Three examples of news stories I've written.

• Professor Sushil Atreya will play a leading role on the DAVINCI+ Mission to Venus
  The new NASA mission will be the first to study the atmosphere of Venus since 1978... [more]

• Prof. Xianglei Huang named co-investigator on new NASA Earth Venture Continuity mission
  Libera instrument will help researchers study the radiation budget at the top of the Earth’s atmosphere... [more]

• Solar Orbiter heads for the Sun
  After a "thunderous launch" the spacecraft begins its two-year journey to our nearest star... [more]

The piece below is a first-person account of the launch mentioned in the article above. I wrote it to share a more personal version of my experience at the launch.

• “It looks like the Sun!”
  Impressions from the Solar Orbiter launch... [more]

This is a media release I wrote in coordination with Air New Zealand and NASA.

• Air New Zealand joins NASA climate science mission

Here are three profiles of Climate & Space personnel.

• Prof. Christiane Jablonowski [Faculty]

• Ryan Dewey [Student]

• Dr. Minghuai Wang [Alumni]

These pieces were a team effort, and my role was contributor/editorial review.

• Answers Inc. – A brief history of U-M’s Space Physics Research Laboratory

For 75 years, SPRL has sent instruments skyward to help us better understand Earth, space, our sun and more. [more]

• Tracking ocean microplastics from space

Satellites give new insights on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, plus sources and flows of ocean microplastic. [more]

• ‘Doomsday Glacier’ may be more stable than initially feared

Study sheds light on the future of the massive Thwaites Glacier... [more]

I worked with an independent film production company to produce a video that captures the wide range of research conducted by the Climate & Space department. I coordinated interviews, the shooting schedule and locations, contributed content, and reviewed the final cut.

• Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Department, University of Michigan

These videos were a team effort, and my role was contributor/editorial review.

• CYGNSS technology to study the climate on passenger plane

• Simulating the sun’s environment for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe

• CYGNSS microsatellites to improve the prediction and tracking of hurricanes

Conceived and filmed this video of a fun experiment with Climate & Space students.

• GPS Antenna Rain Simulation Experiment

This is a full-color downloadable booklet that provides an overview of the scope and breadth of the research at Climate & Space. I wrote the text, collected the visual assets, and hired a freelance graphic artist for layout and print specifications.

• Discovery and Innovation for a Better World

Four pieces I wrote for the Zingerman's website and newsletter.

• The Artists Behind the Zingerman’s Deli Posters
  I’m standing in a bright studio space on the second floor of an older building across from Zingerman’s Delicatessen... [more]

• Flour Power
  Frank Carollo wants his guests at Zingerman’s Bakehouse to taste the state of Michigan. So about seven years ago, he started working with a fellow from Michigan State University... [more]

• Love in the Time of Coffee
  The Cerrado region of Brazil is an enormous, sprawling savanna that occupies the central part of the country... [more]

• Cornman Farms in Winter
  To all appearances, the farm is asleep. Snow blankets the fallow fields and gently rolling pastures... [more]