Awards
- Gruber Prize for Cosmology, The Gruber Foundation, 2018
- Douglas Visiting Scholar, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, 1998
- ESO Fellow, European Southern Observatory, 1994
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Member, International Astronomical Union, 2015
- Active Member, Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), 2014
- Member, American Astronomical Society
- Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society
Fellowships
- ESO Fellow, European Southern Observatory, 1994 - 1996