Awards

2024 Fulbright Scholar, Aalborg University

2022 J. William Mees Visiting Scholar, Lawrence Academy

2019 Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science

2018 TED Senior Fellow

2018 Mira Costa Alumni Hall of Fame

2016 NASA Group Achievement Award

2016 TED Fellow

2011 Collegium of University Teaching Fellows

Outreach

Regular talks to local and international (via zoom) astronomy and community groups.

Author, Asteroid Hunters, Simon and Schuster 2017. Translated into multiple languages

TED Talk

TED-ED Lesson: The first asteroid ever discovered

Creator and Host, Spacepod.

Press

Nugent, Carrie. “The chances of this asteroid hitting Earth keep rising. But there are four reasons I’m not worried yet”, Opinion, The Guardian, 20 Feb 2025.

Berkowitz, Bonnie. “The wild names in the asteroid belt, from Elvis to Potato,” Washington Post, 13 October 2023.

Koren, Marina. “Asteroid Measurements Make No Sense,” The Atlantic, 26 January 2023.

Greensmith, Glynn. It’s just not Cricket, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 June 2019.

Wolfe, Alexandra. “Tales of an Asteroid Hunter.” Wall Street Journal, 25 May 2017.

Bobeda, Tricia and Johnsen, Greta. “Avoiding Armageddon With Dr. Carrie Nugent.” Nerdette, WBEZ Chicago, 07 June 2017.

Lewis, Tim. “Confessions of an asteroid hunter.” The Guardian, 19 March 2017.

Kaplan, Sarah. “An asteroid hunter explains how she’s protecting Earth from a killer space rock.” Washington Post, 17 March 2017.

Lewin, Sarah. “'Asteroid Hunters' Look to Defend Earth: Q&A with Author Carrie Nugent.” Space.com, 14 March 2017.

Hockenberry, John. “Hunting For the Solar System’s Biggest Threats.” WYNC/NPR, 14 March 2017.