Rosenberg Institute Seminar Series - Laura Guertin

Laura Guertin, Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences, Penn State Brandywine  

Stories of communicating scientific ocean drilling, from text to textiles 

Abstract: Tales of adventures at sea are disseminated in the popular press (social media, magazines, books, etc.), while the completed analyses of deep-sea samples are published in scholarly reports and peer-reviewed journals. This presentation will highlight specific examples of how scientific ocean drilling expeditions have been shared from historic oceanographic expeditions and the more recent IODP Expedition 390. This presentation will include audio/video clips, select quilts from the Stories of the South Atlantic quilt collection, and why it is important for all scientists to be storytellers of their work.  

Bio: Distinguished Professor Laura Guertin (Penn State Brandywine) holds a Ph.D. in Marine Geology & Geophysics from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School. She is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In addition to sailing on two NOAA vessels and JOIDES Resolution, her science communication experiences include serving as the geoscience education and educational technology blogger with the American Geophysical Union for nine years, initiating and managing the growing scientific ocean drilling audio archive Tales from the Deep, and quilting science stories, including a 19-quilt collection from IODP Expedition 390.