AGU has sponsored at least one Earth or space science graduate student, or recent graduate, in the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship Program every year since 1997. Below is a list of our current and past fellows. Click on the fellows’ names to learn more about them and their fellowship experiences. To learn more about the fellowship, click here.
2018
Alejandra BorundaFellowship location:
National Geographic
Institution:
Columbia University
Current Affiliation:
Writer, National Geographic
2017
Shaena MontanariFellowship location:
National Geographic
Institution:
Columbia University
Current Affiliation:
AAAS Science & Technology Fellow
2016
Aaron SidderFellowship location:
National Geographic
Institution:
Colorado State University
Current Affiliation:
Freelance Writer
2015
Maya Wei-HaasFellowship location:
National Geographic
Institution:
Ohio State University
Current Affiliation:
Assistant Editor for Science and Innovation, Smithsonian.com
2014
Julia RosenFellowship location:
Los Angeles Times
Institution:
Oregon State University
Current Affiliation:
Freelance science journalist
2013
Mike OsborneFellowship location:
KQED radio
Institution:
Stanford University
Current Affiliation:
Science Content Producer at Worldview (Stanford University)
2012
Jessica MorrisonFellowship location:
Chicago Tribune
Institution:
University of Notre Dame
Current Affiliation:
Reporter at Chemical & Engineering News
2011
Dione RossiterFellowship location:
Voice of America, Washington, D.C.
Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Current Affiliation:
Director, AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship program
2010
Marissa WeissFellowship location:
KUNC-FM
Institution:
Cornell University
Current Affiliation:
Program Coordinator at Science Policy Exchange
2008
Brian JohnsonFellowship location:
National Public Radio (NPR)
Institution:
Haverford College
Current Affiliation:
Climate and Energy Campaign Assistant at Greenpeace
2008
Jonathan HickmanFellowship location:
WOSU-AM
Institution:
Stony Brook University
Current Affiliation:
Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University
2007
Benjamin LarsonFellowship location:
The Oregonian
Institution:
University of Washington
Current Affiliation:
Research Scientist at Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
2006
Erika EngelhauptFellowship location:
Philadelphia Inquirer
Institution:
University of Colorado at Boulder
Current Affiliation:
Online Science Editor at National Geographic
2005
Gavin McMeekingFellowship location:
KUNC-FM
Institution:
Colorado State University
Current Affiliation:
Scientist at Droplet Measurement Technologies
2004
Rei UeyamaFellowship location:
Sacramento Bee
Institution:
University of Washington
Current Affiliation:
NASA Postdoctoral Research Fellow at NASA Ames Research Center
2003
Carolyn GramlingFellowship location:
WOSU-AM
Institution:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program
Current Affiliation:
Staff writer at Science magazine
Fellowship location:
WOSU-AM
Institution:
University of Colorado, Boulder
Current Affiliation:
Senior Associate Director at the Rockefeller Foundation
2001
Nyasha DunkleyFellowship location:
CNN
Institution:
Georgia Tech University
Current Affiliation:
Deputy State Climatologist for the state of Georgia
2000
Matthew CarrFellowship location:
Dallas Morning News
Institution:
University of Washington
Current Affiliation:
Executive Director at Algae Biomass Organization
1999
Roberta HotinskiFellowship location:
U.S. News & World Report
Institution:
The Pennsylvania State University
Current Affiliation:
Science Communication Consultant
1998
Marian WestleyFellowship location:
Newsweek
Institution:
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Current Affiliation:
Oceanographer at Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
1997
Victoria BruceFellowship location:
The Oregonian
Institution:
University of California at Riverside
Current Affiliation:
Freelance Author and Filmmaker