2009 Waterman Award

美国国家科学基金会(NSF)自豪地宣布，现年34岁、现任哈佛大学托马斯·D·卡伯特天文学副教授的大卫·夏博诺将获得2009年艾伦·沃特曼奖。Charbonneau被《探索》杂志评为2007年度科学家，他的研究重点是开发新的技术来探测和表征围绕附近类太阳恒星运行的行星--太阳系外行星，也称为系外行星。年度沃特曼奖表彰由NSF资助的任何科学或工程领域的杰出年轻研究人员。候选人的年龄不能超过35岁，也不能超过获得博士学位的七年，而且必须因个人成就而脱颖而出。除了一枚奖章外，获奖者还将在三年内获得50万美元的赠款，用于其所在领域的科学研究或高级研究。夏博诺是NASA开普勒团队的成员，目前领导着由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外生命居住的类地行星。夏博诺在哈佛大学获得了天文学博士学位，在多伦多大学获得了数学和物理学士学位。除了获得美国国家科学基金会的最高奖项外，多年来，夏博诺还获得了许多荣誉。2004年，太平洋天文学会授予他罗伯特·J·特朗普奖，以表彰他的毕业论文《太阳系外行星的阴影和反射》。他最近被任命为阿尔弗雷德·P·斯隆研究员(2006-2011年)，并被授予大卫和露西尔·帕卡德科学与工程奖学金(2006-2008年)和美国国家航空航天局杰出科学成就奖章(2006年)。

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).