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Also: Asima Ahmad,
Antonio Baclig,
Victor Chica,
Lina Garcia,
Barbara Gates,
Ruth Goodman,
Amy Hogan,
Lauren Kaye,
Joanne Larrabee,
Y. Debbie Liu,
Kristen Martinez,
Ciara Muldoon,
Kelly Stecker,
Lita Talarico,
Karen Noiva Welling,
Karen Ziv
Felice Frankel (Principal Investigator), Harvard University, is a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and a research scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her latest book, No Small Matter, Science on the Nano Scale, is co-authored by George M. Whitesides. (HUP, 2009)
Rachael Brady (co-PI), Duke University, Founder and Director of Visualization Technology Group, and Senior Research Scientist in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science. An Adjunct Associate Professor in Art, Art History, and Visual Studies Rachael specializes in the use of technology to aid data exploration and analysis.
Donald R. Sadoway (co-PI), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. For 14 years Don has been lecturer-in-charge of a freshman chemistry class numbering in excess of 500 students and has been developing curricula that integrate subject matter from beyond the physical sciences, e.g., music, theater, cinema, and fine arts.
Helen Haste, University of Bath, Professor of Psychology and a Visiting Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Helen’s research includes culture and metaphor, the public image of science and the interface of science and culture. She is a Vice President and former Chair of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, an Academician of the British Academy of Social Sciences, and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
Robert A. Lue, Harvard University, Director of Life Sciences Education and Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. Rob has developed award-winning educational multimedia on several topics including The Inner Life of the Cell (2006).
Logan McCarty, Assistant Dean of Harvard College and Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology. Logan teaches physics to undergraduates and organic chemistry to students in the Extension School. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard University.
Vinothan Manoharan, Harvard University, Assistant Professor of Physics and Chemical Engineering. Vinny’s research uses light scattering,
optical microscopy, spectroscopy, synthesis and other experimental techniques to understand the physics of self-organization.
Barbara Tversky, Colombia Teachers College, Professor of Psychology and Education and Professor Emerita of Psychology at Stanford University. Barbara’s research includes memory, categorization, event perception and cognition, and spatial language and thinking, including cognitive maps, eyewitness testimony, visual communication, gesture, design cognition, and diagrammatic reasoning.
Rebecca Rosenberg (Project Manager). Rebecca’s research focus is science curricula and textbooks in Japan, China, and the US with attention to the use of visual imagery. Previously she taught secondary school chemistry and has served as the science curriculum coordinator in several school districts.
Kelly Stecker, Harvard University undergraduate in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. Kelly enjoys the life sciences, the outdoors, and surfing, and she will be moving to Australia after graduation this spring.
Asima Ahmad is pursuing a Masters degree in Public Health at Harvard and a Medical Degree from University of Chicago. Asima’s focus is in global health and health care management and she runs a non-profit organization that recruits volunteers to participate in medical relief projects in South Asian nations.
Vic Chica, Harvard University undergraduate, a senior with a concentration in English, is a Presidential Instructional Technology Fellow with Harvard's Academic Technology Group.
Lauren Kaye, Harvard University undergraduate, is concentrating in Chemistry with a secondary field in Dramatic Arts. Lauren is interested in the intersection between science and art, particularly in science photography and visualization.
Y. Debbie Liu, doctoral student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, with a diverse research background in bioinformatics, drug delivery, and synthetic biology. Debbie’s research investigates the nature of scientific thinking in the 21st century and its implications for science education.
Rachel Riemer currently teaches honors and AP physics at Buckingham, Browne, and Nichols in Cambridge, MA. Rachel’s research focuses on integrating science and art into curricula for high school students.
Grace Xiong is an undergraduate at Harvard University looking to pursue a degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Grace is particularly excited about Picturing to Learn because the project represents a synthesis of her two great passions, science and art.
Lina Garcia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology undergraduate is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Lina’s interest in the project grew from her attendance to one of our workshops where she realized how much thought went into visually communicating an idea.