AAS Division Awards
2023 Division Awards Winners

Anatoly Spitkovsky
For his pioneering numerical simulations of collisionless shocks, particle acceleration by shocks and magnetic reconnection, and pulsar magnetospheres and their electromagnetic radiation.
Anatoly Spitkovsky
For his pioneering numerical simulations of collisionless shocks, particle acceleration by shocks and magnetic reconnection, and pulsar magnetospheres and their electromagnetic radiation.
Bruno Rossi Prize

Bin Chen
For his research into the physics of solar flares that significantly advances the study of magnetic reconnection and particle acceleration in solar flares.
Bin Chen
For his research into the physics of solar flares that significantly advances the study of magnetic reconnection and particle acceleration in solar flares.
Karen Harvey Prize

Chiara Mingarelli
For her leadership in the analysis of pulsar timing array data and her contributions to our understanding of the stochastic gravitational wave background.
Chiara Mingarelli
For her leadership in the analysis of pulsar timing array data and her contributions to our understanding of the stochastic gravitational wave background.
HEAD Early Career Prize
George Fisher
For his pioneering work on radiative hydrodynamic modeling of solar and stellar flares as a means of understanding the response of the lower atmosphere to flare heating.
George Fisher
For his pioneering work on radiative hydrodynamic modeling of solar and stellar flares as a means of understanding the response of the lower atmosphere to flare heating.
George Ellery Hale Prize

Gordon Garmire
For leadership in the conception, design, delivery, science analysis, and continued support of the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) on the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Gordon Garmire
For leadership in the conception, design, delivery, science analysis, and continued support of the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) on the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
HEAD Innovation Prize

James W. R. Schroeder
For his experimental confirmation of the acceleration of auroral electrons by Alfven waves in the laboratory.
James W. R. Schroeder
For his experimental confirmation of the acceleration of auroral electrons by Alfven waves in the laboratory.
Early Career Award

Mark Bautz
For leadership in the conception, design, delivery, science analysis, and continued support of the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) on the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Mark Bautz
For leadership in the conception, design, delivery, science analysis, and continued support of the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) on the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
HEAD Innovation Prize

Meg Urry
For her remarkable contributions to our understanding of a wide variety of topics in extragalactic high energy astrophysics, for establishing the unification paradigm of active galactic nuclei, for her work on the origin of the extragalactic X-ray background, and for her tireless advocacy and support of women and underrepresented groups in science.
Meg Urry
For her remarkable contributions to our understanding of a wide variety of topics in extragalactic high energy astrophysics, for establishing the unification paradigm of active galactic nuclei, for her work on the origin of the extragalactic X-ray background, and for her tireless advocacy and support of women and underrepresented groups in science.
HEAD Distinguished Career Prize

Philip Farjado Hopkins
For developing numerical methods and tools to advance our theoretical understanding of cosmic ray and astroparticle physics, the evolution of black holes and active galactic nuclei, and dark matter physics.
Philip Farjado Hopkins
For developing numerical methods and tools to advance our theoretical understanding of cosmic ray and astroparticle physics, the evolution of black holes and active galactic nuclei, and dark matter physics.
HEAD Mid-Career Prize

Reggie Hudson
In recognition of his contributions to the understanding of the chemistry of ices in the interstellar medium and in the solar system.
Reggie Hudson
In recognition of his contributions to the understanding of the chemistry of ices in the interstellar medium and in the solar system.