UNM research professor wins prestigious award for planetary geology work

A University of New Mexico research scientist and professor is being recognized nationally for his contributions to planetary geology by the Geological Society of America.

Charles ‘Chip’ Shearer, a Senior Research Scientist for the Institute of Meteoritics and Research Professor within the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, was recently awarded the 2024 G.K. Gilbert Award.

The annual award recognizes people for their work in the planetary geology field.