LPL alumna Sarah Hörst (2011) has been awarded the 2020 Early Career Award from the Laboratory Astrophysics Division of the American Astronomical Society. 

The LAD Early Career Award is given to scientists who have made important contributions to laboratory astrophysics within ten years of receiving their Ph.D. Dr. Hörst was recognized for her work in advancing our understanding of photochemical haze formation in planetary atmospheres within our solar system and beyond. Dr. Hörst is currently Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University.