Alan Alda and Irina Petrushina Honored by New York Academy of Sciences at Annual Gala |
Alan Alda and Irina Petrushina were both honored by the New York Academy of Sciences at its 2022 Gala, held November 14 at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York City. Alda was given the Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for Communicating Science, while Petrushina, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was one of nine honorees in the Physical Sciences and Engineering category of the 2021 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists. She received a personalized award medal and an unrestricted personal cash prize of $10,000. Petrushina was recognized for her "...