Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization
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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."{{cite web | title= Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization | date=12 September 2010 | url=http://wonderfest.org/sagan-prize/ | accessdate=31 October 2018}}
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|date=October 2016}} 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
The following have received the Carl Sagan Prize:{{cite web | title= Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization | date=12 September 2010 | url=http://wonderfest.org/sagan-prize/ | access-date=28 March 2017}}
- 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{{cite web | title=Winner of Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization announced | url=http://www.seti.org/seti-institute/press-release/winner-carl-sagan-prize-science-popularization-announced | work=SETI Institute | date=16 December 2015 | accessdate=26 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027060734/http://www.seti.org/seti-institute/press-release/winner-carl-sagan-prize-science-popularization-announced | archive-date=27 October 2016 | url-status=dead }}
- 2016 — Gibor Basri, Professor of the Graduate School, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley{{cite web| title= Emeritus Professor and Astronomer Gibor Basri has won the 2016 Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization | url=http://retirement.berkeley.edu/news/emeritus-professor-and-astronomer-gibor-basri-has-won-2016-carl-sagan-prize-science | date=12 September 2016 | accessdate=28 March 2017 }}
- 2017 — Jennifer A. Doudna, Professor of Chemistry and of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley[http://wonderfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/SaganPrize2017-release.pdf Sagan Prize 2017] wonderfest.org
- 2018 — Peter Gleick, Co-founder, President-emeritus, Pacific Institute{{Cite web|url=https://wonderfest.org/peter-gleick-wonderfest-sagan-prize-2018/|title=Peter H Gleick- 2018 Carl Sagan Prize Recipient – Wonderfest – Bay Area Beacon of Science|date=1 September 2018|accessdate=30 August 2023}}
- 2019 — Dan Werthimer, Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Berkeley SETI Research Center{{Cite web|url=https://wonderfest.org/dan-werthimer-wonderfest-sagan-prize/|title=Dan Werthimer – 2019 Carl Sagan Prize Recipient – Wonderfest – Bay Area Beacon of Science|date=23 August 2019|accessdate=30 August 2023}}
- 2020 — Matthew Walker, sleep researcher, University of California, Berkeley{{cite web |url=https://news.berkeley.edu/story_jump/sleep-researcher-matthew-walker-wins-carl-sagan-science-prize/ |title=Sleep researcher Matthew Walker wins Carl Sagan science prize |first=Yasmin |last=Anwar |date=August 5, 2020 |website=UC Berkeley |accessdate=October 23, 2020}}
- 2021 — Alison Gopnik, Professor of Psychology and expert on child development, University of California, Berkeley, {{Cite web|url=https://wonderfest.org/alison-gopnik-carl-sagan-wonderfest-2021/|title=Alison Gopnik – 2021 Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization|date=4 August 2021|accessdate=28 May 2024}}
- 2022 - Peter Chin-Hong Professor of Medicine and infectious disease expert, University of California, San Francisco, {{Cite web|url=https://wonderfest.org/peter-chin-hong-sagan-prize-2022/|title=Peter Chin-Hong – 2022 Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization|date=11 August 2022|accessdate=28 May 2024}}
- 2023 - Pascal Lee Planetary scientist, Berkeley SETI Research Center, {{Cite web|url=https://wonderfest.org/peter-chin-hong-sagan-prize-2022/|title=Pascal Lee – 2023 Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization|date=14 September 2023|accessdate=28 May 2024}}
- 2024 - Renée DiResta
- 2025 - Usually published in August
Wonderfest's Sagan Prize Selection Committee recommends each year's recipient to Wonderfest's Board of Directors,{{cite web| url=http://wonderfest.org/directors/ | publisher=Wonderfest | title=Directors | date=24 August 2011 | accessdate=26 October 2016 }} 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."{{cite web| url=http://wonderfest.org/sagan-prize/ | title=Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization | date=12 September 2010 | publisher=Wonderfest | accessdate=26 October 2016 }}
References
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External links
- [http://wonderfest.org/sagan-prize/ Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization] information from Wonderfest
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