Reta Beebe
Reta F. Beebe (born October 10, 1936 in Baca County, Colorado) is an American
professor emeritus in the Astronomy Department at New Mexico State University and 2010 winner of the NASA Exceptional Public Service medal.[2][3]
Beebe spent many years helping to plan and manage NASA missions, including the
United States National Research Council.[5] More recently she was involved with organizing the data about the giant planets in NASA's Planetary Data System. She is in charge of the Atmospheres Discipline Node of that program.[6] Her planetary data archiving skills have also been employed by the European Space Agency.[2] She serves on the steering committee of the International Planetary Data Alliance.[2]
Awards
- 1989 Westhafer Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, or Creative Activity from New Mexico State University[7]
- 1998 Dennis W. Darnall Faculty Achievement Award from New Mexico State University[7]
- 2003 Harold Masursky Award from the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society[5]
- 2010 NASA Exceptional Public Service medal[2]
- 2020 Elected a Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society[8]
Notes
- ISBN 1-56098-731-6
- ^ a b c d Associated Press (15 September 2010) "NASA Medal Awarded to NMSU Astronomer" Alubuquerque Journal
- ^ Associated Press (15 September 2010) "NASA medal awarded to NMSU astronomer" Las Cruces Sun-News
- ^ Staff (13 May 2002) "Astronomer Reta Beebe to give community talk May 15" University of California Santa Cruz Currents
- ^ a b "Year 2003 DPS Prize Recipients"
- ^ "Welcome to the PDS Atmospheres Node" New Mexico State University
- ^ a b "NMSU astronomer receives top public service medal from NASA" New Mexico State University News Center
- ^ "AAS Fellows". AAS. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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