Author and Journalism Awards

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The Louis J. Battan Author's Award - Adult
The Louis J. Battan Author's Award - Adult

The Louis J. Battan Author’s Award, Adult, is presented to the author(s) of an outstanding book on the atmospheric and related sciences of a technical or non-technical nature published within the last three years, with consideration to those books that foster public understanding of meteorology in adult audiences.

The Louis J. Battan Author's Award - K-12
The Louis J. Battan Author's Award - K-12

The Louis J. Battan Author’s Award, K-12, is presented to the author(s) of outstanding learning materials or book published within the last three years that fosters the understanding of atmospheric and related sciences in K-12 audiences.

The Award for Distinguished Science Journalism in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences

The Award for Distinguished Science Journalism in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences recognizes outstanding science journalism about scientific discoveries, principles, advances, and impacts in all media outlets including radio, television, film, newspaper, magazine, social media, and online. The award embraces a broad definition of journalism including, but not limited to reporting, interviewing, humorous blogging, and opinion or commentary pieces, as long as they convey strong, accurate science.