Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal
Nomination submissions are now closed
About the ASP Awards
The ASP recognizes individual achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach each year. Recipients of our awards have included luminaries such as Edwin Hubble, Vera Rubin, Isaac Asimov, Margaret Burbidge, Carl Sagan, and most recently, Katherine Johnson.
Our most prestigious award, the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal, was established in 1889 by Catherine Wolfe Bruce, an American philanthropist and patroness of astronomy. The Bruce Gold Medal has been awarded annually by the ASP to a professional astronomer in recognition of a lifetime of outstanding achievement and contributions to astrophysics research and is one of the most important awards in the field.
The 2024 ASP Awards Gala was held on Saturday, November 9 at the Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront hotel in Burlingame, California. Visit the Photo Gallery below!
Nominations are now closed for the following 2025 ASP Awards:
Gordon Myers Amateur Achievement
2024 ASP Award Recipients:
Catherine Bruce Gold Medal I Chryssa Kouveliotou
Arthur B.C Walker II I Gibor Basri
Maria and Eric Muhlmann I Robert Simcoe
Robert J. Trumpler I Maggie Thompson
Klumpke-Roberts I Richard Fienberg
Las Cumbres I Elizabeth Bero
Richard H. Emmons I Daniel Reichart
About the ASP Annual Awards Gala
Each year the ASP holds an Awards Gala in honor of and to recognize the ASP Awards Recipients for their leadership in and advancement of astronomy and space science.
The 2024 Awards Gala was held on Saturday, November 9 at the Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront in Burlingame, California to honor and celebrate those receiving the prestigious ASP Awards.
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