2012 Committee on Space Research award winners
The Committee on Space Research [COSPAR] has announced the winners of the 2012 COSPAR awards. The prizes – which recognise exceptional contributions to the field of space science – will be presented at the 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, which is being held in Mysore, India, on 14-22 July this year.
The 2012 COSPAR awards include such distinctions as the International Cooperation Medal, the Space Science Award and the COSPAR Distinguished Service Medal.
COSPAR is an international organisation devoted to the promotion and discussion of space sciences. Notably, the organisation arranges biennial assemblies and publishes results in its journal, Advances in Space Research. COSPAR’s membership is comprised of 46 national scientific institutions, 13 international scientific unions and over 8,000 individual researchers.
For more information on the awards and the details of this year’s winners, please visit the COSPAR website.
