AAAS Fellow
Dr. Tim Liu was elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow in February 2008. He is being honored for "innovative research in air-sea interaction with synergistic use of multiple satellite observations, and leadership in national and international cooperative satellite programs."

EGU Outstanding Young Scientist Award
Dr. Alfonso Saiz-Lopez has been named the 2008 Outstanding Young Scientist Award by the European Geosciences Union. The Outstanding Young Scientist Award recognizes scientific achievements in any field of the Geosciences, made by a scientist who is under the age of 35. Alfonso is an NPP postdoc working in the Lab Studies and Modeling Group of the Earth Atmospheric Science Section.

EGU Runcorn Florensky Medal
Dr. Christophe Sotin was awarded the 2008 EGU Runcorn Florensky Medal for "his outstanding work on the structure and internal dynamics of the Earth, Mars, and satellites of Giant planets, and his major contribution to several planetary space missions."

SIGRAV Prize
Dr. Michele Vallisneri has been selected to receive the 2008 SIGRAV Prize. Two SIGRAV prizes are awarded every two years to Italian scientists younger than 35 years who have given relevant contributions to general relativity and gravitational physics. SIGRAV is the Italian Society of General Relativity and Gravitational Physics, which brings together members of the Italian scientific community interested in various aspects of general relativity (both classical and quantum) and gravitational physics.

COSPAR William Nordberg Medal
Dr. Joe Waters will be awarded the 2008 COSPAR William Nordberg Medal for his "outstanding contributions to the application of space science" at the July 2008 COSPAR Scientific Assembly.

NASA Inventions and Contributions Board Major Space Act Award
Sub-pixel Fiducial Detection

Robotics Society of Japan, Best Paper Award
For the paper, "Slip-compensated path following for planetary exploration rovers," Advanced Robotics, Vol.20, No.11, pp.1257-1280, October, 2006.

NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
Computer Vision Research and Mission Infusion

IEEE Region 6 Outstanding Engineer award
For exceptional technical leadership in diagnosing the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity robotic arm anomaly culminating in a successful resolution of the problem and continued use of the arm in extended mission operations. Also for exceptional service to the IEEE as a Guest Editor in organizing and publishing a special issue of IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine on Mars Exploration Rovers, June 2006.

Institution of Engineering and Technology Achievement Medal - Sir Monty Finniston Award for an outstanding technical contribution to an engineering project
Mars Exploration Rovers extended mission operations and engineering.

NASA Equal Employment Opportunity Medal
Robotics engineering in research and flight, and consistent support of Equal Opportunity Programs

ASPRS John I Davidson Award for Practical Papers
Initial Results of Rover Localization and Topographic Mapping for the 2003 MER Mission

Gruber Cosmology Prize Winners
The 2006 Cosmology Prize of the Peter Gruber Foundation is proudly presented to Dr. John Mather and the COBE team for their ground-breaking studies of the spectrum and spatial structure of the relic radiation from the Big Bang.

NASA Exceptional Service Medal
Control and Modelling Using Spatial Operators for Multibody Dynamics

Nusl Prize
Zdenek Sekanina received the prestigious Nusl Prize for his life-long achievements in astronomy on August 15, 2006, in Prague. The Nusl Prize is the highest award granted by the Czech Astronomical Society (CAS) to prominent Czech researchers for their substantial contribution to the development of astronomy. It bears the name of an eminent Czech astronomer and former president of the Czech Astronomical Society Frantisek Nusl (1867-1951).

World Automation Congress Lifetime Career Achievement Award
In Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to Multivariable Control Systems, Robotic Systems, and Space Applications