UW–Madison PhD candidate Molinek wins National Academies and Schmidt Sciences Excellence in Sciences Communication award

Portrait of Rudy Molinek
PhD candidate Rudy Molinek

Geoscience PhD candidate Rudy Molinek has been awarded the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in partnership with Schmidt Sciences. These awards honor science journalists, research scientists, and science communicators who excel at communicating complex advances in science, engineering, and medicine to the public.

Molinek is among 24 awardees recognized across eight categories: science communication by research scientists, science journalists, and science communicators. He won in the graduate student research scientist category and will receive a $20,000 cash prize. The Excellence in Science Communications award disburses a total of $640,000 annually.

Molinek’s research focuses on reconstructing ancient sea level change. Read more about his research and his science communication endeavors on the National Academies’ Excellence in Sciences Communication webpage.