2009 Waterman Award

2009年沃特曼奖

• 批准号: 1004488
• 负责人: David Charbonneau
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Harvard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-01-15 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1004488&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 2009; Waterman; Award

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is proud to announce that 34-year-old David Charbonneau, currently the Thomas D. Cabot Associate Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University, will receive its 2009 Alan T. Waterman Award. Discover Magazine's 2007 Scientist of the Year, Charbonneau's research focuses on the development of novel techniques for the detection and characterization of planets orbiting nearby Sun-like stars--extra-solar planets, also known as exoplanets.The annual Waterman award recognizes an outstanding young researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by NSF. Candidates may not be more than 35 years old, or seven years beyond receiving a doctorate, and must stand out for their individual achievements. In addition to a medal, the awardee receives a grant of $500,000 over a 3-year period for scientific research or advanced study in their field.Dr. Charbonneau is a member of the NASA Kepler Team and is currently leading the NSF-funded MEarth Project. Each of these projects aims to detect Earth-like planets that might be suitable abodes for life beyond the Solar system. Charbonneau earned his doctorate in astronomy from Harvard University and his undergraduate degree in math and physics from the University of Toronto.In addition to winning the NSF's top award, Charbonneau has been awarded many distinctions through the years. In 2004, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific awarded him the Robert J. Trumpler Award for his graduate thesis entitled "Shadows and Reflections of Extrasolar Planets." He was recently named an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow (2006-2011), and awarded a David and Lucile Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering (2006-2008), and the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (2006).

美国国家科学基金会 (NSF) 自豪地宣布，34 岁的 David Charbonneau（现任哈佛大学托马斯·D·卡伯特天文学副教授）将获得 2009 年艾伦·T·沃特曼奖。 Charbonneau 被《Discover》杂志评选为 2007 年度年度科学家，他的研究重点是开发新技术，用于探测和表征围绕类太阳恒星运行的行星（系外行星，也称为系外行星）。一年一度的沃特曼奖旨在表彰 NSF 支持的任何科学或工程领域的杰出年轻研究人员。候选人年龄不得超过35岁，或获得博士学位后七年，并且个人成就必须突出。除了奖章外，获奖者还将获得为期 3 年的 500,000 美元资助，用于其领域的科学研究或高级研究。 Charbonneau 是 NASA 开普勒团队的成员，目前领导着 NSF 资助的 MEarth 项目。这些项目中的每一个都旨在探测可能适合太阳系以外生命居住的类地行星。夏博诺在哈佛大学获得天文学博士学位，在多伦多大学获得数学和物理学学士学位。除了获得美国国家科学基金会的最高奖项外，夏博诺多年来还获得了许多荣誉。 2004年，太平洋天文学会因其题为“太阳系外行星的阴影和反射”的研究生论文而授予他罗伯特·J·特朗普勒奖。他最近被任命为阿尔弗雷德·P·斯隆研究员（2006-2011 年），并荣获大卫和露西尔·帕卡德科学与工程奖学金（2006-2008 年）和 NASA 杰出科学成就奖章（2006 年）。