Physicist Dr. Mani L. Bhaumik has dedicated his life to science. Through his generosity, the Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award, a $250,000 cash prize, honors the scientists and/or engineers whose work best exemplifies the research related to the Science Breakthrough of the Year.
Stay tuned — the recipients of the 2026 Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award will be announced tomorrow!
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for their role in championing the global ascendancy of renewable energy.
Read more about the pioneers who have advanced renewable energy on multiple fronts over several decades: https://bit.ly/4u9AMQJ
The 2027 AAAS Awards cycle is open, and we’re looking for YOUR nominations!
Winners receive a monetary prize as well as a scientific spotlight at the next AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago. 🏆
To learn more, or to submit a nomination, visit https://www.aaas.org/aaas-awards
A statement from AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh on OMB rule politicizing federal grantmaking:
Are you ready to help advance and grow our science community and serve as a leader? Submit your nominees for the upcoming AAAS elections. Members at all career stages are encouraged to nominate themselves and other members.
Deadline is May 22.
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Thank you @npr.org for a fantastic tour! Follow us to see all the stories the fellows will write and produce as they dive into the world of science journalism for the next 10 weeks. ✍️ #SciComm @aaas.org
The 2026 Kavli Science Journalism Awards contest is now open for submissions! Established in 1945, the awards recognize outstanding reporting for a general audience on the sciences, engineering and mathematics. Journalists can enter their best science reporting at: https://sjawards.aaas.org/enter
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
"While an unconventional background is not necessarily disqualifying, it does require greater scrutiny of the nomination by Congress.”
AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh urges the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions to hold an open hearing before voting to confirm James O'Neill.
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