David Jewitt

Awards

1. 2012

   Kavli Prize — Astrophysics

   Physics

   For discovering and characterizing the Kuiper Belt and its largest members, work that led to a major advance in the understanding of the history of our planetary system.

2. 2012

   Shaw Prize — Astronomy

   Physics

   For their discovery and characterization of trans-Neptunian bodies, an archeological treasure dating back to the formation of the Solar System and the long-sought source of short period comets.