Division of the Geological Society of America for her outstanding contributions to the solution of fundamental problems in planetary geology. She became the fourth woman and the second Wellesley alumnus to receive the award. In 2017, Dyar was awarded the Hawley Medal from the Mineralogical Society of Canada. In 2018, she received the Eugene Shoemaker Distinguished Scientist Medal from NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute for her extensive contributions to the field of lunar science. Publications References Astrogeologists American geologists American women geologists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Solar System articles needing attention Planetary scientists Women planetary scientists Mount Holyoke College faculty Wellesley College alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni American women academics