Summary
The Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization is an annual $5,000 award presented in honor of the late scientist Carl Sagan by Wonderfest, the San Francisco Bay Area Beacon of Science, to a scientist who has "contributed mightily to the public understanding and appreciation of science."[1]
The scientist receiving the prize must be a resident of one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties, and have "a history of accomplishment in scientific research."[citation needed] Though administered by nonprofit Wonderfest, the Sagan Prize was funded by Google in 2015, and by Annual Reviews in 2002 through 2010. (Lack of funding inhibited presentation of the Prize in the intervening years, 2011–2014.)
Sagan Prize recipients edit
The following have received the Carl Sagan Prize:[2]
- 2002 — Andrew Fraknoi, Professor of Astronomy, Foothill College
- 2003 — Kevin Padian, Professor of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
- 2004 — Alex Filippenko, Professor of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley
- 2005 — Jill Tarter, Director, Center for SETI Research, SETI Institute
- 2006 — Paul Berg, Professor of Biochemistry, Stanford University
- 2007 — Keith Devlin, Executive Director, Human-Sciences and Technologies Advanced Research Institute, Stanford
- 2008 — Robert Sapolsky, Professor of Biology and Neurology, Stanford University
- 2009 — Geoff Marcy, Professor of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley
- 2010 — Donald Kennedy, Emeritus President and Professor of Environmental Science, Stanford University
- 2015 — Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer and Director, Center for SETI Research, SETI Institute[3]
- 2016 — Gibor Basri, Professor of the Graduate School, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley[4]
- 2017 — Jennifer A. Doudna, Professor of Chemistry and of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley[5]
- 2018 — Peter Gleick, Co-founder, President-emeritus, Pacific Institute[6]
- 2019 — Dan Werthimer, Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Berkeley SETI Research Center[7]
- 2020 — Matthew Walker, sleep researcher, University of California, Berkeley[8]
- 2021 — Alison Gopnik
- 2022 - Peter Chin-Hong
- 2023 - Pascal Lee
Wonderfest's Sagan Prize Selection Committee recommends each year's recipient to Wonderfest's Board of Directors,[9] and the Board then formally confirms (or rejects) the recommendation. Wonderfest's long-term goal in presenting the Sagan Prize is to encourage science researchers to make science insights accessible to the general public — thereby promoting the scientific outlook and enlarging the concept of "scientific community."[10]
References edit
- ^ "Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization". Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization". Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Winner of Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization announced". SETI Institute. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Emeritus Professor and Astronomer Gibor Basri has won the 2016 Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization". 12 September 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Sagan Prize 2017 wonderfest.org
- ^ "Peter H Gleick- 2018 Carl Sagan Prize Recipient – Wonderfest – Bay Area Beacon of Science". 1 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Dan Werthimer – 2019 Carl Sagan Prize Recipient – Wonderfest – Bay Area Beacon of Science". 23 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Anwar, Yasmin (August 5, 2020). "Sleep researcher Matthew Walker wins Carl Sagan science prize". UC Berkeley. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Directors". Wonderfest. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization". Wonderfest. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
External links edit
- Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization information from Wonderfest