Gretchen Benedix
Senior Scientist
Honors and Awards
Fellow of the Meteoritical Society (since 2014)
Asteroid 6579 re-named Benedix in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union for contributions to planetary science
Invited by HRH Queen Elizabeth II to Adventurers and Explorers Reception at Buckingham Palace, Oct. 2011 (for expeditions to Antarctica – meteorite collection)
Antarctic Service Medal of the United States of America (1997 and 2003)
Invited participant as meteorite compositions expert on AMOR – Asteroid Sample Return Mission- proposal.