Carol Lynn Alpert is an American science communication and public engagement expert and the Director of Strategic Projects at the Museum of Science (MOS). She is also an Associate in Applied Physics in the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University and Co-Director of the NSF Center for Integrated Quantum Materials.[1][2]
Carol Lynn Alpert | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | Director of Strategic Projects at the Museum of Science, Boston |
| Honours | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Education
editShe graduated magna cum laude in history and science from Harvard College in 1980.[3]
Career
editAfter graduating, Alpert worked at PBS as a researcher and producer on documentary series covering historical and scientific topics.[4][5] She then joined the Museum of Science in 1999,[3][6] where she began to explore the use of YouTube as a means to introduce science concepts to a broad audience.[7] Alpert still creates short films relating to her work at the Museum of Science.[8] Her work on developing the Current Science & Technology Center is covered in the 2004 book Creating Connections: Museums and the Public Understanding of Current Research.[9][10]
Alpert is the Principal Investigator for the QSTORM-AO Communications Team, a multidisciplinary project initiated in 2010 at Ohio State University to research how quantum dots can be used to image biological tissues at high resolution.[11][12] She also works in outreach for the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing and the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center.[6]
In 2019, she worked with IBM and exhibit developers to create the first museum exhibit on quantum computing in the U.S., "A Look Inside a Quantum Computer." It featured a model of the dilution refrigerator of an IBM System One.[13][14] Prior to this, she led a panel on communicating quantum technology at the 2018 Ecsite Conference.[15]
Alpert has published a number of articles on the topic of science communication, education and outreach. In particular, her work focuses on building collaborations between researchers to accelerate advancement, and partnerships between research institutes and science museums.[16] She lectures at MIT on how to communicate research.[3]
Awards and honors
editIn October 2018 she was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in the section on General Interest in Science and Engineering.[2][17]
Her museum work has received recognition from the American Alliance of Museums.[3]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Carol Lynn Alpert". Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science.
- ^ "The Longest Hatred: From the Cross to the Swastika {Part 1 of 3} (TV)". www.paleycenter.org. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "The American Experience: The Kennedys, Part 2: The Sons (TV)". www.paleycenter.org. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "Members: View: carol lynn alpert". nanohub.org. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Arnaud, Celia Henry (June 25, 2007). "A New Science Channel". cen.acs.org. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "The 2018 Quantum Matters Science Communication Competition Finals". FilmFreeway. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Carol Lynn Alpert". chn-neu. June 2, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Chittenden, David (2004). Creating Connections: Museums and the Public Understanding of Current Research. Rowman Altamira.
- ^ "Carol Lynn Alpert". www.qstorm.org. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Ohio State engineers awarded $1.2 million to improve nanomanufacturing". Nanowerk. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Patel, Shafaq (April 18, 2019). "Want to See The First Integrated Quantum Computing System? Head to The Museum of Science". Archived from the original on May 3, 2019.
- ^ Science, The Museum of. "Museum of Science, Boston Launches National Quantum Science Communication Competition". www.prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Communicating the new quantum revolution | Ecsite". www.ecsite.eu. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Carol Lynn Alpert". scholar.google.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Science, American Association for the Advancement of (November 30, 2018). "2018 AAAS Fellows approved by the AAAS Council". Science. 362 (6418): 1010–1013. Bibcode:2018Sci...362.1010.. doi:10.1126/science.362.6418.1010. ISSN 0036-8075.