Herschel Medal

The Herschel Medal is awarded by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for "investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics". It is awarded for a single piece of work so that younger scientists can be candidates for the award.[1] It is named after the RAS's first president, William Herschel.[3] The medal was first awarded in 1974. The medal has been shared twice, in 1977 and 1986. It has been awarded 22 times to a total of 24 people (23 men, one woman), mostly from the UK.[2][4]

Herschel Medal
Awarded for"investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics"[1]
Reward(s)Medal
First awarded1974[2]
Last awarded2019
Currently held byNial Tanvir
Websitehttp://www.ras.org.uk/awards-and-grants/awards/2272-herschel-medal 

Medalists

Source: Royal Astronomical Society

PhotoYearMedalist(s)FieldReferences
1974John Paul WildRadio astronomy[2]
1977Arno Penzias
Robert Woodrow Wilson		Discovery of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation[2]
1980Gérard de VaucouleursGalaxy classification and cataloging[2][5]
1983William W. MorganStellar classification[2][6]
1986Albert Boggess
Robert Wilson		Ultraviolet astronomy[2]
1989Jocelyn Bell BurnellPulsars[2]
1992Andrew LyneRadio astronomy[2]
1995George IsaakHelioseismology[2]
1998Gerry NeugebauerInfrared astronomy[2]
2001Patrick ThaddeusStructure and distribution of molecular clouds[2]
2004Keith HorneCataclysmic variable stars and exoplanets[2][7]
2006Govind SwarupRadio astronomy[2][8]
2008Max PettiniExtragalactic cosmology[2][3]
2010James H. HoughPolarimetry[2][9]
2012Mike IrwinDigital optical and infrared surveys[2][10]
2013Michael KramerPulsars[2][11]
2014Reinhard GenzelGalactic and Extragalactic astronomy[2][12]
2015Stephen EalesSubmillimetre astronomy[4][13]
2016James DunlopGalaxy formation[14]
2017Simon LillyGalaxy evolution[2]
2018Tom MarshDoppler Tomography[15]
2019Nial TanvirStudies of the Explosive Universe
2020Rob FenderBlack hole accretion

See also

References
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  13. "Cardiff University astronomers honoured for helping to improve our understanding of the universe". Wales Online. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-02-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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