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Natalie Wolchover

Natalie Ann Wolchover (born October 16, 1986) is a science journalist.[1] She is a senior writer and editor for Quanta Magazine, and has been involved with Quanta's development since its inception in 2013.[1][2] In 2022 she won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.[3]

Early life[edit]

Wolchover was born in London, England and later moved to Blanco, Texas.[4]

Education[edit]

Wolchover obtained a bachelor's degree in physics from Tufts University, during which time she co-authored several publications in non-linear optics.[27][1] In 2009, Wolchover went on to study graduate-level physics at the University of California, Berkeley.[1][2] She left graduate school during the first year in order to pursue a career in science journalism.[1]

2022 [3]

Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting

2017 Science Communication Award, .[28]

American Institute of Physics

2017 Director's Visitor, .[29]

Institute for Advanced Study

2016 Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award, .[30][31]

American Statistical Association

2016 Evert Clark / Seth Payne Award, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing.[10]

[30]

Writing featured in The Best Writing on Mathematics 2015.

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Personal life[edit]

Wolchover lives in Brooklyn, New York with her wife.[30]

Council for the Advancement of Science Writing

An Interview with Natalie Wolchover

Seminar at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Science Reporting in the Age of Sound Bites