Meet the Winners
The winners of the 2024 EurekAlert! Travel Awards for International Science Reporters will attend the 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston, Mass., USA.
Iris Duțescu
Freelance | Romania
Iris Duțescu (she/her) is a young science journalist whose journey into science communication began during her first year of university when she participated in a course titled “Technology in Today’s Media.” It was during this time that she published her first piece of science journalism, covering the discovery of water in a distant galaxy. Since then, Iris has delved into diverse scientific subjects such as the role of AI in contemporary medicine, the use of technology for educational purposes, and science denialism. With a combined background in journalism, mathematics, and informatics, Iris aims to make science accessible to everyone using the power of her words. She is set to graduate from the University of Bucharest in 2024. Alongside her studies, she has contributed to various well-known Romanian publications and media outlets including Mindcraft Stories, Școala9, Libertatea, Observator, and Gen, Știri.
Pavla Hubálková
WIRED.CZ | Czech Republic
Pavla Hubálková (she/her) is a science journalist at Charles University and WIRED.CZ. Originally, she thought she would become a scientist, so she studied clinical biochemistry at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague and completed her PhD in neuroscience at the Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University. During her Fulbright internship at Northwestern University in Chicago, however, she discovered that she wanted to work in science communication. Last year, she coauthored the first book about science communication in Czech. To support science communication, she is also active on social media and hosts various workshops for scientists or PR officers at universities and research institutions.