 Over time, AFCRL became the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory at Hanscom Air Force Base and has now become the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate Battlespace Environment Laboratory, AFRL/RVB, at Kirtland Air Force Base.The award is presented annually by the Air Force Research Laboratory (at Kirtland Air Force Base since 2011) for an outstanding research contribution.Recipients present a lecture on a topic of scientific interest.