Dirk Brouwer Award

Brouwer Award recipients | Nomination criteria

The Dirk Brouwer Award was established to honor significant technical contributions to space flight mechanics and astrodynamics and to recognize Dirk Brouwer’s outstanding role in celestial mechanics and his widespread influence on workers in space flight and astrodynamics.

Dirk Brouwer was an inspiring leader in the field of celestial mechanics during a period that saw a revival and flowering of that discipline, from its purely academic and esoteric role to one of widespread development and application in man’s exploration of space. He was successful as a researcher, as a teacher, and as an administrator. He always strove to make the growth of his subject truly international.

A subcommittee of the Space Flight Mechanics Committee selects the recipient of this award.  Please see the specific nomination criteria at the bottom of the page.

2008 - Bob E. Schutz
2007 - Bernard Kaufman
2006 - Nguyen X. Vinh
2005 - F. Landis Markley
2004 - Kathleen Howell
2003 - David W. Dunham
2002 - Roger A. Broucke
2001 - Paul J. Cefola
2000 - Malcolm D. Shuster
1999 - Shannon L. Coffey
1998 - George H. Born
1997 - Gerald R. Hollenbeck
1996 - Richard H. Battin
1995 - Byron D. Tapley
1994 - John E. Prussing
1993 - Robert D. Culp
1992 - Antonio L. Elias
1991 - No Award Given
1990 - Vinod J. Modi
1990 - Jer-Nan Juang
1989 - Peter M. Bainum
1989 - Kyle T. Alfriend
1988 - Richard W. Longman
1987 - John L. Junkins
1986 - Andre Deprit
1985 - No Award Given
1984 - Robert W. Farquhar
1983 - Giuseppe Colombo
1982 - Thomas R. Kane
1981 - Victor Szebehely
1980 - Paul Herget (Posthumously)
1979 - Angelo Miele
1978 - No Award Given
1977 - Ronald L. Berry
1976 - Barbara C. Johnson
1975 - Robert M. L. Baker
1974 - Howard W. Tindall, Jr.
1973 - John V. Breakwell
1972 - Theodore N. Edelbaum

Procedures for the Brouwer Award.

The deadline for nominations was July 21, 2008.

The nomination form must be only one page long and address the following items:

• Name, position, address, and affiliation of the nominee
• Title of award
• Citation (maximum 3 lines)
• Description of the accomplishments for which the nomination is being made, including applicability to specific award under consideration.

The nomination is to be in no less than 10 point font.

A formal letter should accompany the nomination and should include:

• Name, affiliation and address of the submitter
• Date of submission

Additional supporting materials:

• Curriculum vitae not to exceed 2 pages
• Up to three letters of recommendation

The evaluation will be based on the nomination form, the vitae and the letters of recommendation. Nominations that do not follow the above criteria will not be considered. For example, a nomination with a Curriculum Vitae longer than two pages will not be considered.

Complete nomination packages (nomination form, nominator’s letter, curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendation) should be sent to aas@astronautical.org or mailed to:
American Astronautical Society
6352 Rolling Mill Place, Suite 102
Springfield, VA 22152-2354