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Making sense of science: introducing the Google Science Communication Fellows
February 15, 2011
(Cross-posted on the
Google.org Blog
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In an effort to foster a more open, transparent and accessible scientific dialogue, we’ve started a new effort aimed at inspiring pioneering use of technology, new media and computational thinking in the communication of science to diverse audiences. Initially, we’ll focus on communicating the science on climate change.
We’re kicking off this effort by naming 21 Google Science Communication Fellows. These fellows were elected from a pool of applicants of early to mid-career Ph.D. scientists nominated by leaders in climate change research and science-based institutions across the U.S. It was hard to choose just 21 fellows from such an impressive pool of scientists; ultimately, we chose scientists who had the strongest potential to become excellent communicators. That meant previous training in science communication; research in topics related to understanding or managing climate change; and experience experimenting with innovative approaches or technology tools for science communication. This year’s fellows are an impressive bunch:
Brendan Bohannan, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology, University of Oregon
Edward Brook, Professor, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University
Julia Cole, Professor, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona
Eugene Cordero, Associate Professor, Meteorology and Climate Science, San Jose University
Frank Davis, Professor, Landscape Ecology & Conservation Planning, University of California-Santa Barbara
Andrew Dessler, Professor, Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University
Noah Diffenbaugh, Assistant Professor, Environmental Earth System Science, Stanford University
Simon Donner, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
Nicole Heller, Research Scientist, Climate Central
Brian Helmuth, Professor, Biological Sciences, University South Carolina
Paul Higgins, Associate Director, Policy Program, American Meteorological Society
Jonathan Koomey, Consulting Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
David Lea, Professor, Earth Science, University of California-Santa Barbara
Kelly Levin, Senior Research Associate, World Resources Institute
David Lobell, Assistant Professor, Environmental Earth System Science, Stanford University
Edwin Maurer, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Santa Clara University
Susanne Moser, Research Associate, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California-Santa Cruz
Matthew Nisbet, Associate Professor, School of Communication, American University
Rebecca Shaw, Director of Conservation, The Nature Conservancy, CA Chapter
Whendee Silver, Professor, Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry, University of California-Berkeley
Alan Townsend, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
At our Mountain View, Calif. headquarters in June, the fellows will participate in a workshop, which will integrate hands-on training and facilitated brainstorming on topics of technology and science communication. Following the workshop, fellows will be given the opportunity to apply for grants to put their ideas into practice. Those with the most impactful projects will be given the opportunity to join a
Lindblad Expeditions & National Geographic
trip to the Arctic, the Galapagos or Antarctica as a science communicator.
Congratulations to all of the fellows! And we’ll keep you posted on more ideas and tools emerging for science communication.
Posted by Dr. Amy Luers, Google.org and Tina Ornduff, Google Education
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