{"id":118786,"date":"2023-11-30T14:30:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=118786"},"modified":"2023-11-30T14:30:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:30:40","slug":"doctoral-student-recognized-for-excellence-in-science-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/doctoral-student-recognized-for-excellence-in-science-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Student Recognized for Excellence in Science Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/doctoral-student-recognized-for-excellence-in-science-communications\/ucimg-2911\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-118808\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-shareaholic-thumbnail wp-image-118808\" src=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/UCIMG-2911-640x358.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/UCIMG-2911-640x358.jpg 640w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/UCIMG-2911-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/UCIMG-2911-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/UCIMG-2911-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/UCIMG-2911-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/UCIMG-2911.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 A <a href=\"https:\/\/olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Mississippi<\/a> doctoral student in <a href=\"https:\/\/physics.olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">physics<\/a> has been recognized nationally for his excellence in science communications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalacademies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine<\/a> in partnership with Schmidt Futures awarded Sumeet Kulkarni (MEd 21) with a 2023 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award. He is among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalacademies.org\/awards\/excellence-in-communication\/winners?Year=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24 honorees<\/a> in eight categories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">Kulkarni, an aspiring science journalist, is studying astrophysics at Ole Miss. His research with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ligo.caltech.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory<\/a>, or LIGO, experiment involves studying violent black hole collisions through the gravitational waves that they emit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">&#8220;It is an incredible honor to win this award and see my work recognized by the science communication community,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It strengthens my resolve to freely explore multimedia storytelling and produce content that informs, engages and captivates audiences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">&#8220;This award is crucial to advancing my career as a science journalist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">As an amateur astrophotographer, Kulkarni captures celestial images with his camera, and when applicable, uses them as storytelling elements. He is passionate about increasing public engagement in science and does so via co-hosting the Oxford Science Cafe; helping lead &#8220;ComSciCon,&#8221; a science communication workshop for graduate students; and writing science news and feature stories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">Kulkarni spent summer 2022 as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Association for the Advancement of Science<\/a> mass media fellow with the science desk at the&nbsp;<em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Los Angeles Times<\/span><\/em>. He also has written for&nbsp;<em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Scientific American,&nbsp;Astrobites,&nbsp;IndiaBioscience<\/span> <\/em>and<em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">&nbsp;LIGO Magazine<\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 A University of Mississippi doctoral student in physics has been recognized nationally for his excellence in science communications. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in partnership with Schmidt Futures awarded Sumeet Kulkarni (MEd 21) with a 2023 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award. 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