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2022 Frank Drake Award Ceremonies
May 12, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT
You are cordially invited, by Zoom or in person, to the
2022 Frank Drake Award Ceremony,
May 12th (6 pm to 9 pm)
The 2022 Drake award will be presented by the SETI Institute to Dr. Shelley Wright (University of California, San Diego,) a pioneer in SETI-related instrument development and research. Wright was a critical member of the team that developed one of the most advanced optical SETI experiments (searching for laser pulses from advanced civilizations) and was the Principal Investigator of the first near-infrared SETI instrument and survey.
The Drake Award is named for Dr. Frank Drake, the first president of the SETI Institute’s Board of Trustees. Drake is considered the father of scientific SETI research, having conducted the first SETI experiment, Project Ozma, at the Green Bank Radio Observatory in 1960. His “Drake Equation” (estimating the number of communicating civilizations in our Galaxy) is recognized as a roadmap for the field of Astrobiology. Previous winners of the award include Nobel Laureate Charles Townes, Kepler mission founder William Borucki, astrobiologist Victoria Meadows, and Frank Drake himself.
The presentation will take place on May 12, 2022, at an evening event held at SRI International in Menlo Park, CA, where participants can mingle with some of leaders of SETI science and the SETI Institute. The ceremonies will also be livestreamed via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. Additional honorees will include recipients of the SETI Forward Award, which encourages future scientists to pursue careers in the search for life in the universe.
For more information and ticket reservations go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-drake-award-tickets-304864908147
