Bruce Dorminey (born March 8, 1959) is an American science journalist and author who primarily covers aerospace, astronomy and

astrophysics Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena. As one of the founders of the discipline said, Astrophysics "seeks to ascertain the nature of the h ...

. He is a regular contributor to Astronomy magazine. Since March 2012, he has written a regular tech column for

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He was also a correspondent for Renewable Energy World. He is host of the weekly aerospace and astronomy podcast, The Cosmic Controversy Podcastbr>

Biography

Dorminey grew up and attended public schools in the small rural town of Ocilla, Georgia, and is a graduate of

Irwin County High School Irwin County High School is a public high school located in Ocilla, Georgia, United States. It serves grades 9 through 12. Around 450 students currently attend Irwin County High School as of the 2011-2012 school year. Irwin County High School is ...

and the University of Washington in Seattle. He began his print journalism career in 1988 in New York and then began reporting from Europe, primarily as a film and arts correspondent, mostly for newspaper outlets such as the ''

International Herald Tribune The ''International Herald Tribune'' (''IHT'') was a daily English-language newspaper published in Paris, France for international English-speaking readers. It had the aim of becoming "the world's first global newspaper" and could fairly be said ...

'', the '' Boston Globe'', the ''

Dallas Morning News ''The Dallas Morning News'' is a daily newspaper serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas, with an average print circulation of 65,369. It was founded on October 1, 1885 by Alfred Horatio Belo as a satellite publication of the ''Galvesto ...

'' and Canada's ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

''. While in Europe, he also wrote political and business-related stories.

''Distant Wanderers''

''Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System'' is a book, written by Dorminey, which reports on astronomical research and theory related to the search for

extrasolar planets An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System. The first possible evidence of an exoplanet was noted in 1917 but was not recognized as such. The first confirmation of detection occurred in 1992. A different planet, init ...

, as of the publication date of 2001. It received reviews from publications including Astronomy magazine, USA Today, and New Scientist"In his timely book, Distant Wanderers, Bruce Dorminey, an award-winning aerospace journalist, takes us on a world tour to meet the astronomers undertaking one of the most fascinating searches of all time: ... this book is a highly worthwhile read and will enable you to appreciate what lies behind each discovery and its significance to our own future." (Ian Morison, New Scientist, February, 2002)

Awards

Dorminey was a 1998 winner in the Royal Aeronautical Society's

Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards This article is about the international Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards (AJOYA), issued from 1996 to 2009-2010 by the World Leadership Forum, Ltd, of London, England, U.K., in conjunction with the Farnborough Air Show (England) and the Par ...

(AJOYA) in the "Best Systems or Technology Submission" category for a Financial Times article on the

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HIPPARCOS ''Hipparcos'' was a scientific satellite of the European Space Agency (ESA), launched in 1989 and operated until 1993. It was the first space experiment devoted to precision astrometry, the accurate measurement of the positions of celestial obj ...

mission. In 2004, Dorminey was a founding team member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Science Communication Focus Group

References

External links

Dorminey's column in ''Forbes''
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