James Nathan Fry [2005]
University of Florida
Citation: For important contributions to the theory of large-scale cosmological structure, emphasizing nonlinear effects and higher order correlations.
Nominated by: DAP
William C. Priedhorsky [2005]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For discoveries in x-ray astrophysics, leadership in instruments to monitor the x-ray sky and broaden the wavelength coverage of space observatories, and applications of astrophysics to problems in national security.
Nominated by: DAP
John Ruhl [2005]
Case Western Reserve University
Citation: For his fundamental experimental contributions to the study of the cosmic microwave background radiation.
Nominated by: DAP
Constantine (Gus) Sinnis [2005]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For the development and use of ground-based telescopes to study high-energy gamma rays and cosmic rays from a variety of astrophysical sources.
Nominated by: DAP
Glenn D. Starkman [2005]
Case Western Reserve University
Citation: For his wide-ranging and creative contributions to particle astrophysics, including explorations of the possibility of non-trivial topology in the universe, and uncovering unexpected features in the cosmic microwave background fluctuations at large angular scales.
Nominated by: DAP
Allan J. Tylka [2005]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For innovative analyses of solar energetic particles that have clarified their origin, leadership in the field, and implementation of an engineering tool to assess their impact on satellite systems.
Nominated by: DAP