F.W. Clarke Award (GS)
Awarded during plenary on Wednesday 16th August2017 F.W Clarke Award. The F. W. Clarke Award shall normally be made annually at the V. M. Goldschmidt Conference to an early-career scientist for a single outstanding contribution to geochemistry or cosmochemistry, published either as a single paper or a series of papers on a single topic. More info
Awarded to: Francis McCubbin View recipient's web page
Abstract: Apatite-Melt Partitioning of Volatiles in Basaltic Systems: Implications for Determining Volatile Abundances in Planetary Bodies from Apatite
Medal lecture in:
Session 02b in Amphithéâtre Bordeaux on Tuesday 15th August 07:30 - 08:15
Citation: Francis M. McCubbin, astromaterials curator in the NASA Johnson Space Center's Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, will receive the 2017 F.W. Clarke Award this summer. The Clarke Award recognizes an early-career scientist for a single outstanding contribution to geochemistry or cosmochemistry published either as a single paper or a series of papers on a single topic. Dr. McCubbin is recognized for his work on water in apatite that changed our understanding of volatiles in the moon.