for "investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics". It is awarded for a single piece of work so that younger scientists can be candidates for the award.[1] It is named after the RAS's first president, William Herschel.[4] The medal was first awarded in 1974. The medal has been shared twice, in 1977 and 1986. It has been awarded 18 times to a total of 20 people (19 men, one woman).[2][3]

Medalists

Photo Year Medalist(s) Field References
1974 John Paul Wild [2]
1977 Arno Penzias
Robert Woodrow Wilson 		[2]
1980 Gérard de Vaucouleurs [2]
1983 William W. Morgan [2]
1986 Albert Boggess
Robert Wilson 		[2]
1989 Jocelyn Bell Burnell [2]
1992 Andrew Lyne [2]
1995 George Isaak [2]
1998 Gerald Neugebauer [2]
2001 Patrick Thaddeus [2]
2004 Keith Horne Cataclysmic variable stars and exoplanets [2][5]
2006 Govind Swarup Radio astronomy [2][6]
2008 Max Pettini Extragalactic cosmology [2][4]
2010 James Hough Polarimetry [2][7]
2012 Mike Irwin Digital optical and infrared surveys [2][8]
2013 Michael Kramer Pulsars [2][9]
2014 Reinhard Genzel Galactic and Extragalactic astronomy [2][10]
2015 Stephen Eales Submillimetre astronomy [3][11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Awards, Medals and Prizes - Herschel Medal". RAS. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 "Herschel Medal Winners" (pdf). RAS. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Winners of the 2015 awards, medals and prizes - full details". RAS date=9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Leading astronomers and geophysicists honoured with RAS medals and prizes". RAS. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Royal Astronomical Society announces 2004 medals and awards". RAS. 2 March 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Citation for Professor Govind Swarup for The Herschel Medal" (pdf). RAS. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "RAS Honours Outstanding Astronomers and Geophysicists". RAS. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "RAS honours leading astronomers and geophysicists". RAS. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Winners of the 2013 awards, medals and prizes - full details". RAS. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Winners of the 2014 awards, medals and prizes - full details". RAS. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Cardiff University astronomers honoured for helping to improve our understanding of the universe". Wales Online. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.