The Marc Aaronson Memorial Lectureship
The Marc Aaronson Memorial Lectureship, promoting and recognizing excellence in astronomical research, is held every 18 months by the University of Arizona and Steward Observatory as a tribute to his memory.
Lecturers
- 1989 Dr. Robert Kirshner, Harvard University
- 1990 Dr. Kenneth C. Freeman, Mount Stromlo/Siding Spring Observatories, Australia
- 1992 Dr. John Huchra, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- 1993 Dr. Nick Scoville, California Institute of Technology
- 1994 Dr. Wendy Freedman, The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington
- 1996 Dr. J. Anthony Tyson, Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies
- 1998 Dr. John C. Mather, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- 1999 Dr. Bohdan Paczynski, Princeton University
- 2001 Dr. Ewine van Dishoeck, University of Zeiden, The Netherlands
- 2002 Dr. Geoffrey W. Marcy, University of California, Berkeley
- 2004 Dr. Lyman Page, Jr., Princeton University
- 2005 Dr. Brian Schmidt, Mt. Stromlo/Siding Spring Observatories, Australia
- 2007 Dr. Andrea M. Ghez, University of California, Los Angeles
- 2008 Dr. Michael E. Brown, California Institute of Technology
- 2010 Dr. J. Davy Kirkpatrick, California Institute of Technology
- 2012 Dr. Pieter van Dokkum, Yale University
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