Paolo Farinella Prize Explained

Paolo Farinella Prize
Awarded For:	Significant contributions in Paolo Farinella's fields of interest
Year:	2011

The Paolo Farinella Prize is named after Paolo Farinella. The prize recognizes significant contributions in the fields of planetary sciences, space geodesy, fundamental physics, science popularization, security in space, weapons control, and disarmament.^[1] Recipients must be under the age of 47 (the age at which Farinella died) to qualify for the prize.

Paolo Farinella Prize Winners

Year	Name^[2]
2011	William Bottke
2012	John Chambers
2013	Patrick Michel
2014	David Vokrouhlický
2015	Nicolas Biver
2016	Kleomenis Tsiganis
2017	Simone Marchi^[3]
2018	Francis Nimmo^[4]
2019	Scott Sheppard and Chad Trujillo
2020	Jonathan Fortney and Heather Knutson^[5]
2021	Diana Valencia and Lena Noack^[6]

See also

• List of astronomy awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paolo Farinella Prize. Lunar and Planetary Institute. 21 October 2016.
2. Web site: The Paolo Farinella Prize winners. Euro Planet. 21 October 2016.
3. Web site: The Paolo Farinella Prize winners. Euro Planet. 27 September 2017.
4. Web site: Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo awarded 2018 Farinella Prize. University of California Santa Cruz. 8 October 2018.
5. Web site: EPSC2020: Farinella Prize 2020 Awarded to Jonathan Fortney and Heather Knutson. Euro Planet Society. 22 September 2020.
6. Web site: 2021 Farinella Prize awarded to Diana Valencia and Lena Noack. EureakAlert!. 10 April 2022.