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GOVERT SCHILLING WINS DAVID N. SCHRAMM SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARD
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GOVERT SCHILLING WINS DAVID N. SCHRAMM SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARD
Science journalist Govert Schilling has been awarded the 2025 David N. Schramm award from the High-Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS).
His article, “Catching Cosmic Neutrinos” which appeared in the May 2023 issue of Sky & Telescope, was selected by the judges (Drs. Javier García, Carolyn Kierans, Renee Ludlam, and Paul Plucinsky) as this year’s Schramm Award winner out of 19 eligible submissions.
The purpose of the Schramm Award is to recognize and stimulate distinguished writing on high-energy astrophysics in order to improve the public's understanding and appreciation of this exciting field of research.
"I'm honored to receive the Schramm Award for the second time. But I'm especially grateful to the scientists who designed and build the facilities to detect cosmic neutrinos,” said Schilling, a science writer and astronomy author based in the Netherlands who also won the Schramm in 2014. “Without their perseverance, my stories could never have been written."
The award consists of a prize of $1,500 and a plaque containing a citation. The publisher of the winning work will receive a certificate honoring the publication in which the work appeared. The award is sponsored by HEAD/AAS, which pays the winning author's personal travel expenses so that the award can be received in person at an upcoming HEAD or AAS meeting.
Schilling will be presented with his award at the next HEAD meeting, which will take place from October 10-16, 2025, at the Ballpark in St. Louis, MO. For more information on this meeting, including how to receive complimentary registration for reporters, please contact Megan Watzke.
David Schramm was a distinguished scientist who is widely regarded as the founder of the field of particle astrophysics, a discipline where cosmology and particle physics meet. High-energy astrophysics incorporates experimental and theoretical studies of high-energy photons and particles from the cosmos, including the disciplines of X-ray, gamma-ray and cosmic-ray astronomy.
More information on the Schramm award is available at: https://head.aas.org/schramm/schramm.prize.html