Awards

Kaitlin Kratter and Josh Eisner, 2022 and 2020 winners of Blitzer Award, deliver joint lecture on protoplanets and protoplanetary disks - watch their talk here!

Josh Eisner and Kaitlin Kratter

“In search of Earth’s siblings,” Sebastiaan Haffert wins prestigious New Horizons Prize

The New Horizons prize honors Sebastiaan Haffert’s work in adaptive optics—much of which happened during his time at Steward Observatory.

Steward Observatory's Peter Behroozi ranked among most cited researchers in the world

Peter Behroozi

Highest Presidential Honor Bestowed on Steward Observatory Astronomers, Highlighting the Department’s Preeminence in Theory, Data and Computation

Gurtina Besla and Kaitlin Kratter

Tucson doctor wins national award for his second act as amateur astronomer

Richard Donnerstein

Isabella Olin: Winner of AAS Chambliss Student Poster Competition Honorable Mention

Isabella Olin

Emeritus Professor Rodger Thompson named AAS Fellow for his groundbreaking contributions to the field

Emeritus Professor of Astronomy Rodger Thompson

Steward Observatory’s Marcia Rieke wins prestigious award for her influential career in astronomical research

Steward Observatory’s Marcia Rieke wins prestigious award for her influential career in astronomical research

Graduating Student Spotlight: Shambhavi Srivastava, winner of the Outstanding Senior Award for the College of Science

Shambhavi Srivastava graduates this year with her Bachelor’s of Science in Astronomy and Mathematics.

Graduating Student Spotlight: Jonah Lotz, winner of the Outstanding Senior Award for the College of Science

Jonah Lotz graduates this winter with his Bachelor's of Science in Astronomy and Computer Science