The Patrusky lecture series is held by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) in honor of Ben Patrusky, who retired from CASW in 2013 after 25 years as the executive director of CASW and 30 years as the director of the New Horizons in Science program. The first lecture was held in 2013 and the event has taken place every year since then.
The Lecturers
2013 — George M. Whitesides
2014 — Donald Johanson
2015 — Jo Handelsman
2016 — Steven Weinberg
2017 — Susan Desmond-Hellmann
2018 — Shirley Tilghman
2019 — Steve Squyres
2020 — Ruha Benjamin
2021 — Katharine Hayhoe
2022 – Alyssa A. Goodman
References
Recurring events established in 2013
Science lecture series
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2013 establishments in Washington (state) Annual events in Washington (state)