Awardees

Melinda Wenner Moyer
2019 Bricker Award Recipient, science writer and visiting scholar at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
http://melindawennermoyer.com/
@lindy2350

Melinda Wenner Moyer, a visiting scholar at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and contributing editor at Scientific American and columnist for Slate, was named the 2019 recipient of the Bricker Award for Science Writing in Medicine.

Stephen Ornes
2017 Bricker Award Recipient, independent science writer
https://stephenornes.com/
@StephenOrnes

Covering stories from a broad spectrum of science and medical topics, Stephen Ornes writes on astronomy, physics, cancer research and mathematics. His first book was published in 2008, and he has contributed numerous works to outlets including Discover, Scientific American, New Scientist, and Cancer Today. He holds a graduate degree in applied mathematics and is a graduate of MIT’s graduate program in science writing. He is the second recipient of the Bricker Award.

Honorable Mentions in 2017:

• Amber Dance, PhD
• Bryn Nelson, PhD

Amy Maxmen, PhD
2016 Bricker Award Recipient, freelance science journalist
http://amymaxmen.com/
@amymaxmen

Amy Maxmen, PhD, an award-winning freelance science journalist, is the inaugural recipient of the Bricker Award. A former scientist who left the laboratory for the newsroom, Amy writes about the impact of science on the public, about the nuances of biomedicine, and about the lives of researchers. Her work has appeared in several prominent outlets, including Newsweek, National Geographic, and The Economist.