2022 Dr. John Wilkin
Professor of Marine Sciences at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2021 Dr. William Getsch
Distinguished Professor of the College of Arts & Sciences, Saint Peter’s University
Science Education: A Grand Adventure, Building Bridges Between the Formal and Informal Sectors
2020 Dr. Jeff Goldstein
Director, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education
Human Exploration–It’s Not a Book of Knowledge…It’s a Journey
2019 Dr. Sabine Kastner
Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology, Neuroscience Institute and Department of Psychology and Scientific Director of Neuroimaging Facility, Princeton University
Educational Neuroscience for the 21st Century
2018 Dr. Mireya Mayor
Researcher, National Geographic Learning/Cengage
Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey from NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer
2017 Andrés Ruzo
Director, Boiling River Project
On Assignment: Notes from the Front Lines of Amazonian Conservation and Implications on 21st Century Learning
2016 Dr. David Gallo
Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, Center for Climate and Life of the Earth Institute, Columbia University
Deep Sea - Deep Secrets: The Many Wonders of Neptune's Realm
2015 Dr. David Robinson
NJ State Climatologist, Professor in the Department of Geology at Rutgers University
Exploring NJ Climate Variability and Change
2014 Dr. Ricki Lewis
Science Writer, Genetic Counselor, Educator, Public Speaker
Gene Therapy: A Forever Fix?
2013 Dr. Kenneth R. Miller
Professor of Biology at Brown University, Author
Does Science Still Matter in America Today?
2012 Dr. Robert E. Landsman
President, ANOVA Science Education Corporation
Neuron to Brain: Connectivity Impact on 21st Century Worldlings
2011 Dr. Luke Dollar
National Geographic Explorer, Program Director of National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative
Seeking Solutions in Predator Conservation
2010 Tim Samaras
Severe Storms Researcher, National Geographic Emerging Explorer
The Science of Tornado Chasing
2009 Chris Linder
Research Associate, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department
Science on Ice
2008 Dr. Jeff Goldstein
Director, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education
Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Present, and Inspiring the Future: Human Exploration - the Journey Continues
2007 Jack Uldrich
Author, President, NanoVeritas Group
The Exponential Educator: How Eight Emerging Technologies will Transform Education
2006 Dr. Alan I. Leshner
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher, Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Science Education in the Current Societal Climate
2005 Dr. Sally Ride
Astronaut, America's First Woman in Space, Professor of Physics, University of California, San Diego, CEO of Imaginary Lines, Inc.
Leadership and America's Future in Space
2004 Dr. David Sousa
Brain Researcher, Educational Consultant, Author
Making Schools Brain Compatible
2003 Dr. Leon Lederman
Nobel Laureate, Physics 1988
Isn't It Time Science Education Joined the 21st Century?
2002 Dr. John Peterson
United Nations Foundation
From Silent Spring to Scientific Revolution
2001 Dr. Robert DeSalle
Researcher, American Museum of Natural History
The Genomic Revolution
2001 Emory Kristof
National Geographic Photographer, Pioneer in Deep Sea Robotic Cameras
Ghost Ships and Sea Monsters
2000 Dr. Eric Wieschaus
Nobel Laureate, Princeton University
Doing Molecular Genetics in Model Organisms in Humans
1999 Dr. Emlyn Koster
President, CEO, Liberty Science Center
Lessons from Travels into the Biosphere
1998 Sr. Mary Virginia Oma, Ph.D., OSU
Editor, Chemical Heritage Foundation Publication, College of New Rochelle
Doing Chemistry at the Art / Archeology Interface
1997 Milbry Polk
Explorer, Author, Anthropological Film Maker
Virtual Xplorations
1996 Jim Fowler
Host of Wild Kingdom
Wildlife Conservation and Its Effect on the Quality of Life
1996 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and Senior Attorney for the National Resources Defense Council, Attorney at the Environmental Litigation Clinic, Pace University
Our Environmental Destiny
1995 John Horner
Professor of Geology and Biology, Curator of Paleontology, Museum of the Rockies, Montana State University
The Complete T-Rex
1994 Dr. Roger Bybee
Associate Director, Biological Science Curriculum Study (BSCS), Colorado, Chair, Working Group on Science Curriculum Standards for the National Research Council
National Science Education Standards: The Process, Product, Product and Potential
1993 Jeff & Deb Hall Sandler (Mr. & Mrs. Fish)
Marine Science Education Entertainers
Marine Science Education in the Classroom
1992 Dr. Kathryn Sullivan
Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Astronaut and Marine Geologist
Exploring the Earth from Above and Below
1991 Dr. Shirley Jackson
Research Physicist, AT&T Bell Labs
Math, Diversity, and Excellence: Challenge for the Next Century
1990 Geoff Somers
Antarctic Explorer
Trans-Antarctic International Expedition
1989 Dr. Christopher Daggett
NJ Commissioner of Environmental Protection
Education Investment - Environmental Futures
1988 Dr. Ruth Turner
Professor of Biology, Harvard University, Renowned Biological Oceanographer
Deep Sea Exploration and Thermal Vents
1987 Dr. Charles Howarth
Executive Director, Liberty Science Center
New Jersey's Science and Technology Center: Its Role in Education
1986 Dr. Lynn Margulis
Professor of Biology, Boston University
Early Life
1985 Dr. Robert Rines
President, Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord NH
Searching for the Loch Ness Monster for Fourteen Years
1984 Dr. Cecily Cannan
Selby Co., Chairperson, National Science Board Commission on Pre-College Education in Science, Mathematics, and Technology
Opening Minds and Opening Doors: Science, Mathematics and Technology Education
1983 Dr. Uri Haber-Schaim
Director, Institute for Curriculum Development
Substances and Images in Science Education
1982 Dr. Niles Eldridge
Curator, Department of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History
A Scientific Look at Creationism
1981 Dr. Martin Moore-Ede
Associate Professor of Physiology, Harvard University
Biological Clocks
1980 Dr. Arno Penzias
Nobel Laureate, Bell Labs
Science, Technology and Survival
1980 Dr. Hubert Alyea
Professor of Chemistry, Princeton University
Chemistry Demonstrations
1979 Dr. Margaret Maxey
Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Detroit
Nuclear Energy as an Alternate Source
1979 Dr. Fletcher Watson
Director, Project City Science, New York University
Science Curricula for the 90s
1978 Dr. Marjorie Gardner
Professor: Chemistry and Science Education, University of Maryland
China's Challenge to Science Education in the US
1978 Dr. Paul Brandwein
Director of Research, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
Science and the Permanent Agenda of Man
1977 Dr. George Wald
Nobel Laureate, Harvard University
Science and Ethics