Crystals, Quarks, Biomes and Genomes: How to Make Complex Science Compelling
What: A seminar on communicating science
When: Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: 101 Friend Center
Why: Have you ever struggled to explain a scientific idea? How do you communicate with your dissertation committee? What do you put in your abstract?
A free, two-part seminar designed for students, postdocs, and faculty and staff members sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Research and the Office of Communications.
4:30 to 6 p.m. Panel discussion
Prominent journalists, authors and bloggers who write about science will tell us how they convey its complex heart while attempting to get it right.
Speakers will include:
- Mike Lemonick, Princeton/Time magazine
- Ken Chang, New York Times
- Sam Wang, Princeton/author
- Peter Maass, Princeton/New York Times Magazine
- Fred Guterl, Newsweek
- Amy Ellis Nutt, Star-Ledger
- Ed Silverman, Pharmalot blog/Star-Ledger
- Beth Livermore, Rutgers/freelance
6 to 7 p.m. Buffet
7 to 8:30 p.m. Workshop
Expert communicators will give pointers to scientists, students who want to be science writers and scientists-to-be on how to communicate their work in a way that is clear and accurate. Scientists are invited to bring an abstract describing their research for revision.
Speakers will include:
- Judith Swan, assistant director, Princeton Writing Program
- Robert Cava, chair, Princeton chemistry department
- Kitta MacPherson, senior writer, Office of Communications
- Cass Cliatt, director of media relations, Office of Communications
- Steven Schultz, director, Princeton engineering communications
Registration is requested
Please e-mail dfr@princeton.edu, or call (609) 258-5500.
