Attending the AAAS Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshop
Alternatively titled: why every PhD student should attend this workshop or at least learn about how science gets made, from a federal...
Meet Katsuko Saruhashi, a resilient geochemist who detected nuclear fallout in the Pacific
Determining the measure of a great scientist is a challenge. Is it an enormous contribution to science, noted by awards and distinctions?...
Year-Round Cheers for the Periodic Table @ Georgia Tech
Mixing it up a bit! I wrote a piece for the Georgia Tech College of Sciences to help them kick off the year of the periodic table- happy...
100 vignettes that will make you excited to talk about the weather
Real talk, I adored this book by author and journalist Andrew Revkin and his environmental educator and wife, Lisa Mechaley! It's full of...
City phosphorus, country phosphorus: can we mitigate P in different environments?
Phosphorus is essential for life, but there is such thing as too much of a good thing. In excess, phosphorus can cause algal blooms,...
Shortages of rare earth elements could limit clean energy development
My latest for the Massive Science Consortium, on the rare earth elements shortage and the strange places researchers are trying to find...
Please romaine calm- there might be cancer-causing compounds in your lettuce
Washing fruits and vegetables before eating is standard practice- a good scrub removes dirt as well as bacteria that can make us sick....
ComSciCon-Atlanta 2018 Annual Report
The annual report! It's finally done! Gosh, I feel like I've labored on this a long time. Serving as the lead organizer for...
Coal ash contains lead, arsenic, and mercury – and it’s mostly unregulated
Can science find solutions where policy lags before the damage deepens? Read my first (!) piece for the Massive Science Consortium here:...
How our obsession with nanotechnology is building antibiotic resistance
How the nanomaterials in your sunscreen (and other consumer goods) build superbugs, according to research published Nankai University in...
