Projects: Shoemaker NEO Grants
Project Updates
August 2011: Update: Asteroid discoveries from La Sagra
Here is an update from amateur astronomer Jaime Nomen, who was awarded $7695 to purchase a new camera for the La Sagra Observatory on the Spanish island of Mallorca. He and his partners have put the camera to good use!
November 2010: The 2010 Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
The 2010 Gene Shoemaker Near Earth Object Grants totaled $33,285 (US) and were awarded to six amateur astronomers from four countries: Russell Durkee, Minnesota, USA; David Higgins, Australia; Robert Holmes, Illinois, USA; Herman Mikuz, Slovenia; Jaime Nomen, Spain; and Anthony Wesley, Australia.
June 8, 2010: The deadline for applications for the 2010 round of grants
has been extended to June 24, 2010.
March 18, 2010: Updates on Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
Our past Shoemaker NEO grant recipients have once again shown themselves
to be a hardworking and enterprising group. Making the best use of modest
resources these so called “amateurs” prove year after year that
they can hold their own with the very best professional observatories.
March 16, 2010: 2010 Shoemaker NEO Grant
Call for Proposals
May 5, 2009: Grant Winners at the Planetary Defense Conference
Bruce Betts annouces the winners at the Planetary Defense Conference in Granada, Spain, and meets 2000 grant recipient Jana Ticha.
April 27, 2009: Updates on the 2007 Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
Updates from Quanzhi Ye, Jean-Claude Pelle, Robert Holmes, Giovanni
Sostero, Brian Warner, Donald Pray, and Eric Allen.
2009: The 2009 Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
The 2009 Gene Shoemaker Near Earth Object Grants totaled $18,300 (US) and were awarded to three amateur astronomers and researchers: Russell Durkee of Minnesota, USA; Robert Holmes of Illinois, USA; and Gary Hug of Kansas, USA; The winners and their projects were selected from a group of 12 applications from researchers in 8 countries.
February 24, 2008: Shoemaker Grant Recipient Co-Discovers Comet Lulin
2007 Shoemaker NEO Grant recipient Quanzhi Ye is co-discoverer of Comet Lulin, currently at closest approach to Earth.
June 27, 2008: Updates on the 2007 Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
Updates from Eric Allen, Robert Holmes, Jean-Claude Pelle, Donald Pray, Giovanni
Sostero, Brian Warner, and Quanzhi Ye.
June 26, 2008: 2008 Shoemaker NEO Grant
Call for Proposals
March 2007: Updates from Past Recipients of the
Shoemaker NEO Grant
Updates from Peter Birtwhistle, John Broughton, David Dixon, David Higgins, James
McGaha, Jana Ticha, and Roy Tucker.
2007: The 2007 Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
The
2007 Gene Shoemaker Near Earth Object Grants, totaling $34,500 (US), were
awarded to an international collection of amateur astronomers and researchers: Eric
J. Allen, Quebec, Canada; Robert E. Holmes, Jr., Illinois, USA; Jean-Claude
Pelle, Tahiti, French Polynesia; Don Pray, Rhode Island, USA; Giovanni Sostero,
Udine, Italy; Brian D. Warner, Colorado, USA; and Quanzhi Ye, Guangzhou,
China.
July 21, 2006: 2006 Shoemaker NEO Grant Call for Proposals
July 18, 2006: Updates from Past Recipients
of the Shoemaker NEO Grant
Updates from James Ashley, Peter Birtwhistle, David Higgins, Gianluca Masi, Erich
Meyer, John Broughton, Matt Dawson, Roy Tucker, Tabare Gallardo,
and Herman Mikuz.
August 17, 2005: Updates from Past Recipients
of the Shoemaker NEO Grant
Updates from John Broughton, Roy Tucker, David Dixon, Tabare Gallardo,
Herman Mikuz, and Jana Ticha.
2005: The 2005 Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
The 2005 Gene Shoemaker Near Earth Object Grants, totaling $32,500 (US),
were awarded to an international collection of amateur astronomers and researchers:
James W. Ashley, Minor Planet Research, Inc., Fountain Hill, Arizona, USA;
Peter Birtwhistle, Great Shefford Observatory, Berkshire, England; David J.
Higgins, Hunters Hill Observatory, Ngunnawal, Canberra, Australia; Gianluca
Masi, Campo Catino, Italy; Erich Meyer, Davidschalg, Austria.
July 14, 2004: 2004 Shoemaker NEO Grant
Call for Proposals
April 16, 2004: Updates from Past Recipients
of the Shoemaker NEO Grant
Updates from Roy Tucker, John Broughton, James McGaha, Richard Kowalski,
Jana Ticha, Tabare Gallardo, and Herman Mikuz.
2002: The 2002 Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
The 2002 Gene Shoemaker Near Earth Object Grants, totaling $28,290
(US), were awarded to an international collection of amateur astronomers
and researchers: James McGaha from Tucson, Arizona; John Broughton from
Reedy Creek in Queensland, Australia; Matt Dawson from the Roeser Observatory
in Luxembourg; Roy Tucker from Tucson, Arizona; and Richard Kowalski from
Zephyrhills, Florida.
March 20, 2001: Updates from Past Recipients
of the Shoemaker NEO Grant
Updates from David Dixon and Bill Holiday.
2000: The 2000 Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
The 2000 Gene Shoemaker Near Earth Object Grants, totaling $33,700
(US), were awarded to an international collection of amateur astronomers
and researchers: Herman Mikuz of Crni Vrh nad Idrijo, Slovenia; David Dixon
of New Mexico, United States; Jana Ticha of Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic;
Tabare Gallardo of Montevideo, Uruguay; and Cristovao Jacques of Belo Horizonte,
Brazil.
1998: The 1998 Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
The 1998 Gene Shoemaker
NEO Grants, totaling $27,000 (US), were awarded to an international collection
of researchers: Stefan Gajdos of the Slovak Republic; Paulo
Holvorcem of Brazil; and Frank Zoltowski of
Australia.
1997: The 1997 Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
The 1997 Gene Shoemaker
NEO Grants, totaling $35,000 (US), were awarded to an international collection
of researchers: Gordon Garradd, Australia; Kirill Zamarashkin, Russia; Walter
Wild, Chicago, Illinois; and Bill Holiday, Corpus Christi, Texas.
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