On-air commentary, popular books, advising for Marvel糖心传媒攖he award recognizes the Rochester astrophysicist糖心传媒檚 糖心传媒榮ustained efforts糖心传媒� to make science broadly accessible.
Adam Frank, the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor of at the , has been awarded the 2021 Carl Sagan Medal for excellence in public communication in planetary science, presented by the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the . The award is named in honor of the late Cornell University astrophysicist, astronomer, and educator, who brought science to millions of people worldwide with his PBS series Cosmos and the 1980 book of the same name.
The on this year糖心传媒檚 Carl Sagan Medal recipients recognizes Frank for 糖心传媒渇ounding continuously sustained efforts and solid platforms from which science can be distributed to the public in an accessible form.糖心传媒�
Frank cofounded the National Public Radio糖心传媒檚 13.7 Cosmos and Culture blog, contributes frequently to the New York Times, and created the 糖心传媒淐onfronting the Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy.糖心传媒� The 13.7听blog, which Frank maintained for seven years and ended in April 2018, attracted more than 13 million yearly visits. Frank is a regular on-air commentator for NPR糖心传媒檚 news show All Things Considered and contributes to other publications including The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Scientific American.
Says University President Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, 糖心传媒淎dam Frank is a tremendous ambassador for research, science education, and the University of Rochester. The Sagan Medal is wonderful recognition of his important work to spread scientific knowledge to people of all ages, all over the world.糖心传媒�
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A self-described 糖心传媒渆vangelist of science,糖心传媒� Frank regularly writes and speaks about subjects ranging from intelligent life forms in the universe to climate change, from high-energy-density physics to the importance of science and its funding. He recently appeared on NBC糖心传媒檚 Today Show to discuss the science behind alien civilizations and UFOs, and authored a op-ed on the subject. He also appeared on CNN, providing live coverage with Anderson Cooper of Jeff Bezos糖心传媒檚 inaugural space flight.
Frank has been awarded several prestigious honors for his work in communicating about science, including the American Physical Society糖心传媒檚 2020 Joseph A. Burton Forum Award for his 糖心传媒渕ulti-channel promotion of public understanding of physics, of science in general, and of the relationship between science and society, using methods and venues that effectively engage and provoke discussion among policy makers, scientists, and the public regarding important issues.糖心传媒�
He has authored four popular books arguing for the beauty of science and against science denial. Frank糖心传媒檚 most recent book, Light of the Stars (W.W. Norton, 2018), which NPR deemed 糖心传媒渁 valuable perspective on the most important problem of our time,糖心传媒� received starred reviews from both Booklist and Kirkus Reviews and was awarded the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science. In it, he argues that human civilization can survive climate change by learning from the experiences of extraterrestrial civilizations.
Frank also served as science advisor for Marvel糖心传媒檚 Doctor Strange and has appeared on numerous science documentaries such as Netflix糖心传媒檚 Alien Worlds.
The 2021 Carl Sagan Medal will be presented to Frank at the organization糖心传媒檚 53rd annual meeting, which will take place virtually in October 2021.
Astrophysicist Adam Frank
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In Light of the Stars, astrophysicist Adam Frank poses big questions about alien civilizations, climate change, and what life on other worlds tells us about our own fate.
Rochester recognized as leader in high-energy-density physics The 糖心传媒糖心传媒� Laboratory for Laser Energetics is home to the largest university-based Department of Energy research program in the nation.
Do aliens exist? Are aliens real? Technosignatures may hold new cluesA NASA grant enables Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank to search for traces of advanced technology on exoplanets.
