The Stanley Miller Medal is an award to be presented by the
National Academy of Sciences every five years to promote research and study in the fields of "research on Earth's early development as a planet, including prebiotic chemistry and the origin of life; planetary accretion, differentiation, and tectonics; and early evolution of the atmosphere and oceans".
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The award was established in 2008 from a gift by NAS member Stanley Miller. It is linked to the well-established
Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal
Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal is an award presented by the National Academy of Sciences every five years to promote research and study in the fields of Precambrian and Cambrian life and history.
The medal was established and endowed in 1934 by ...
and the two medals will be awarded alternatively and known collectively as the NAS Award in Early Earth and Life Sciences. Each medal is supplemented by a $10,000 award.
Prizewinners
Source
NAS
*2010:
Gerald Francis Joyce (1st recipient)
: For his pioneering experiments on the self-sustained replication and evolution of RNA enzymes (ribozymes), which illuminate key conceptual steps in the origin of life.
*2016:
James F. Kasting
: For his outstanding modelling studies of planetary atmospheres and habitability that constrain the environmental context for the origin of life.
*2019:
Norman R. Pace
: For his seminal contributions to the discovery of catalytic RNAs and his pioneering work on methods for delineating the diversity of life on Earth.
See also
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List of geology awards
This list of geology awards is an index to articles on notable awards for geology, an earth science concerned with the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Geology can also include th ...
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Prizes named after people
A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people (such as sporting teams and organizations) to recognize and reward their actions and achievements.
References
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Awards established in 2008
Awards of the United States National Academy of Sciences
Geology awards