Chapman Medal

Chapman Medal

The Chapman Medal is a medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, named in honor of British astronomer Sydney Chapman. It is awarded every other year, for investigations of outstanding merit in solar-terrestrial physics, including geomagnetism and aeronomy.

Chapman Medalists

  • 1973 D.H. Matthews and F.J. Vine
  • 1976 Syun-Ichi Akasofu
  • 1979 Eugene Parker
  • 1982 James W. Dungey
  • 1985 Peter Goldreich
  • 1988 D. Ian Gough
  • 1991 S.W.H. Cowley
  • 1994 Ian Axford
  • 1998 M. Lockwood
  • 2001 J. Bloxham
  • 2004 R. Harrison
  • 2006 S. Schwartz
  • 2010 Prof. Bernard Roberts

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