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March 12, 2015
CASSINI IMAGING LEADER LOOKS TO UC BERKELEY AND CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES FOR MIND-EXPANDING INSPIRATION
Carolyn Porco, veteran planetary scientist and leader of the imaging team on NASA's Cassini mission at Saturn, has accepted dual invitations to be a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, and a Distinguished Scholar within the Department of Astronomy at the University of California at Berkeley. More >>
June 18, 2013
CASSINI IMAGING LEAD HOPES FOR PLANET-WIDE CELEBRATION OF THE PALE BLUE DOT
On July 19, 2013, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be turned to image Saturn and its entire ring system during a total eclipse of the sun, as it has done twice before during its previous 9 years in orbit. But this time, the images that will be collected have been specifically designed for something very special. They will capture, in natural color, a glimpse of our own planet next to Saturn and its rings, during an event that will be the first time Earthlings know in advance their picture will be taken from a billion miles away. More >>
May 28, 2010
CASSINI IMAGING LEADER HONORED WITH AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
CARL SAGAN AWARD
Carolyn Porco, veteran planetary imaging scientist and leader of the imaging team on NASA's Cassini mission at Saturn, has been awarded the 2010 Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in the Communication of Science to the Public by the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. More >>
September 24, 2009
THE BEAUTY OF THE UNIVERSE, FROM ABOVE AND FROM BELOW
The 2009 Lennart Nilsson Award is to be presented to American planetary scientist Carolyn Porco and Iranian photographer and science journalist Babak A. Tafreshi in recognition of their photographic work, which - each from its own perspective - recalls humankind's place in the universe. The prize is the world's most prestigious distinction in scientific and medical photography. More >>
September 15, 2009
CAROLYN PORCO AWARDED HUNTINGTON SCIENCE WRITER FELLOWSHIP
Carolyn Porco, planetary scientist best known for her work in exploring the outer solar system, has been awarded The Huntington Library's Science Writer Fellowship for 2010. The fellowship brings an official association with The Huntington as a science writer and intermittent residency at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. More >>
May 21, 2009
CASSINI IMAGING LEADER AWARDED HONORARY DEGREE FROM STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Dr. Carolyn Porco, an alumna of Stony Brook University and a planetary scientist who has played major roles in the exploration of the solar system, will be honored when Stony Brook University holds its annual Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 22 at 11:00 AM in Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. Dr. Carolyn Porco will be presented with an honorary degree of Doctor of Science by University President Dr. Shirley Strum Kenny. A leading scholar in planetary sciences, Dr. Porco has made seminal contributions to her field. More >>
May 8, 2008
CASSINI IMAGING LEAD SCIENTIST TO PROVIDE COSMIC PERSPECTIVE FOR MILLIONS AROUND THE GLOBE
When the worldwide film event known as Pangea Day launches this Saturday, May 10, Cassini imaging team leader and veteran imaging scientist, Carolyn Porco, will be present to provide an inspiring perspective on humanity's place in the cosmos. Pangea Day is a global event intended to bring the world together through film and will link six locations around the world for a live program of powerful films, live music and visionary speakers. More >>
February 11, 2008
LEAD PLANETARY SCIENTIST TO ADVISE ON NEW STAR TREK MOVIE
The woman who guides the team of scientists and engineers responsible for all those out-of-this-world images from Saturn that are popping up everywhere lately will soon be guiding the folks at Paramount Pictures in creating planetary scenes for its much anticipated new movie "Star Trek". Carolyn Porco, the leader of the Imaging Science team on NASA'S Cassini mission at Saturn, has accepted an invitation from Star Trek director/producer, J.J. Abrams, to join the Star Trek production crew as a consultant on planetary science and imagery. More >>
January 17, 2008
HUMANISTS TO HONOR LEAD IMAGING SCIENTIST ON THE CASSINI SATURN PROJECT
The American Humanist Association announced today that planetary scientist Carolyn C. Porco, leader of the imaging science team for the Cassini space mission to Saturn and director of the Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS), will be honored with the Isaac Asimov Science Award in Washington, D.C., in June. More >>
January 08, 2008
SIX UNIQUELY TALENTED INDIVIDUALS JUDGE 5TH BIENNIAL US$100,000 SAATCHI & SAATCHI AWARD FOR WORLD CHANGING IDEAS - EDWARD DE BONO, PETER GABRIEL, HRH PRINCE HASSAN, MALCOM MCLAREN, CAROLYN PORCO AND PHILIPPE STARCK
The names of the judges for the 5th biennial Saatchi & Saatchi Award for World Changing Ideas were announced today. The Saatchi & Saatchi Award for World Changing Ideas, first started in 1998, exists to spotlight, celebrate and promote ideas that have the potential to change the world, to bring these ideas to the world's attention and to reward the most outstanding innovation with a prize worth US$100,000. More >>
