Committees

Lancelot M. Berkeley - New York Community Trust Prize Committee

Contact

Alice K. B. Monet, AAS Secretary
Alice K. B. Monet
AAS Secretary

History: Established 2010. The first award was made in 2011.

Members: The three Vice-Presidents of the Society and the Editor In Chief of the Astrophysical Journal and Astronomical Journal.

Chair: The senior Vice-President.

Charge: Nominating candidates for the Lancelot M. Berkeley - New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy.

About the Prize: The Lancelot M. Berkeley - New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy (the Lancelot Berkeley Prize) is awarded annually for highly meritorious work in advancing the science of astronomy during the previous year. The prize includes a monetary award (split equally among the recipients) plus travel expenses to attend an AAS meeting in the next 12 months to present a prize lecture. The award shall be given without distinction as to nationality. The work being recognized must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal in the calendar year prior to the AAS prize nomination deadline. The award may be shared by up to three people as appropriate. Individuals are eligible to receive the award more than once.

Committee Chair

Adam J. Burgasser (He/Him/His)

University of California, San Diego
Chair

Term: Jun 2021 – Jun 2024

Committee Members

Grant Tremblay (He/Him/His)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Term: Jun 2022 – Jun 2025

Dawn M. Gelino (She/Her/Hers)

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, IPAC, Caltech

Term: Jun 2023 – Jun 2026

Ethan T. Vishniac (He/Him/His)

American Astronomical Society (AAS)

Term: Jun 2009 – Jun 2025