Features and Profiles | Audio and video | Explainers | Editing and publication coordination | Press releases and institutional news briefs | Fun stuff | Als Grünschnabel :)
Features and Profiles
For Weltmaschine
“Julia Tjus sammelt Botschaften aus dem ganzen Universum” January 2021
(English: “Julia Tjus collects messages from across the universe”)
“Wippen auf dem mathematischen Spielplatz des Universums” November 2020
(English: “Seesaws on the universe’s mathematical playground”)
“‘Wenn der Beruf das Hobby ist’” September 2020
(English: “‘When your job is your hobby'”)
“Neutrino-Physikerin mit einem Faible für Berge” July 2020
(English: “A neutrino physicist with a soft spot for mountains”)
“Neutrinos: Auf den Spuren der Geister des Universums” July 2020
(English: “Neutrinos: On the hunt for the ghosts of the universe”)
“Teilchenphysik in Zeiten von Corona” May 2020
(English: “Particle physics in the time of coronavirus”)
“Nachwuchsforschende fordern Gehör für ihre Aussagen zur Zukunft der Physik” March 2020
(English: “Early-career researchers demand a say in the future of physics”)
“Der Weihnachtsmann ist ein Physiker” November 2019
(English: “Santa Claus is a physicist”)
Science in School
“Elements in the spotlight: Beryllium” November 2018
“Making laser flashes meet their mark” May 2016
Findings Magazine for the National Institutes of Health
“Game changer” Fall 2014 with Alisa Zapp Machalek
For European XFEL
“Building the perfect mirror” February 2014
symmetry magazine
“Neutrinos, the standard model misfits” February 2013
“The Dark Energy Camera opens its eyes” September 2012
Audio and video
Independent
“50 Ways to Say Science” Podcast series, from May 2021 with Fintan Burke
“Talking about frozen food with author Mark Kurlansky” Podcast, December 2012
“Meat the future” Op-Ed and Podcast, December 2012 with Kevin Jiang
“Postdocs: An Uncertain Future” December 2011 with Kevin Jiang, Nora Doyle-Burr, and Trevor Quirk
For DESY
“COVID Proteins in X-ray vision” Narration, May 2021
“DESY60: With forward-looking cutting-edge research into the new decade” Narration, May 2020
For the St. Nicholas’ Church Memorial, Hamburg
“Da pacem Domine – das Carillon des Mahnmals St. Nikolai” with Marta Bobowski, September 2020
SciShow
“Bringing back the lost American Chestnut tree” Writer, August 2019
“Why our sewers are plagued by fatbergs” Writer, July 2019
“Why you should care about the plastic in your poop” Writer, February 2019
For European XFEL
“The FXE instrument” Narration, February 2018
For the National Institutes of Health
“Meet Jasmine Johnson and Gabe Vela” July 2013
For Fermilab
“NOvA: Exploring Neutrino Mysteries” September 2012 with Jim Shultz, Reidar Hahn, and Sarah Charley
Explainers
Biomedical Beat for the National Institutes of Health
“Monster mash: protein folding gone wrong” October 2013
“Untangling the source of ouch and itch” June 2013
“Sticky stem cells” May 2013
Editing and publication coordination
European Cluster of Advanced Laser Light Sources: Achievements and Outcomes, writer and coordinator, September 2018
European XFEL Annual Reports, coordinator and copy editor
2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013
European XFEL: Enlightening Science brochure, editor, 2016
Press releases and institutional news briefs
For CERN
“Beamline for Schools 2019 participants present results” November 2019
For European XFEL
“‘First light’ at two more instruments” July 2018
“European XFEL accelerator reaches its design energy” July 2018
“European XFEL installs its most advanced ‘eye’ yet” August 2017
“Great expectations at last Users’ Meeting before start of operation” January 2017
“European XFEL brings Düpenau back to nature” October 2016
“World’s most precise mirror arrives in Hamburg” May 2016
“First X-ray laser simulation suite explores single-particle imaging” April 2016
“New EU project: Guiding light for the world’s brightest light sources” October 2015
“European XFEL scientists look deep into the atom” April 2015
“Team uses X-ray laser to watch electrons travel across molecule” March 2015
“Taking high-speed snapshots of living cells with an X-ray laser” February 2015
“‘Cookie Box’ monitors ultrashort light pulses” November 2014
“Paving the way to accessing handedness” April 2014
“Building the perfect mirror” February 2014
For National Institute of General Medical Sciences
“Imaging HIV’s inner shell” July 2013
symmetry magazine
“Midwest muon experiments carry on East Coast legacy” January 2013
“Electronics in an extra dimension” October 2012
“Caring for the prairie” October 2012
“Fermilab retires iconic Cockcroft-Walton generators” August 2012
“Precious cargo: Dark matter experiment set to move underground” July 2012
“Department of Energy advances Fermilab’s Mu2e experiment” July 2012
“Fermilab deputy director judges Google Science Fair” July 2012
Fermilab Today
“RFQ system to take Fermilab into the Intensity Frontier” August 2012
“Klystron six-cavity test shows promise for lower-cost linacs” August 2012
“Hadron Collider School engages new generation of particle physicists” August 2012
“Vellidis takes over as new CDF co-spokesperson” July 2012
“New cable pulling method saves time and money” July 2012
“‘Rugged Elegance’ art exhibit merges the earthy with the industrial” July 2012
“Students help MicroBooNE clean up for its big debut” July 2012
“Staying up late for the Higgs” July 2012
“‘Creation’s Birthday’ brings Edwin Hubble’s contentious life to the Fermilab stage” July 2012
“Alex Himmel wins 2012 URA Thesis Award” June 2012
“GEM provides paths to advanced STEM degrees” June 2012
“Employee Advisory Group welcomes new members, continues its mission” June 2012
“Project X Physics Study shows a way forward for Fermilab” June 2012
“For Fermilab’s bison farm, a surprise times five” June 2012
“Project X workshop to develop future experiment framework” June 2012
“Nobel laureate David Gross discusses impact of particle physics” June 2012
“At New Perspectives, graduate students show off their work” June 2012
“With big data, Fermilab plays a big role” June 2012
“Matt Crawford helps Fermilab put its best foot forward” June 2012
“Straight from the farm: Fermilab’s agriculture program” May 2012
UGA Research Magazine
“Winning the water war” Fall 2006
Fun stuff
Quantum Diaries
“It’s ‘nus’ to me about these experiment names” August 2012
Als Grünschnabel :)
The Red & Black
“Meningitis advice does not affect policy” February 2005
“Secret affairs may be doomed” February 2005
“D.W. Brooks construction soldiers on” February 2005
“School of Music renamed” February 2005
“Stem cells, bioethics discussed at forum” February 2005
“Professor aids in land study” February 2005
“State Senate OKs Gwinnett college separation” February 2005
“Work continues on lab building” January 2005
“Beloved judge, civil rights pioneer dies at 102” January 2005
“Event covers stem cells” January 2005
“Political expression, local service highlight MLK Day” January 2005
“Faculty members react to Cobb evolution ruling” January 2005
“Health Center expands flu shot priorities” January 2005
“University GOP heads to D.C.” January 2005
“Healthy calf born from a University-cloned cow” January 2005
“Students modify Segway for touring” December 2004
“Virtual reality aids cigarette addiction research” November 2004
“Falconers hunt with wild grace” November 2004
“Bush leading in Electoral College” November 2004
“Grant funds health publicity campaign” October 2004
“Where’s the beef? For sale on east campus” October 2004
“Undergraduate research team milks project for all it’s worth” September 2004
“Research funding tops expectations for year” August 2004
“Religion professor studies, explains Islam” August 2004
“CAES fields fresh dean applicants” August 2004
“Students and faculty connect in residence hall” August 2004
“Professors propose better fuel” July 2004
“Trial Gardens host public open house” July 2004
“Kerry vies for Southern vote with Edwards as VP” July 2004
“Experts analyze Reagan’s influence on history” July 2004
“Experts discuss stem cells” June 2004
“Budget worries cause some to leave” April 2004