The William T. Pecora Award is an annual award sponsored by NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior. Awarded annually since 1974, it recognizes individuals or groups that have contributed to understanding of the Earth using remote sensing. [1] The award is named after William T. Pecora, a pioneer of the Landsat program and director of the U.S. Geological Survey from 1965 to 1971.
List
Source: U.S. Geological Survey [2]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1974 | William A. Fischer |
| 1975 | William Nordberg |
| Carlos Brockmann | |
| 1976 | Environmental Research Inst. of Michigan and Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing of Purdue University |
| 1977 | Robert N. Colwell |
| Michel T. Halbouty | |
| 1978 | David S. Johnson |
| 1979 | John M. DeNoyer |
| Virginia T. Norwood | |
| 1980 | Verner E. Suomi |
| 1981 | Leonard Jaffe |
| James R. Anderson | |
| 1982 | Alexander F.H. Goetz |
| Lawrence C. Rowan | |
| 1983 | Floyd F. Sabins, Jr. |
| 1984 | Archibald B. Park |
| 1985 | Charles Elachi |
| 1986 | Allen H. Watkins |
| 1987 | Francis P. Bretherton |
| Vincent V. Salomonson | |
| 1988 | William J. Campbell |
| 1989 | Moustafa T. Chahine |
| 1990 | David A. Landgrebe |
| 1991 | David S. Simonett |
| 1992 | Shelby G. Tilford |
| 1993 | Ray D. Jackson |
| 1994 | J. Robert Porter |
| 1995 | Philip N. Slater |
| 1996 | Crofton B. Farmer |
| M. Patrick McCormick | |
| 1997 | Compton J. Tucker |
| 1998 | John R. Apel |
| TOPEX/Poseidon Team | |
| 1999 | John E. Estes |
| 2000 | Fawwaz T. Ulaby |
| SeaWiFS Project Team | |
| 2001 | Ronald J.P. Lyon |
| Landsat 7 Satellite Team | |
| 2002 | Ichtiaque Rasool |
| Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) Team | |
| 2003 | Thomas J. Jackson |
References
- ^ "National Awards". Geological Society of America. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ National Land Imaging Program. "William T. Pecora Award Recipients". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
Category:Awards established in 1974 Category:Remote sensing Category:American science and technology awards Category:United States Geological Survey Category:United States Department of the Interior Category:Awards and decorations of NASA
The William T. Pecora Award is an annual award sponsored by NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior. Awarded annually since 1974, it recognizes individuals or groups that have contributed to understanding of the Earth using remote sensing. [1] The award is named after William T. Pecora, a pioneer of the Landsat program and director of the U.S. Geological Survey from 1965 to 1971.
List
Source: U.S. Geological Survey [2]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1974 | William A. Fischer |
| 1975 | William Nordberg |
| Carlos Brockmann | |
| 1976 | Environmental Research Inst. of Michigan and Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing of Purdue University |
| 1977 | Robert N. Colwell |
| Michel T. Halbouty | |
| 1978 | David S. Johnson |
| 1979 | John M. DeNoyer |
| Virginia T. Norwood | |
| 1980 | Verner E. Suomi |
| 1981 | Leonard Jaffe |
| James R. Anderson | |
| 1982 | Alexander F.H. Goetz |
| Lawrence C. Rowan | |
| 1983 | Floyd F. Sabins, Jr. |
| 1984 | Archibald B. Park |
| 1985 | Charles Elachi |
| 1986 | Allen H. Watkins |
| 1987 | Francis P. Bretherton |
| Vincent V. Salomonson | |
| 1988 | William J. Campbell |
| 1989 | Moustafa T. Chahine |
| 1990 | David A. Landgrebe |
| 1991 | David S. Simonett |
| 1992 | Shelby G. Tilford |
| 1993 | Ray D. Jackson |
| 1994 | J. Robert Porter |
| 1995 | Philip N. Slater |
| 1996 | Crofton B. Farmer |
| M. Patrick McCormick | |
| 1997 | Compton J. Tucker |
| 1998 | John R. Apel |
| TOPEX/Poseidon Team | |
| 1999 | John E. Estes |
| 2000 | Fawwaz T. Ulaby |
| SeaWiFS Project Team | |
| 2001 | Ronald J.P. Lyon |
| Landsat 7 Satellite Team | |
| 2002 | Ichtiaque Rasool |
| Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) Team | |
| 2003 | Thomas J. Jackson |
References
- ^ "National Awards". Geological Society of America. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ National Land Imaging Program. "William T. Pecora Award Recipients". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
Category:Awards established in 1974 Category:Remote sensing Category:American science and technology awards Category:United States Geological Survey Category:United States Department of the Interior Category:Awards and decorations of NASA