American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award, Articles (2016)
Fellowship, visiting journalist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (2013)
Acoustical Society of America’s Science Writing Award (2013)
American Astronomical Society’s Solar Physics Division Popular Writing Award (2012)
Fellowship, visiting journalist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (2012)
Frequent guest on National Public Radio’s Science Friday (2010 – present)
David N. Schramm award, High-Energy Astrophysics Division, American Astronomical Society (2008)
Knight Fellowship on astronomy at MIT (2007)
David N. Schramm award, High-Energy Astrophysics Division, American Astronomical Society (2003)
Popular Writing award, Solar Physics Division, American Astronomical Society (2002)
Excellence in Science Writing, American Institute of Physics (2000)