Alan Boyle

Alan Boyle
Alan Boyle, January 2010

Alan Boyle is an American journalist specializing in science and technology news. He has worked for msnbc.com as a science editor since 1996.

Boyle runs a virtual curiosity shop covering physical sciences, space exploration, paleontology, among many other interests of his. He joined NBC News Digital in 1996. He has also written for the blog, Cosmic Log. During his 36 years as a journalist, he has worked in Cincinnati, Spokane, and Seattle.

He has received recognition from the American Association for the Advancement of Science in the form of the 2002 AAAS Science Journalism Award. He has also won awards from the National Academies, the National Association of Science Writers, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Space Frontier Foundation, IEEE-USA, the Pirelli Relativity Challenge and the CMU Cybersecurity Journalism Awards program.