AAS Division Awards
2022 Division Awards Winners

Adam Kowalski
For his innovative research into stellar flares towards resolving long-standing problems relating to flares on both the Sun and other stars. Learn more
Adam Kowalski
For his innovative research into stellar flares towards resolving long-standing problems relating to flares on both the Sun and other stars. Learn more
SPD Karen Harvey Prize

Ariadna Murguia-Berthier
The HEAD Executive Committee also has chosen three finalists for the 2022 HEAD Dissertation Prize, an award for a recent outstanding PhD research. Ariadna Murguia-Berthier is awarded for her work on binary neutron star mergers, conducted at the University of California, Santa Cruz, under the supervision of Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz and Scott Noble. Learn more
Ariadna Murguia-Berthier
The HEAD Executive Committee also has chosen three finalists for the 2022 HEAD Dissertation Prize, an award for a recent outstanding PhD research. Ariadna Murguia-Berthier is awarded for her work on binary neutron star mergers, conducted at the University of California, Santa Cruz, under the supervision of Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz and Scott Noble. Learn more
HEAD Dissertation Prize

Brad Cenko
The 2022 HEAD Mid-Career Prize is awarded to Dr. Brad Cenko "for outstanding leadership, discovery and characterization of high-energy transient phenomena from tidal disruption events, counterparts to gravitational wave mergers, and gamma ray bursts." Learn more
Brad Cenko
The 2022 HEAD Mid-Career Prize is awarded to Dr. Brad Cenko "for outstanding leadership, discovery and characterization of high-energy transient phenomena from tidal disruption events, counterparts to gravitational wave mergers, and gamma ray bursts." Learn more
HEAD Mid-Career Prize

Evelyne Roueff
LAD is awarding its 2022 Laboratory Astrophysics Prize to Dr. Evelyne Roueff of the Paris Observatory. This prize is given to Dr. Roueff in recognition of an outstanding career devoted to the theoretical investigation of the spectroscopic and collisional properties of molecules in astronomical environments. Learn more
Evelyne Roueff
LAD is awarding its 2022 Laboratory Astrophysics Prize to Dr. Evelyne Roueff of the Paris Observatory. This prize is given to Dr. Roueff in recognition of an outstanding career devoted to the theoretical investigation of the spectroscopic and collisional properties of molecules in astronomical environments. Learn more
LAD Laboratory Astrophysics Prize

Harold (Hal) F. Levison
The Division on Dynamical Astronomy is pleased to announce that the 2022 Dirk Brouwer Career Award is given to Dr. Harold (Hal) F. Levison (Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO) to recognize and celebrate his outstanding contributions to the field of planetary dynamics.
Harold (Hal) F. Levison
The Division on Dynamical Astronomy is pleased to announce that the 2022 Dirk Brouwer Career Award is given to Dr. Harold (Hal) F. Levison (Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO) to recognize and celebrate his outstanding contributions to the field of planetary dynamics.
DDA Dirk Brouwer Career Award

Jakob van den Eijnden
The HEAD Executive Committee also has chosen three finalists for the 2022 HEAD Dissertation Prize, an award for a recent outstanding PhD research. Jakob van den Eijnden is awarded for his work on X-ray and radio studies of accreting neutron stars, conducted at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, under the supervision of Nathalie Degenaar. Learn more
Jakob van den Eijnden
The HEAD Executive Committee also has chosen three finalists for the 2022 HEAD Dissertation Prize, an award for a recent outstanding PhD research. Jakob van den Eijnden is awarded for his work on X-ray and radio studies of accreting neutron stars, conducted at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, under the supervision of Nathalie Degenaar. Learn more
HEAD Dissertation Prize

Kathryn Volk
The Division on Dynamical Astronomy is pleased to announce that the 2022 recipient of the Vera Rubin Early Career Award is Dr. Kathryn Volk of the University of Arizona, for her work on both the dynamics of small bodies beyond Neptune, and the long-term dynamics and stability of tightly packed exoplanetary systems.
Kathryn Volk
The Division on Dynamical Astronomy is pleased to announce that the 2022 recipient of the Vera Rubin Early Career Award is Dr. Kathryn Volk of the University of Arizona, for her work on both the dynamics of small bodies beyond Neptune, and the long-term dynamics and stability of tightly packed exoplanetary systems.
DDA Vera Rubin Early Career Award

Keith Arnaud
Dr. Keith Arnaud has been awarded the 2022 HEAD Innovation Prize "for continuous innovation in developing and maintaining XSPEC, the X-ray spectral fitting package, which has become the world standard for analysis of spectra from X-ray and Gamma-ray missions". Learn more
Keith Arnaud
Dr. Keith Arnaud has been awarded the 2022 HEAD Innovation Prize "for continuous innovation in developing and maintaining XSPEC, the X-ray spectral fitting package, which has become the world standard for analysis of spectra from X-ray and Gamma-ray missions". Learn more
HEAD Innovation Prize

Kishalay De
The HEAD Executive Committee also has chosen three finalists for the 2022 HEAD Dissertation Prize, an award for a recent outstanding PhD research. Kishalay De is awarded for his work on cosmic fireworks in the lives of compact binaries, conducted at the California Institute of Technology under the supervision of Mansi Kasliwal. Learn more
Kishalay De
The HEAD Executive Committee also has chosen three finalists for the 2022 HEAD Dissertation Prize, an award for a recent outstanding PhD research. Kishalay De is awarded for his work on cosmic fireworks in the lives of compact binaries, conducted at the California Institute of Technology under the supervision of Mansi Kasliwal. Learn more
HEAD Dissertation Prize

Kyle Crabtree
LAD is presenting its 2022 Early Career Award to Professor Kyle Crabtree of the University of California Davis. The award recognizes his use of high-resolution spectroscopy to study reactive molecules of astrophysical interest. Learn more
Kyle Crabtree
LAD is presenting its 2022 Early Career Award to Professor Kyle Crabtree of the University of California Davis. The award recognizes his use of high-resolution spectroscopy to study reactive molecules of astrophysical interest. Learn more
LAD Early Career Award

Laura Lopez
The 2022 HEAD Early-Career Prize is awarded to Prof. Laura Lopez "for her novel and sustained contributions to our understanding of supernova remnants and compact objects in the local Universe as well as her pioneering considerations of stellar feedback in HII regions." Learn more
Laura Lopez
The 2022 HEAD Early-Career Prize is awarded to Prof. Laura Lopez "for her novel and sustained contributions to our understanding of supernova remnants and compact objects in the local Universe as well as her pioneering considerations of stellar feedback in HII regions." Learn more
HEAD Early Career Prize

Steve Bromley
In recognition of groundbreaking laboratory measurements of the spectra of Au I and Au II, which generated critical data for our understanding of heavy-metal formation in neutron star mergers. Learn more
Steve Bromley
In recognition of groundbreaking laboratory measurements of the spectra of Au I and Au II, which generated critical data for our understanding of heavy-metal formation in neutron star mergers. Learn more