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Claire Cook was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) for her proposal Modeling Martian Ice Sheets and Characterizing the Banded Terrain of Hellas Planitia, Mars. GRFP Fellows receive three years of stipend and tuition support. Claire is advised by Professor Shane Byrne.
Maria Steinrück was named a recipient of the Likins Inclusive Excellence Award for 2019-2020. The award is presented by the University of Arizona's Initiatives for Organizational Inclusion, and honors students who have significantly contributed to creating a more diverse and inclusive campus community. The award provides a professional development stipend. For her committed efforts to equity and diversity, Maria was awarded LPL's Andersson Award for Service and Outreach in 2018.
Zoe Wilbur won an LPI Career Development Award for her first-author abstract submitted for presentation at the 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC). The award provides for a travel stipend to LPSC. Zoe's abstract was titled, Investigating the Magmatic History of Volatiles in Apollo 17 Basalts, Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis. Assistant Professor Jessica Barnes is Zoe's advisor.

LPL alumnus Tom Jones (1988) was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center on April 21. Tom flew on four space shuttle missions; he led three spacewalks and spent fifty-three days working and living in space. He has remained engaged in promoting asteroid science. Congratulations, Tom!

 
 

The recipient of this year's University of Arizona Billy Joe Varney Award for Excellence is Heather Enos, Deputy Principal Investigator for OSIRIS-REx. This award recognizes Heather's service to UA employees, attention to diversity, and community outreach efforts. Congratulations, Heather!

Congratulations, Sharon Hooven and Guy McArthur!

Sharon Hooven is the recipient of the 2018 LPL Outstanding Classified Staff Award.

Sharon joined LPL in August 2011 as a Senior Business Manager for OSIRIS-REx. She is responsible for ensuring compliance for mission contract requirements, which often requires long hours, including late evenings and weekends, to ensure deadlines are met and urgent subcontract modifications are completed. She has generated dozens of subcontracts and works with University of Arizona (UA) contracting office to ensure that university policies are also compliant, which benefits all UA contracts, not just those for OSIRIS-REx. Sharon was instrumental in establishing the Earned Value Management system required by the OREx contract. She is cited for her dedication, attention to detail, and outstanding service to students, staff, and faculty. Sharon plans to retire sometime in the fall (2018) and looks forward to traveling and catching up with friends and family.

 

Guy McArthur is the recipient of the 2018 LPL Appointed Personnel Award.

Guy is a Data Applications Developer with HiRISE. He was first hired as a student in 1993, transitioning to staff in 2001 as a Systems Programmer. Guy is responsible for HiRISE web applications, including HiReport, the web-based front end for all the data access and reporting needs of the science team, and HiWish, the public target suggestion system. He is currently developing a similar system for the team operating the University of Bern’s CaSSIS instrument aboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, part of ESA’s Mars exploration program.  HiReport and HiWish are highly valued by the science team and the public. Guy is committed to being at the forefront of software development technology and practices, improving overall efficiency by introducing industry standards and tools for project management and software issue tracking (e.g., git, Java build and distribution systems) that expedite the building, testing, and release of software. Being ahead of the curve means that Guy proactively researches and communicates new technologies permitting "drop-in" solutions.  Guy’s nominators describe him as a quiet and unassuming team member, but one who is highly deserving of recognition for his outstanding work.

Saverio Cambioni is the recipient of the PTYS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for Fall 2017. Saverio worked with Dr. Steve Kortenkamp in the PTYS/ASTR 206 General Education course (Natural Sciences Tier II). Nominations cited Saverio's responsive and thorough grading as well as an "excellent" lecture on his research and near-Earth Asteroids. Recipients of the Outstanding GTA Award receive funds of up to $1,000 to support travel to a professional meeting of their choice. 

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