Laura Guertin with JOIDES Resolution in Cape Town, South Africa, prior to boarding for Expedition 390 (April 2022). Laura served as an Onboard Outreach Officer for EXP 390.
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Laura Guertin - scientist, educator, and stitcher
Laura Guertin - scientist, educator, and stitcher
I'm a Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences at Penn State Brandywine (Media, PA), dedicated to improving the overall scientific literacy of the non-STEM majors in my introductory-level earth science courses. I also enjoy engaging in public outreach events and finding ways to connect all audiences with earth science and why knowledge and research in my discipline matters.
Although I started quilting in 2006, I didn't start utilizing quilts as a way to engage in scientific storytelling until 2018 after attending the OCEANDOTCOMM event at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON). I have found that quilting science stories is an effective way to bring new audiences to conversations around science - in this case, stories relating to scientific ocean drilling. I have enjoyed creating this quilt collection based upon my experiences on Expedition 390 to honor the scientific mission of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), the work of JOIDES Resolution and its crew/staff, and the contributions of the scientists that have sailed since Glomar Challenger's Leg 1 in 1968.
Additional science quilts and collections
Additional science quilts and collections
Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast (full collection)
Drawing Down Towards Climate Solutions (full collection) and Solving the Puzzle of Reversing Global Warming (individual quilt)
Endangered Species Act (ESA) mini quilts (collection for Front Door Science)
Complete science quilt collection (posts). Individual examples include:
Select media mentions
Select media mentions
Podcast - Springer Nature/My Sediments Exactly (August 23, 2024) - Empowering Science Communication through Storytelling, One Quilt at a Time
Article - Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Magazine (January 26, 2024) - Teaching Science Through Quilting: A Conversation with Earth Scientist Laura Guertin
Podcast - AGU Third Pod from the Sun (December 15, 2022) - Distillations: Quilting science & changing climates
Article - Smithsonian Magazine (September 20, 2021) - Inside the Growing Movement to Share Science Through Quilting
Article - The New York Times (February 22, 2020) - Knitters Chronicle Climate Change One Stitch at a Time
Podcast - LabOratory Podcast (April 17, 2020) - Lab Entry #10 : Ocean Sciences 2020 Episode 1!
Television - NewTV (2021) - Innovation Showcase: Laura Guertin, PhD: Quilting Science Stories
Radio program - The Academic Minute, from AAC&U/WAMC Northeast Public Radio (March 18, 2021) - Laura Guertin, Penn State Brandywine - Science and Communication
Contact information
Contact information
Email: guertin@psu.edu
Professional portfolio: https://sites.psu.edu/drlauraguertin/ and ORCID
Archive of American Geophysical Union (AGU) blog, GeoEd Trek
Mailing address: Dr. Laura Guertin, Earth Sciences, Penn State Brandywine, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA, 19063
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