Gordon A. McKay Award
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Awarded forbest oral student presentation at society's annual meeting
Presented byMeteoritical Society
Rewards$1,000 and certificate
First award2009
| Gordon A. McKay Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | best oral student presentation at society's annual meeting |
| Presented by | Meteoritical Society |
| Rewards | $1,000 and certificate |
| First award | 2009 |
The Gordon A. McKay Award is an annual prize given by the Meteoritical Society to the student who gives the best oral presentation at its annual meeting.[1] This award honors the memory of Gordon A. McKay (1945–2008), a NASA planetary scientist specializing in lunar and Martian geochemistry. It was established in 2008 and comes with a prize of $1,000 and a certificate.