2022 Spring Alumni News

Dr. Kathryn (Kat) Volk, LPL Associate Staff Scientist, is the recipient of the 2022 Vera Rubin Early Career Prize. The Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) of the American Astronomical Society awards the prize annually to recognize an early career dynamicist who demonstrates excellence in scientific research in dynamical

LPL alumnus David Grinspoon (1989) was elected an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow in astronomy for 2021. He was recognized as a AAAS Fellow for his distinguished research comparative terrestrial atmospheres with a particular focus on Venus, and for prolific public science communication via books, articles, lectures, and