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This Week: Exploring the Deep Blue Sea and the Starry Sky
What Earth and space science stories are we recommending this week?
J. Marshall Shepherd Receives 2019 Climate Communication Prize
J. Marshall Shepherd was awarded the 2019 Climate Communication Prize at the AGU Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 11 December 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. The prize recognizes an individual “for the communication of climate science.”
Beth N. Orcutt Receives 2019 Asahiko Taira International Scientific Ocean Drilling Research Prize
Beth N. Orcutt was awarded the 2019 Asahiko Taira International Scientific Ocean Drilling Research Prize at the AGU Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 11 December 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. The prize is given “for outstanding transdisciplinary research accomplishment in ocean drilling.”
Ann Gibbons Receives 2019 David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism–News
Ann Gibbons was awarded the 2019 David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism–News at the AGU Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 11 December 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. The award is given “for excellence in news reporting about the Earth and space sciences, with a deadline of one week or less.”
This Week: Mars, Our Mini Moon, and Marina
What Earth and space science stories are we recommending this week?
Sarah Kaplan Receives 2019 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism–Features
Sarah Kaplan was awarded the 2019 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism–Features at the AGU Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 11 December 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. The award is given “for excellence in feature reporting about the Earth and space sciences, with a deadline of more than one week.”
Alexandra Witze Receives 2019 Robert C. Cowen Award for Sustained Achievement in Science Journalism
Alexandra Witze was awarded the 2019 Robert C. Cowen Award for Sustained Achievement in Science Journalism at the AGU Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 11 December 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. The award is given “for recognition of a journalist or team of journalists who have made significant, lasting, and consistent contributions to accurate reporting on the Earth and space sciences for the general public.”
Franziska C. Landes Receives 2019 Science for Solutions Award
Franziska C. Landes was awarded the 2019 Science for Solutions Award at the AGU Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 11 December 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. The award is given “for significant contributions in the application and use of the Earth and space sciences to solve societal problems.”
Andrew Akala Receives 2019 Africa Award for Research Excellence in Space Science
Andrew Akala was awarded the 2019 Africa Award for Research Excellence in Space Science at the AGU Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 11 December 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. The award is given in recognition of “significant work that shows the focus and promise of making outstanding contributions to research in space science.”
