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For a non-technical, but curious audience

This page features articles about scientific topics for a curious and casual audience. They exemplify my ability to take information from multiple sources, including interviews with scientists, and to write an engaging piece for any audience.

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Artificial Magma Bubbles (2021)

Three years after working with Dr. Julia Hammer and creating synthetic lunar troctolite samples for NASA, I reached out to her again. I learned about what her lab was up to and wrote an article about it for a Science Writing class at CMU.

Science Article

"Oh wow, was it supposed to rain today?" (2021)

While in grad school, I also worked part-time as a cashier at Lowe's. One unexpectedly stormy day inspired me to write this article about the weather -- also for my Science Writing class at CMU. 

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Kissing Masaya (2020)

In 2020, two acrobats performed stunts on a wire above an active volcano. I wrote this article for a Creative Nonfiction class at Marietta College.

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