In addition to research, I also work as a freelance science communicator. Some of my most notable work to date includes:
Writing
Writer for Australian Science and regular contributor to ResearchBlogging.org.
- Jun 17, 2012 – Totally Tropical Titan
Featured in ResearchBlogging.org Editors Selections - Jun 11, 2012 – Interstellar Sleuths
Featured in ResearchBlogging.org Editors Selections - May 23, 2012 – The Wisdom in X-rays
Guest blog post at Nature Blogs: Soapbox Science - May 21, 2012 – The search for life in the universe
Guest blog post at Science Calling! - Apr 19, 2012 – Explosions in the dark…?
Featured in ResearchBlogging.org Editors Selections - Feb 11, 2010 – ResearchBlogging.org Awards
Finalist for Research Blog of the Year and Funniest Blog
- Nov 12, 2009 – Might as well be water on the Sun
Featured in ResearchBlogging.org Editors Selections
Public Speaking
- Apr 28, 2011 – Supernovae and Stellar Fireworks
University of Nottingham Public Lectures - Nov 8, 2010 – Astrobiology
Sheffield Astronomical Society - Oct 10, 2010 – Life on Other Worlds
Tether artists collective - Oct 31, 2009 – Life on the Moons in our Solar System?
IYA2009 Moonwatch - Oct 4, 2009 – Science introduction for a screening of Solaris
Stars on Screen @ The Broadway Cinema - Jul 23, 2009 – Life on Other Worlds
IYA2009 Lecture - Mar 14, 2009 – The Search for Life in Space
Wollaton Hall Skywatch Event
Graphic Design
- 2012 – Infographic showing various Spacecraft. Featured by io9, Boing Boing, Geekologie, and many more websites far too numerous to list here!
- 2011 – Publicity materials for The Inflativerse inflatable planetarium.
- 2010 – Five 850 x 2200mm banners for The Colour of Stars science outreach project for primary school children
- 2009 – Publicity materials for several IYA2009 activities including Space Day and Moonwatch, and the Astronomy Public Lecture Series
- 2005 – Island of Stability graphic used by Wikipedia and publications by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Swiss National Science Foundation
- 2005 – Mimivirus illustration
A full graphic design portfolio is available here.
