Paolo Farinella Prize
# Paolo Farinella Prize

The Paolo Farinella Prize is named after Paolo Farinella. The prize recognizes significant contributions in the fields of planetary sciences, space geodesy, fundamental physics, science popularization, security in space, weapons control, and disarmament. Recipients must be under the age of 47 (the age at which Farinella died) to qualify for the prize.

## Paolo Farinella Prize Winners

| Year | Name |
| - | - |
| 2011 | William Bottke |
| 2012 | John Chambers |
| 2013 | Patrick Michel |
| 2014 | David Vokrouhlický |
| 2015 | Nicolas Biver |
| 2016 | Kleomenis Tsiganis |
| 2017 | Simone Marchi |
| 2018 | Francis Nimmo |
| 2019 | Scott Sheppard and Chad Trujillo |
| 2020 | Jonathan Fortney and Heather Knutson |
| 2021 | Diana Valencia and Lena Noack |
