Pop science professor at ASU nets honor from astronomical society

<p> The popularization of topics including time travel, black holes, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and multiverses, has earned Arizona State University professor <a href="http://cosmos.asu.edu/index.html">Paul Davies</a> an award for excellence in astronomy research and education by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.</p><separator></separator><p> This year&rsquo;s Klumpke-Roberts Award for outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy will be presented to Davies in August at the society&rsquo;s annual meeting.</p><separator></separator><p> Davies, a theoretical physicist, astrobiologist, cosmologist and cancer researcher in the <a href="http://clas.asu.edu/">College of Liberal Arts and Sciences</a> teaches in ASU&rsquo;s <a href="http://physics.asu.edu/">Department of Physics</a>. He is director of the <a href="http://clas.asu.edu/">BEYOND Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science</a> and heads up the <a href="http://cancer-insights.asu.edu/">Center for Convergence of Physical Science and Cancer Biology</a> at ASU, one of 12 physical sciences-oncology centers nationwide established by the National Institutes of Health&rsquo;s National Cancer Institute.</p><separator></separator><p> Davies has written more than 100 <a href="http://cosmos.asu.edu/publications/papers.htm">scientific papers</a> and authored 30 <a href="http://cosmos.asu.edu/publications/books.htm">books</a&gt;, including last year&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Eerie Silence: Renewing our search for alien intelligence.&rdquo; Other titles include: &ldquo;The Goldilocks Enigma: Why is the universe just right for life?&rdquo; &ldquo;How to Build a Time Machine,&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Mind of God.&rdquo;</p><separator></separator><p> The pop science award given to Davies is one of eight announced by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific on June 15. &ldquo;<a href="http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/awards.html">This year&rsquo;s honorees</a> demonstrate a remarkable array of achievement in research, education and popularization of astronomy and science,&rdquo; said James Manning, ASP executive director. &ldquo;The ASP is proud to recognize these individuals for their accomplishments and as inspirations to us all.&rdquo;</p><separator></separator><p> Founded in 1889 in San Francisco, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific&rsquo;s mission is to increase the understanding and appreciation of astronomy, by engaging scientists, educators, enthusiasts and the public to advance science and science literacy. The society&rsquo;s education programs are funded by corporations, private foundations, the National Science Foundation, NASA, private donors and its members. More information is online at <a href="http://www.astrosociety.org/">http://www.astrosociety.org</a>.</p&gt;