Dave Charbonneau has been awarded the 2016 Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists in Physical Sciences & Engineering. The award citation recognizes: "pioneering discoveries in the field of exoplanets and the development of novel observational methods to detect and characterize exoplanets with the ultimate goal of discovering habitable worlds".

The announcement may be read at: http://blavatnikawards.org/honorees/profile/david-charbonneau/

The award is described at: http://blavatnikawards.org/awards/national-awards/