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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>

Sep. 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. <more>

Sep. 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. <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 with doctorate of science when Stony Brook University holds its annual Commencement on Friday, May 22 at 11:00 AM in Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on campus. <more>

May 08, 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. <more>

Feb. 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". <more>

Jan. 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>

Jan. 8, 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, Malcolm McLaren, Carolyn Porco and Philippe Starck. <more>