The International Space Science Institute and its Board of Trustees wish to congratulate Dr. Linda Tacconi, of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching (MPE), Germany, for being awarded the 2024 Caroline Herschel Medal by the Royal Astronomical Society. This award, which has been launched in 2021, celebrates outstanding women scientists in the UK and Germany. It commemorates the legacy of Caroline Herschel, a distinguished astronomer whose prominent work shaped the astronomical knowledge of the 19th century.
The RAS citation recognizes Dr. Linda Tacconi’s “unique contributions to international leadership in astronomy and service to the European astronomical community” and her scientific leadership of ”world-leading observational studies of the cosmic evolution of dense, star-forming molecular gas in galaxies”.
Dr. Tacconi is a member of the ISSI Board of Trustees, and we are honored and proud of our association with such a distinguished member of the astronomical community worldwide.
Our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Linda Tacconi.