Karl Kruszelnicki
Australian science communicator
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| 2025 | Named NSW Senior Australian of the Year for inspiring millions with science storytelling, tackling misinformation, and making complex ideas accessible. Awarded a Bellagio Center Residency in Italy from The Rockefeller Foundation to develop a strategy using Artificial Intelligence to counter climate change disinformation. His memoir 'A Periodic Tale: My Sciencey Memoir' was shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards for Biography of the Year. |
| January 2025 | Presented a program on ABC TV titled Dr Karl's How Things Work. |
| 2024 | Published his memoir 'A Periodic Tale: My Sciencey Memoir' with HarperCollins Publishers Australia, reflecting on his scientific career and experiences. |
| 2024 | Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Newcastle for being a highly celebrated and passionate advocate for science, education, and health. Also received the TikTok High-Quality Content Creator of the Year Award. |
| March 2020 | Ended his regular appearances on BBC Radio 5 Live's Up All Night program. |
| 2019 | Won UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for science communication. |
| 2017 | Hosted Dr. Karl's Outrageous Acts of Science on Discovery Channel (Australia). |
| 2016 | Received an honorary doctorate from the University of the Sunshine Coast. |
| 2016 | Started hosting the podcast Shirtloads of Science. |
| December 2015 | Ended the Sleek Geeks podcast with Adam Spencer. |
| 2014 | Voted as the ninth-most-trusted person in Australia by Reader's Digest readers. |
| 2012 | Named a National Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia (NSW). Main-belt asteroid 18412 Kruszelnicki was named in his honour. |
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