Felice Frankel: More Than Pretty Pictures: How the Process of Making Science Images and Graphics Clarifies Understanding

Research Scientist, Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Friday, February 15, 2013: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Room 302 (Hynes Convention Center)
Ms. Frankel is a photographer and research scientist specializing in the visual communication of science and engineering. Collaborating with researchers across a host of disciplines, she creates images and graphics for journal submissions, presentations, and publications to advance the public understanding of science. She is a fellow of AAAS and has received awards and grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others. Her most recent book is Visual Strategies: A Practical Guide to Graphics for Scientists and Engineers, co-authored with Angela DePace. Her other books include Envisioning Science: The Design and Craft of the Science Image and No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale, co-authored with George Whitesides.
Speaker:
Felice Frankel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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