Scott Gaudi has been awarded the NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal for his 'outstanding leadership as the ExoPlanet Program Analysis Group Chairperson having significant impact on NASA's search for exoplanets and life in the universe." This is one of NASA's most prestigious medals, and is awarded to non-Government employees for notable leadership accomplishments that have significantly influenced the NASA mission. 

Scott Gaudi is the Thomas Jefferson Professor for Discovery and Space Exploration at The Ohio State University.