Marcia Bartusiak

Marcia Bartusiak
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Journalist
Academic
Known forScience writing, Teaching
AwardsAmerican Institute of Physics Science Writing Award (1982, 2001, 2019), History of Science Society Davis Prize (2010), American Institute of Physics Gemant Award (2006), Fellow of the AAAS (2008), Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Klumpke-Roberts Award (2010), NASA Journalist-In-Space Finalist (1987), Sigma Xi Distinguished Lectureship (2022-23)

Marcia F. Bartusiak is an author, journalist, and Professor of the Practice Emeritus of the Graduate Program in Science Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Trained in both communications (B.A. from American University, 1971) and physics (M.S. from Old Dominion University, 1979), she writes about the fields of astronomy and physics.[1] Bartusiak has been published in National Geographic, Discover, Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, Science, Popular Science, World Book Encyclopedia, Smithsonian, and MIT Technology Review.[2] The author of seven books, she is also a columnist for Natural History magazine.[3]

  1. ^ "Faculty and Staff : MIT Grad Program in Science Writing". Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  2. ^ Bartusiak, Marcia. "Marcia Bartusiak". Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  3. ^ "Natural History Magazine". Retrieved 2014-03-14.