Clara Moskowitz is an American

science journalist Science journalism conveys reporting about science to the public. The field typically involves interactions between scientists, journalists, and the public. Origins Modern science journalism dates back to '' Digdarshan'' (means showing the d ...

who works as a senior editor for ''

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''.

Career

Moskowitz majored in astronomy and physics at

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the c ...

, graduating in 2005. She went to the

University of California, Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. Located on Monterey Bay, on the edge ...

for a master's degree in science communication, which she completed in 2007 after internships with the American Museum of Natural History and ''Discover'' magazine. After five years covering

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missions for

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, she moved to her present position at ''Scientific American'' in 2014.

Recognition

In December 2015, the American Physical Society named her Woman Physicist of the Month.

Publications

* "Marie Curie's Hidden Network: How she recruited a genration of women scientists", ''

'', vol. 332, no. 2 (February 2025), pp. 78–79.

References

External links

Author profile and articles by Moskowitz on Space.comAuthor profile and articles by Moskowitz in ''Scientific American''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moskowitz, Clara Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American science journalists American women journalists American women scientists Wesleyan University alumni University of California, Santa Cruz alumni