2026 Logan Science Journalism Fellows

Meagan Cantwell is a senior video producer at Science based in Washington D.C. She produces multimedia across several platforms, from short docs for YouTube to podcast interviews. While partial to geology, she covers all facets of science, including medical breakthroughs and the latest telescopes. In her free time, she enjoys watching horror movies and diving into figure skating score sheets.

Deblina Chakraborty is Senior Science Editor at CNN, where she oversees coverage of science and space, leading a team of writers and editors who explore intriguing discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and daring missions. Previously, she was a general Features editor and an Off-Platform editor for CNN. She's also managed editorial teams at Denver7 and HLN Digital and hosted the award-winning podcast, "Stuff You Missed in History Class."

Lindsey Leake is an award-winning, independent health and medical journalist based outside Washington, D.C. She enjoys covering medicine, public health, the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology, nutrition, and fitness, and has recently contributed to the NBC News Health & Medical Unit, CNN Wellness, and Cancer Today. Before embarking on a freelance career in 2025, she spent 15 years as a staffer at news outlets including Fortune, the USA TODAY Network, and Sinclair Broadcast Group. In 2023, Editor & Publisher Magazine named Lindsey among its 25 Under 35 “next generation of news media professionals.” The National Association of Science Writers recognized her article on the shortage of blood donors of color as a finalist in its 2022 Science in Society Journalism Awards. Lindsey is a three-time winner of the National Association of Black Journalists’ South Florida Diversity Award and has received numerous other reporting accolades. Lindsey earned an MA in Science Writing from Johns Hopkins University, an MA in Journalism and Digital Storytelling from American University, and a BA from Princeton University.

Andres Pruna is a freelance producer and documentary filmmaker, as well as an Emmy Award-winning journalist and Edward R. Murrow and L.A. Press Club award recipient. Raised in the U.S., Venezuela and Argentina, he is now based in L.A. and freelances as an environmental news producer for both English-language networks like ABC News and NBC News, and for Spanish-language networks like Univision and Telemundo. Andres focuses on science and environmental news and strives to make his segments engaging and interesting to watch. He likes to escape to the Amazon jungle in Peru whenever work allows and to spend as much time as possible with his boss, a tiny green conure parrot named Titus.

Ahmad Gamal Saad-Eddin is an Egyptian writer and science journalist currently pursuing a master’s degree in Science and Technology Journalism at Texas A&M University, where he also works as a teaching assistant.

Ahmad was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT (2025), where he explored narrative approaches to communicating complex scientific ideas to broad audiences. His research project at MIT is a book-in-progress that uses personal history to explore how medicine and culture interact and affect each other. He previously worked as an editor for Nature Arabic Edition, and his writing has appeared in Nature Middle East. Ahmad leads the fact-checking department for the popular Arabic science program El Daheeh, overseeing the verification of scientific content for a large public audience. Trained as a physician with a specialization in psychiatry, he brings a clinical perspective to his work focusing on public health, environmental health, and cross-cultural science communication.

Carolyn Wilke is a freelance science journalist and editor based in Chicago.  She covers chemistry, archaeology, and the occasional animal oddity for curious readers of all ages. Her reporting appears in outlets including National Geographic, The New York Times, Scientific American, and Knowable Magazine. She’s also a contributing editor at Science News Explores, a magazine that shares science discoveries with young readers. As an adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Carolyn teaches scientists and engineers how to write about science for the general public.

Richard Fisher is a British journalist, editor and lecturer based in the UK. He is a senior editor at Aeon magazine, an honorary professor in science communication at University College London, and the author of the book The Long View: Why We Need to Transform How the World Sees Time. Previously he worked in various roles for BBC.com and New Scientist magazine, and from 2019-20, was a Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT. In his spare time, he runs a lot.

Jordan Gass-Pooré is an award-winning independent podcast producer and investigative journalist. She is the creator of the “Hazard” series of podcasts: “Hazard NJ” examined serious pollution issues for two seasons as a production of NJ Spotlight News, the news division of NJ PBS, and was the outlet’s first podcast; “Hazard NYC” was a limited-run series with THE CITY about the impacts of climate change on Superfund sites in New York City.

Hannah Loss is an associate producer for GBH's Boston Public Radio and The Curiosity Desk. Her reporting focuses on climate change, coastal resilience, water quality and conservation. Hannah earned a master's degree in Science, Health & Environmental reporting from NYU and graduated from Tufts University with a bachelor's in English and Environmental Studies. When not in the studio, she can be found cycling around Greater Boston's back roads. 

Nanticha (Lyn) Ocharoenchai is a Thai environmental storyteller based in Boston. She recently completed MIT's Graduate Program in Science Writing and spent five years leading multimedia campaign creation at WWF-Asia Pacific. From features in Mongabay and Greenpeace to films for The Pulitzer Center and Jackson Wild, her work as a climate activist and journalist has bridged science and creativity across ever-evolving forms. At MBL, she's excited to explore where else she can carry these stories–exhibitions, workshops, parks–through immersive experiences that bring people closer to the natural world.

Haley is a seasoned broadcast journalist with experience in newsrooms across the country. At SciLine, she leads editorial efforts designed for television news by pitching, producing, writing, and editing content for broadcast journalists that reaches audiences across the country. Previously, Haley was an investigative producer for CBS News and Stations, focusing on environmental stories at both the local and network levels. She also worked as a local television reporter in Oregon, New Mexico, and Louisiana.

Ben Seal is a freelance journalist based in Philadelphia who writes about the food system, the environment, and community resilience. His coverage includes perennial agriculture and tree crop development; the effort to build sustainable, local seafood systems; and industrial exploitation of resources and communities. His writing has appeared in Civil Eats, Offrange, Philadelphia Magazine, Distillations Magazine, Inside Climate News, Nautilus Magazine, and Reasons to Be Cheerful, among other outlets. When he's not reporting, you can find him climbing, petting cats and watching plants grow.