The G. K. Gilbert Award is presented annually by the Planetary Geology Division of the Geological Society of America for outstanding contributions to the solution of fundamental problems in planetary geology in the broadest sense, which includes geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology, geophysics, geologic mapping, and remote sensing. Such contributions may consist either of a single outstanding publication or a series of publications that have had great influence in the field. The award is named for the pioneering geologist G. K. Gilbert. This award is not to be confused with the G. K. Gilbert Award for Excellence in Geomorphological Research given by the American Association of Geographers, or the G.K. Gilbert Award in Surface Processes given by the Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Section of the American Geophysical Union.

Award winners

Source: YearNameNotes1983Eugene M. Shoemaker1984George Wetherill1985Walter Alvarez1986Ralph Belknap Baldwin1987Donald Gault1988Don Wilhelms1989Harrison Schmitt1990Harold Masursky1991John Guest1992John A. Wood1993Michael Carr1994Ross Taylor1995Baerbel Lucchitta1996Robert P. Sharp1997Ronald Greeley1998John B. Adams1999Sean Solomon2000Larry Soderblom2001H. Jay Melosh2002James W. Head2003Roger J. Phillips2004William K. Hartmann2005Lionel Wilson2006Michael J. Gaffey2007Maria Zuber2008Philip Christensen2009Robert Strom2010Carle PietersBrown University2011Steven SquyresCornell University2012Peter SchultzBrown University2013Alan D. Howard2014William B. McKinnon Washington University in St. Louis2015Matthew Golombeck2016M. Darby Dyar2017John Grant2018Jeffrey Moore2019Alfred McEwen2020James Zimbelman2021Janice Bishop2022Allan Treiman2023Candice Joy Hansen-Koharcheck2024Charles "Chip" Shearer

See also

List of geology awards Prizes named after people

References