Awards

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)

Science Writer