NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal

NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal

NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
Awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Country United States
Type Medal
Eligibility Government employees and non-government personnel
Status Active
Statistics
Established September 15, 1961
Precedence
Next (higher) Exceptional Achievement Medal
Exceptional Service Medal
Outstanding Service Medal (obsolete)
Equivalent Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal
Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal
Exceptional Administrative Achievement Medal
Equal Employment Opportunity Medal
Next (lower) Exceptional Bravery Medal

NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Ribbon

The NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (abbreviated ESAM) was established by NASA on September 15, 1961 when the original ESM was divided into three separate awards. Under the current guidelines, the ESAM is awarded for unusually significant scientific contribution toward achievement of aeronautical or space exploration goals. This award may be given for individual efforts that have resulted in a contribution of fundamental importance in this field, or have significantly enhanced understanding of this field.[1]

Notable recipients

See also

References

  1. "Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal", webpage of the Orders and Medals Society of America. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
  2. Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington. "Leovy". Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  3. "Guide to the John A. Simpson Papers", webpage of the University of Chicago Library. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
  4. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/thornton-w.html. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (October 11, 1995). "MIT's Mario Molina wins Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovery of ozone depletion". Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  6. J. Harvey Curriculum Vitae, webpage retrieved November 15, 2007.
  7. "NASA Bestows Honors on UA Phoenix Mars Mission Members". UANews.org. 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-07-31.

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