Gerard P. Kuiper Prize

The Gerard P. Kuiper Prize is awarded annually by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of planetary science. The prize is named for Gerard P. Kuiper.

Kuiper Prize winners
Source: Gerard P. Kuiper Prize, American Astronomical Society • 1984 Eugene M. Shoemaker

• 1985  Fred L. Whipple

• 1986  George W. Wetherill

• 1987  Donald M. Hunten

• 1988  Rudolph A. Hanel

• 1989  James B. Pollack

• 1990  Viktor S. Safronov

• 1991  Edward Anders

• 1992  Peter Goldreich

• 1993  James R. Arnold

• 1994  James A. Van Allen

• 1995  Michael J. Belton

• 1996  Barney J. Conrath

• 1997  Irwin I. Shapiro

• 1998  Carl E. Sagan

• 1999  Armand H. Delsemme

• 2000  Conway B. Leovy

• 2001  Bruce Hapke

• 2002  Eberhard Grün

• 2003  Steven J. Ostro

• 2004  Carle M. Pieters

• 2005  William B. Hubbard

• 2006  Dale P. Cruikshank

• 2007  Andrew Ingersoll

• 2008  Michael A'Hearn

• 2009  Tobias Owen

• 2010  Jeff Cuzzi

• 2011  William Ward

• 2012  Darrell Strobel

• 2013  Joseph Veverka

• 2014  Peter J. Gierasch

• 2015  Yuk L. Yung

• 2016  Stan Peale

• 2017  Margaret Kivelson

• 2018  Julio Ángel Fernández

• 2019  Maria Zuber

• 2020  Wing-Huen Ip

• 2021	Therese Encrenaz

• 2022	Bonnie Buratti