Bruce Lewenstein has received the inaugural Award for the Advancement of Science Communication as a Professional Field from the International Network on Public Communication of Science & Technology (PCST). He is being recognized for outstanding contributions to the development of science communication as a field. The award was announced May 29 at the PCST Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland.
PCST Network President Sook-kyoung Cho presents Bruce Lewenstein with the 2025 Award for the Advancement of Science Communication as a Professional Field (PCST Award).
Lewenstein, a professor in the Departments of Science and Technology Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and of Communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is an authority on public communication of science and technology.
The prize recognizes Lewenstein's significant contributions to research and professional development. Two of his articles, co-authored with former post-doc Ayelet Baram-Tsabari in 2017 and 2022, create the first systematic theoretical foundation for what science communicators need to know. Lewenstein has published widely cited articles across science communication, notably on citizen science and models of science communication, as well as on media coverage of emerging technologies.
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