Congratulations to FOEP’s 2017 Recipient of the Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Hayden Planetarium – American Museum of Natural History

"for his wide-ranging and awe-inspiring contributions to the public understanding of science, and for his passionate and effective advocacy of the values of critical scientific thinking in a democratic society."

Background: About Neil deGrasse Tyson

2017 Selection Committee Members: Yvan Bruynseraede (Chair), Don Lincoln, Ivan Schuller, Amber Stuver