ASGSR Awards
The distinction of Fellow is awarded by the ASGSR in recognition of distinguished scientific and social contributions to the advancement of gravitational and space research in the fields of life and physical sciences in areas of research, education, mentoring, outreach, and professional and public service. Awardees may be from academia, industry, non-profit organizations, and government agencies.
Eligibility for the award requires that the Nominee must have demonstrable contributions of high achievement and significance by:
- Advancement of gravitational and space science through (one or more):
- research in life sciences, medicine, and physical sciences (academic and industry)
- engineering of enabling technologies and hardware capabilities for ground- and flight-based research
- development and provision of vehicles, platforms, and facilities to enable any flight-based research
- payload development and implementation services to conduct flight-based research on any platform
- education, outreach, advocacy (government, public, and commercial), teaching, and mentoring
- Minimum of 5-years of service to the society while furthering the goals of ASGSR (number of years of membership alone is not a criterion for eligibility). Former members are eligible for the award and posthumous award nominations are accepted.
2023 Fellows
2022 Fellows
2021 Fellows
2020 Fellows
2019 Fellows
1989 | Orr Reynolds |
1990 | Nello Pace / Allan Brown |
1991 | Bob Krauss / Milt Smith |
1992 | Thora Halstead |
1993 | Abe Krikorian |
1994 | Frank Salisbury and Don Whedon |
1996 | Emily Holton and Andreas Sievers |
1997 | X. J. Musacchia |
1998 | Jack E. Myers |
1999 | Gerald Sonnenfeld |
2000 | Charles Wunder |
2001 | Michael Evans |
2002 | Kenneth Souza |
2003 | William M. Knott |
2004 | Terri Lomax |
2005 | Stan Roux |
2006 | Charles Tipton |
2007 | Cary Mitchell |
2008 | Danny Riley |
2009 | Karl Hasenstein |
2010 | Paul Todd |
2011 | Chuck Fuller |
2012 | Ray Wheeler |
2013 | Issam Mudawar |
2014 | Keith Chapes |
2015 | Millie Hughes-Fulford |
2016 | Fred Kohl and Rob Ferl |
2017 | John Z. Kiss |
2018 | Howard Levine |
2019 | Simon Gilroy |
2020 | Joseph Tash |
2021 | Anna-Lisa Paul and Alan R. Hargens |
2022 | Ching-Hua Su |
2023 | Susan A. Bloomfield |
1990 |
Don Beem |
1992 |
Marc Tischler |
1993 |
Pat Russell |
1994 |
Ron Dutcher / Janet Powers |
1995 |
Peter Kaufman |
1997 |
Stanley J. Roux |
1998 |
Mary E. Musgrave |
1999 |
Kenneth A. Souza |
2000 |
Jackie Duke |
2001 |
Timothy Mulkey |
2002 |
Bob Phillips |
2003 |
Thomas Dreschel |
2004 |
Gerald Sonnenfeld |
2005 |
Christopher Brown |
2006 |
Cary Mitchell |
2007 |
Tom K. Scott |
2008 |
Paul Todd |
2009 |
David Chapman |
2010 |
John Z. Kiss |
2011 |
Tim Mulkey and Janet Powers |
2012 |
Anna Lisa-Paul |
2013 |
Jack Van Loon |
2014 |
Louis Stodieck |
2015 |
Cynthia Martin-Brennan |
2016 |
Kevin Sato |
2017 |
Michael Pecaut |
2018 |
Sandra Graham |
2019 |
Samantha McBride |
2020 |
Jamie Foster |
2021 |
Gale Allen |
2022 |
Rob Ferl |
2023 |
Stefanie Countryman |
1985 | Allan Brown |
1986 | Orr Reynolds (1989) |
1987 | Thora Halstead |
1988 | Abe Krikorian |
1989 | Carl Leopold |
1990 | Joe Musacchia |
1991 | Marc Tischler |
1992 | Bob Phillips |
1993 | Cary Mitchell |
1994 | Emily Holton |
1995 | Stan Roux |
1996 | Jackie Duke |
1997 | Mary Musgrave |
1998 | Gerald Sonnenfeld |
1999 | Norman G. Lewis |
2000 | Jay Buckey |
2001 | Stephen B. Doty |
2002 | Marian L. Lewis |
2003 | Charles E. Fuller |
2004 | John Kiss |
2005 | Chris Brown |
2006 | Paul Todd |
2007 | Kenneth Souza |
2008 | Danny Riley |
2009 | Jeff Alberts |
2010 | Terri Lomax |
2011 | Marshall Porterfield |
2012 | Howard Levine |
2013 | Joseph Tash |
2014 | Simon Gilroy |
2015 | Robert Ferl |
2016 | April Ronca |
2017 | David Urban |
2018 | Anna-Lisa Paul |
2019 | Kevin Sato |
2020 | Douglas Matson |
2021 | Jamie Foster |
2022 | Steven Collicott |
2023 | Elizabeth Blaber |
1994 | Jay Buckey |
1995 | Mary Musgrave |
1996 | John Kiss |
1997 | Edwin S. Miller |
1998 | Simon Gilroy |
1999 | Gloria K. Muday |
2000 | Volker D. Kern |
2001 | Brenda Klement |
2002 | Markus Braun |
2003 | David Klaus |
2004 | April Ronca |
2005 | Elison Blancaflor |
2006 | Marshall Porterfield |
2007 | Ted A. Bateman |
2009 | Michael Pecaut |
2010 | Melanie Correll |
2011 | Gioia Massa |
2012 | Amani Wan Salim |
2013 | Stephane Blanc |
2014 | Jennifer Barrila |
2015 | Joshua Alwood |
2016 | Peter Lee |
2017 | Elizabeth Blaber |
2018 | Luis Zea |
2019 | Richard J. Barker |
2020 | Joshua P. Vandenbrink and Andrea M. Henle |
2021 | Candice Tahimic and Yu-Chien (Alice) Chien |
2022 | Matt Romeyn and Ana Diaz Artiles |
2023 | Alvaro Romero-Calvo |
ASGSR Inspiration Scholarship: Laurence Davin and Norman Lewis Prize
The ASGSR Inspiration Scholarship: Laurence Davin and Norman Lewis Prize is designed to help inspire and motivate deserving students who, through financial or cultural circumstances, may not have considered that they can become the space life scientists of the future.
- Two $1000 scholarships will be awarded per year
- Scholarships will be awarded to juniors or seniors attending high school in the U.S. or a U.S. territory who have an interest in scientific and technical fields with the purpose of encouraging and stimulating them to become part of the next generation of Life Scientists in space research.
- Students who apply must meet the following criteria:
- families facing some financial hardship and/or cultural challenges
- those needing inspiration and incentive to pursue an education in space life sciences
- Students may use the scholarship funds to defray college/university costs or to fund a science project or a combination of the two.
- Students will apply online. Go to asgsr.org/inspiration for more information.
- At least one letter of recommendation from a teacher is required. A second letter is optional.
- A high school transcript much be included with the application.
- Nominations will be reviewed and scored by a committee. Finalists will be announced on at the annual ASGSR meeting.
2021 Winners
María Muñoz & Jacob Rivera
2020 Winners
Joseph Ogunbadewa & Christina Vo
2023 Winners
Leonardo Ravelo & Eha Agrawal
Axiom Space announces Axiom STARS: Axiom Science Technology Art and Research in Space Scholarship
Learn more here: https://www.axiomspace.com/news/axiom-space-announces-stars-scholarship
Axiom Space is building the first-ever commercial space station, which will launch into Low Earth Orbit in 2024 and serve as a state-of-the-art orbital laboratory for conducting research, manufacturing products, and capturing Earth observation data.
This makes us wonder how the space-based platforms like Axiom Station will change our lives.
Why space? Because there is no place on Earth where prolonged exposure to weightlessness is possible. This can occur only in space, in a fast-moving spacecraft in freefall. On Earth, all organisms are under the influence of gravity for their entire lives. But, when the effect of gravity is eliminated, behavior of biological systems is altered at even the most fundamental level, the gene, in all living organisms (for example animals, plants, yeast, bacteria, viruses).
How will you use the microgravity platform to understand biology or cure disease?
When you take gravity out of the equation, the physical properties of materials change. While on Earth, objects fall to the ground or heavier materials sink to the bottom of a container due to gravity. But, in a weightless environment, materials mix more evenly.
What new material will you create or discover as a result of lack of gravity?
How will the weightless environment inspire you to re-design everyday things you might take for granted on Earth (like a coffee cup, a hot shower, a washing machine, or oven-baked cookies)?
What will you discover in the unique space environment?
What inventions will those discoveries lead to?
Axiom Space is supporting ASGSR in its mission to encourage exchange of ideas by bringing together a diverse group of individuals to translate basic research into applied technologies for space. All this so that we can build a thriving home for humanity in space.
Anyone is welcome to submit an entrepreneurial idea. However, to be eligible to receive the scholarship prize, you must confirm:
- You are at least 18 years of age and an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a degree program in November 2021.
- Your proposal is original. You developed the concept and authored the proposal.
- You are a citizen of the world (US citizenship is not a requirement).
- You are Visionary. Imaginative. Passionate.
2021 Winners
The Microgravity Printed Circuit Board | Iyngkarran Kumar | ||
The Extreme Biominers | Arunava Poddar | ||
The Extreme Biominers | Anurup Mohanty | ||
The Extreme Biominers | Kashish Gupta | ||
The Extreme Biominers | Navaneel Sarangi | ||
RADISH | Paulina Umansky | ||
RADISH | Alberto Meunier | ||
RADISH | Angel Vasquez |
2010 | Elizabeth Blaber |
2011 | Christina Johnson |
2012 | Andre Edge |
2013 | Ashely Macner |
2014 | Ashley Cannon |
2015 | Natasha Sng |
2016 | Chitra Ajala |
2019 | Joe Adam |
2020 | Marta Cortesão |
2021 | Devin Mair |
2022 | Gbolaga Olanrewaju |
2023 | Annie Shelton |