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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and core faculty of women鈥檚 and gender studies, is a top award winner of the inaugural , given by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in partnership with Schmidt Futures.

Prescod-Weinstein received the top prize in the category 鈥淩esearch Scientist: Mid-Career to Later Career鈥� for three articles that advance science for the general public:

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鈥淓xceptional writing on complex topics, done in a voice aimed at marginalized audiences. Reading her writing is a joy.鈥�

鈥淧rescod-Weinstein makes dark matter and astrophysics personally meaningful and fascinating for readers by blending physics and metaphysics in jaw-dropping and beautiful ways,鈥� says her award citation. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not just science, it鈥檚 also literary, it鈥檚 worldly, it鈥檚 masterful. Exceptional writing on complex topics, done in a voice aimed at marginalized audiences. Reading her writing is a joy.鈥�

Prescod-Weinstein, a theoretical cosmologist and particle physicist who studies dark matter, is also a prolific science communicator, writing and that bring complex ideas about physics, cosmology and social justice to broad audiences. She recently won the and the Josephine Miles Award, both for her book (Bold Type Books). In April, she received the received the in the science and technology category.

Prescod-Weinstein is among 24 inaugural recipients of the award 鈥� 12 awards for best science communication by research scientists and 12 awards for science journalists, split among six categories. The winners will be honored during a recognition event and workshop on Nov. 11 and 12 in Washington, D.C.