Distinguished Achievement Award recipient, 2010-12-10

Photo of Bruce Lites (HAO) for his leadership and continuous support of spectro-polarimetry programs at NCAR and in the solar community worldwide, especially through his coordination of the Community Spectro-Analysis Center (CSAC) NCAR Strategic Initiative and his fundamental role as Principal Investigator of the Spectro-Polarimeter for the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT/SP) onboard the Hinode space mission. From left to right, Jack Fellows, Rick Anthes, Bruce Lites, Katy Schmoll, and Roger Wakimoto.