Franck Montmessin
- 2024
- David Bates Medal
The 2024 David Bates Medal is awarded to Franck Montmessin for his key contributions to understanding the water cycle on Mars and his innovative instrumental development work.
Division on Planetary and Solar System Sciences
President: Anezina Solomonidou
(Emailps@egu.eu)
Deputy President: Joana S. Oliveira
(Email)
ECS Representative: Georgia Moutsiana
(Emailecs-ps@egu.eu)
The aim of the Planetary & Solar System Sciences (PS) Division is the promotion of all fields of planetary sciences, ground-based and space mission exploration of the solar system and beyond, and related models. PS covers papers on both fundamental and applied topics regarding the exploration of the solar system. The division, devoted to science applications in space, hosts interdisciplinary contributions on the origins and the evolution of the solar system and the exoplanetary systems, as well as ideas for future exploration while largely contributing to outreach and educational activities for all audiences.
Recent awardees
Lucia Mandon
- 2024
- Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
The 2024 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Lucia Mandon for remarkable contributions to planetary science, specifically by characterising the mineralogy and alteration, with infrared spectroscopy, of the Jezero crater explored by the Mars2020 mission.
Francesco Biagiotti
- 2024
- Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
The 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Francesco Biagiotti Evidence of pure ammonia clouds from Juno/JIRAM infrared spectral data
Current issue of the EGU newsletter
In our December Issue, don't miss out on the EGU25 abstract submission deadline, it's in one week! Also if you need a visa to travel, get EGU Media and Communications Officer Asmae Ourkiya's tips on the steps you may need to take.
If you need financial support to attend EGU25 due to caregiving responsibilities, a disability, career status or another reason, apply for our new EDI Participation Support by 26 February 2025. All this and much more in this month's Loupe!