Matthew Chojnacki

Academia

• 2023 MRO Program promotion to “Co-Investigator” role
• 2017 NASA Group Achievement Award – MER Operations and Science
• 2013 NASA Group Achievement Award – OSIRIS-REx
• Honorable Mention for Planetary Geology Division of the Geological Society of America Stephen E. Dwornik Planetary Geoscience Student Paper Award (Graduate Oral) at the 2013 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
• Tennessee Space Grant Fellowship 2008-2012
• Winner of the 2010 and 2012 Mars Exploration Program Mars Student Travel Award
• Winner of the 2011 Mayo Foundation Educational Scholarship
• Winner of the 2010 Third Lunar Planetary Institute Career Development Award
• Winner of the 2006 AGU Editor’s Choice award for “Surface Processes”

 

Athletics

• 2002 Argentinean Olympic Aerial Coach
• 2001  Guinness World Record Holder (Snow Jump Degree of Difficulty)
• 2000 & 1998 World Record Holder (Water Ramping Jump Degree of Difficulty)
• 1998 Olympic Team Member—Freestyle Aerials
• 1998 Visa Gold Cup Champion—Freestyle Aerials
• 1998 National Champion—Freestyle Aerials
• 1998 World Record Holder for jump difficulty
• 1995/1997/1999 U.S. World Championship Team
• 1995-2001 United States Freestyle Ski Team Member