LPI’s Renée Dotson Honored with 2024 Masursky Award
August 9, 2024
Credit: Lunar and Planetary Institute
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) has awarded Renée Dotson, Library and Publication Manager at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, with the 2024 Harold Masursky Award for outstanding service to the planetary science community.
The nomination recognizes Ms. Dotson's longstanding service to the planetary science community as the Production Editor for the Space Science Series of the University of Arizona Press. For over two decades, Ms. Dotson has held the principal role in bringing the end-to-end final product to completion for fifteen separate volumes on a wide range of topics. These books have served as definitive references for planetary scientists, from graduate students and postdocs to leading researchers seeking expertise in a new field. In addition to her work on the Space Science Series, Ms. Dotson regularly contributes to the Lunar and Planetary Institute's summer intern program and the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Ms. Dotson's contributions have touched nearly every researcher in every corner of our field and have had an immeasurable impact on new generations of planetary scientists.
"For more than two decades I have had a front-row seat working directly with Renée as the General Editor of the Space Science Series, published by the University of Arizona Press," says Dr. Richard Binzel, Professor of Planetary Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Renée’s professionalism in working with more than 40 volume editors and hundreds of individual authors shines through in the quality of her work and I am so pleased to see Renée deservingly honored."
The Harold Masursky Award for Meritorious Service to Planetary Science (“Masursky Award”) recognizes and honors individuals who have rendered outstanding service to planetary science and exploration through— but not limited to—engineering, managerial, programmatic, editorial, or public service activities.
The AAS DPS prizes will be presented on October 10, 2024, at the 56th annual DPS meeting in Boise, Idaho.
For more information, visit https://dps.aas.org/news/aas-division-planetary-sciences-announces-2024-prize-winners.
