Francis Nimmo

Francis Nimmo
Francis Nimmo
Alma mater	St John's College ;
Awards	Royal Society University Research Fellowship (2001–2004); James B. Macelwane Medal (2007); Harold C. Urey Prize (2007); Paolo Farinella Prize (for his contribution to the field of “Giant planets’ satellite systems”, 2018); Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2020); Fellow of the Royal Society (2024) ;
	Academic career
Institutions	University of California Santa Cruz
Thesis	Volcanism and tectonics on Venus

Francis Nimmo (born 1971) is a Professor of Planetary Science at the University of California Santa Cruz.^[1]^[2]

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Francis Nimmo
Alma mater	St John's College
Awards	Royal Society University Research Fellowship (2001–2004) James B. Macelwane Medal (2007) Harold C. Urey Prize (2007) Paolo Farinella Prize (for his contribution to the field of “Giant planets’ satellite systems”, 2018) Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2020) Fellow of the Royal Society (2024)
Academic career
Institutions	University of California Santa Cruz
Thesis	Volcanism and tectonics on Venus