Director, Science Communication Program at UC Santa Cruz
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Director, Science Communication Program at UC Santa Cruz
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- Freelance science writer (Self-employed)
- Campus science writer at University of California, Santa Cruz
- Science reporting intern at Chicago Tribune
- Reporter at North Reading Transcript
- Education
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- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Robert Irion’s Summary
Instructor and mentor for students with science degrees in the art and craft of science journalism, both for the general public and for audiences of specialists. Lecturer in news and feature writing for magazines and online news services. Director of one-year graduate certificate program in science writing, coordinating professional lecturers, internship programs, recruitment of new students, and fundraising. Freelance writer for national magazines, primarily in the physical sciences.
Robert Irion’s Specialties:
Education of graduate students, news and feature writing in physical sciences.
Robert Irion’s Experience
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Director, Science Communication Program
UC Santa Cruz
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)
Director of one-year graduate certificate program to train students with science degrees in the practice of science journalism for print and online audiences.
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Freelance science writer
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Publishing industry)
1997 — 2006 (9 years )
Self-employed science journalist for national magazines and websites, covering astronomy and astrophysics. Main clients: Science, ScienceNOW, New Scientist, Discover, Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, Smithsonian, California Wild, New York Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Focus, U.S. Department of Energy, National Academy of Sciences
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Campus science writer
University of California, Santa Cruz
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
1989 — 1997 (8 years )
Senior public information officer for the sciences and engineering. News releases, alumni magazine features, campus spokesman for issues in the sciences. Supervised writing interns from the UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program.
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Science reporting intern
Chicago Tribune
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TRB; Newspapers industry)
June 1988 — August 1988 (3 months)
AAAS Mass Media Fellow at the Chicago Tribune (summer science reporting internship)
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Reporter
North Reading Transcript
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Newspapers industry)
1985 — 1987 (2 years )
Entry-level general-assignment reporter at two weekly newspapers north of Boston: North Reading Transcript and Lynnfield Villager. Town and high-school news, sports, profiles, features, photography.
Robert Irion’s Education
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University of California, Santa Cruz
Certificate , Science Communication , 1987 — 1988
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. , Earth and planetary sciences , 1981 — 1985
- Activities and Societies:
- Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, men's golf team
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Robert Irion’s Groups:
National Association of Science Writers (Co-chair, Education Committee), Northern California Science Writers Association (board member)
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Science & Technology Media Professionals™
Robert Irion’s Honors:
American Institute of Physics, 2001 science writing award in physics and astronomy, for coauthored book "One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos" (Joseph Henry Press, 2000)
American Astronomical Society, 2003 David N. Schramm Award in high-energy astrophysics science journalism, for a feature in Science
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