Lynne Friedmann

Photo by Carol Stahl Photography

Bruce Lewenstein

Photo courtesy of Cornell University

TWO NASW MEMBERS ELECTED FELLOWS OF THE AAAS

NASW members Lynne Friedmann and Bruce Lewenstein have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). They will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin on Sat., Feb. 15 at the Fellows Forum during the 2003 AAAS Annual Meeting in Denver.

Friedmann and Lewenstein are among 291 individuals honored this year for their efforts to advance science or foster applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.

Friedmann is a science communications consultant and the editor of ScienceWriters. A member of the AAAS Section on General Interest in Science and Engineering, she was selected for her “leadership and significant contributions to the public communication of science and technology, especially for efforts on behalf of both scientists and journalists.”

Friedmann has worked extensively throughout her career with scientists, most notably members of the Association for Women in Science, in order that they may have a better understanding of how science news is generated and their responsibility to communicate their research. She has also co-organized a number of sessions on science communications for scientists and journalists at AAAS meetings.

Lewenstein is associate professor of science communication at Cornell University and editor of Public Understanding of Science. A member of the AAAS Section on History and Philosophy of Science, he was cited for “distinguished scholarly and professional contributions to science and technology studies, particularly for contributions to the public understanding of science and technology.” Lewenstein is a historian of science focusing on people and institutions involved in public communication of science and technology. He was a co-author of The Establishment of American Science: 150 Years of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1999) and the editor of When Science Meets the Public (published by AAAS in 1992). He has also been a consultant and evaluator for a number of AAAS educational outreach projects and has organized a number of sessions on public understanding of science at AAAS meetings over the years.

Friedmann and Lewenstein join a growing list of NASW members who have been elected AAAS Fellows. They include: Robert Cowen, Sharon Dunwoody, Odom Fanning, Sharon Friedman, Barbara Gastel, Brian Hayes, Julie Ann Miller, Earle Holland, Gerard Piel, Joann Rodgers, Carol Rogers, Joann Myer Valenti, and Joan Wilentz. Please let us know of other NASW members we may have missed.

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(Source: AAAS)