Salvatore Buoninfante was presented the 2024 Pierazzo International Student Travel Award at the Lunar and Planetary Institute’s Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) at The Woodlands, Texas.
Buoninfante received a certificate and a check for $2,000 from PSI Director Mark Sykes.
Buoninfante, (Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”) will received the award as a non-U.S.-based graduate student going to a planetary-related conference within the U.S. His research title was “Relationship between tectonic and crustal structures of Mercury.”
The Pierazzo International Student Travel Award was established by PSI in memory of Senior Scientist Betty Pierazzo to support and encourage graduate students to build international collaborations and relationships in planetary science.
PSI Director Mark Sykes introduces Pierazzo Award winner Salvatore Buoninfante to the audience at LPSC. Credit: Lunar and Planetary Institute.
