Past Art + Science + Action Cohorts

Susan Atkinson

Art + Science + Action Cohort 2021-22

Susan Atkinson is an architectural designer, public artist, and founding principal of an architecture and planning practice focused on the intertwining aspects of sustainability and culture. Her award-winning firm designs affordable housing and civic buildings that are highly responsive to the local climate and that directly engage community members in the designs. As a Lecturer with the Environmental Design Program at 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录, she shares her 25 years...

Heather Beasley

Creative Strategist Cohort 2021-22

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC)

Heather Beasley works with the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC) as a dramaturg, director, teaching artist, grant writer, and playwright. She manages BETC's new play development programs, including the BETC Writers' Group, Science Shorts, annual Generations competition for parent playwrights, and (inter)Generations playwriting programs. She also teaches for the Professional Creative Writing and Arts and Culture Management graduate programs at the University of Denver. Past work includes experiences with Imagination...

Jill Bergman

Art + Science + Action Cohort 2021-22

Jill Bergman is a printmaker and illustrator in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Her linocuts are made by carving a sheet of artist linoleum, rolling ink over the surface, and printing on an etching press. She is influenced by the western landscape, wildlife, storytelling, and folk art. Jill鈥檚 original prints are available at Pine Moon Fine Art in Steamboat Springs. Jill has also created illustration and collaborative work for many clients. In...

Valerie Bernstein

Science Cohort 2021-22

Valerie Bernstein is a fourth year Aerospace Engineering Sciences PhD candidate and a space sustainability enthusiast! She explores aerodynamic drag and atmospheric density modeling to advance our satellite drag forecasting capabilities. This is important for protecting our technology in space, especially as we try to navigate the space junk problem. She strives to use her research and education experiences to promote engagement with and accessibility of Earth and space science,...

Atreyee Bhattacharya

Project Advisor

Center for Asian Studies (CAS • Cooperative Institute for Research Environmental Sciences (CIRES) • Department of Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering

Atreyee Bhattacharya is a climate scientist who applies a longue duree (long-term) approach to study the nature, causes and impacts of climate variability in semi-arid societies, especially in the global south. To conduct this research, she analyzes geochemical properties of lake sediments and corals to reconstruct regional climate and environmental history and compare the reconstructions with records of socioeconomic and demographic information extracted from historical texts. Since the goal of...

Kimberly Bianca

Engaged Arts and Humanities Scholar 2020-21 • Art + Science + Action Cohort 2021-22

Critical Media Practices

Kimberley Bianca creates participatory media art, organizes community events and researches technology production. She is interested in how social peer-to-peer processes can encourage creatives to manage resources based on trust and cooperation. Kimberley is a first-year doctoral student in emergent technologies and media arts practices, where she is investigating how media arts practices can challenge systemic issues of e-waste. In 2019, she completed her master's thesis 鈥淚nnovating Electrofringe: A Distributed...

Andy Bingle

Creative Strategist Cohort 2021-22

Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center

Andy Bingle is the Co-founder and Educational Programs Director of the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center. He is a recent graduate of the Masters of the Environment program with a specialization in Renewable and Sustainable Energy at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录. Andy鈥檚 professional background is in interpretive educational programs and worked for a conservation non-profit in Baraboo, Wisconsin teaching about crane habitat conservation. Andy believes in the power of collaboration...

Cassandra Brooks

Project Advisor

Department of Environmental Studies

Cassandra Brooks ( http://www.cassandrabrooks.com ) is an Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录. She draws on a diversity of disciplines including marine science, environmental policy, and science communication to study and seek solutions to pressing environmental problems. Prior to joining 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录, she completed a PhD at Stanford University, studying international ocean policy, with a focus on marine protection in the Antarctic. Her research helped...

Radiance Calmer

Science Cohort 2021-22

Cooperative Institute for Research Environmental Sciences (CIRES)

Radiance Calmer is a postdoc at CIRES/NSIDC , University of Colorado, Boulder since November 2019. She is currently working on an atmospheric science project for the Arctic. She obtained her PhD in France and spent her first stay in the US with the Fulbright program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography during her thesis. She obtained her Master degrees from a French engineering school in Toulouse and from Seoul National University,...

Patrick Chandler

Art + Science Guidelines Co-Lead

Department of Environmental Studies

Patrick Chandler is a recently graduated PhD in Environmental Studies at 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 . During his studies, supported by the Office for Outreach and Engagement , Chandler co-developed Guidelines for Art + Science Partnerships with Emmanuelle Vital through interviews with nationwide experts. Chandler鈥檚 research is focused on creating a framework for art/science integrated projects for communities and organizations interested in using innovative engagement tools to bring communities together and take...

Lydia Chen Shah

Project Advisor

Center for Community Engagement at California Polytechnic University-Pomona

Lydia Chen Shah consults on strategic sustainability, leadership development, integrated marketing, organizational culture, and brand/product management. She has a long history of high-quality work with ethical standards that include benefitting the common good, reciprocal relationships, and aligning purpose with passion. Her unique intersectional lenses of lived experiences and practitioner skill sets enable her to make key connections and raise critical questions affecting sustainable outcomes. Lydia helps leaders and organizations gain...

David Dadone

Creative Strategist Cohort 2021-22

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA)

Since becoming Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA) in 2010, David Dadone has led the Museum to embrace a commitment to participatory, experiential exhibitions that dynamically engage visitors with contemporary art. He has also overseen significant expansion of BMoCA鈥檚 community outreach through the creation of several successful art education programs. BMoCA presents innovative works produced by regional, national, and international artists and curates...

Ken Fucik

Art + Science + Action Cohort 2021-22

Grand Lake Creative District

After receiving his M.S. in Oceanography in 1974, Fucik spent the next 42 years as an environmental scientist working on projects throughout the U.S. and internationally. For 18 years, he owned the SeaCrest Group which had an aquatic toxicology laboratory and analytical chemistry laboratories in Colorado and Lima, Peru. He finished his career as country manager for environment, health, and safety for a major gas development and operations project offshore...

Jools Gilson

Project Advisor

School of Music & Theatre at University College Cork

Jools Gilson is an Irish Fulbright Scholar / Artist based at 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 for the Fall Semester 2021. In Ireland she is Professor of Creative Practice in the School of Film, Music & Theatre at University College Cork. She is an artist, writer and educator who moves between the disciplines of visual art, writing and dance theatre. Her work is characterised by a poetic playfulness, a lively curiosity about communities,...

Bryan Goldfeder

Creative Strategist Cohort 2021-22

BGoldGlass

Bryan Goldfeder, best known as BGOLD, is a Jewish glass blower, performance Artist, and activist based in Boulder, Colorado. He built BGOLD glass studio in 2018 as an experiential teaching opportunity, productions studio, and community event space. Bryan also received a BS Music degree with a focus on upright bass from CU Denver(2015) and continues to work on various music projects. BGOLD has been practicing small scale production, maximizing craft...

Jiffer Harriman

Art + Science + Action Cohort 2021-22

Boulder Experiments in Art and Technology (B.E.A.T.)

Jiffer Harriman is a creative technologist, musician, artist, and educator. As an interdisciplinary designer, he leverages his background in electrical engineering, music technology, interactivity and digital fabrication. He designs hardware and software for music and music production, interaction and performance. In 2019 he founded the meetup group Boulder Experiments in Art and Technology (B.E.A.T.), which holds events for sharing and promoting interdisciplinary works within its community of makers and beyond.

Carolyn Kerchof

Art + Science + Action Cohort 2021-22

Carolyn is a writer and designer in Boulder. The main focus of her work lies in community building through print periodicals, particularly in care contexts. She studied English, graphic design, and history, and has created over 20 magazines and zines.

Aislyn Keyes

Art + Science + Action Cohort 2021-22

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Aislyn is Phd Candidate in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录. She studies the domino effects of species extinctions in coastal food webs and explores how these cascading impacts might affect humans. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities with an interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree in sustainability, Spanish, and marine biology in 2017. Aislyn hopes to work in science communication, education, and outreach upon completion...

Summer King

Art + Science + Action Cohort 2021-22

Program for Museum and Field Studies

Summer is a graduate student in the Museum and Field Studies program at 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录. She works in Museum Education, and is interested increasing equity in how different groups have access to programs. She has a background in community art, and loves conceptual art. Before she moved to Boulder, she worked in informal science education; basically she got to go to work every day and blow things up, make slime,...

Marda Kirn

Project Advisor

EcoArts Connections

Marda Kirn is the founding director of EcoArts Connections (EAC) , which brings the arts together with science, social justice, Indigenous, and other ways of knowing to inspire people to live sustainably 鈥� environmentally, economically, socially/culturally and personally. EAC commissions, produces, and presents collaborative activities including performances, exhibits, talks, tours, convenings and other events held in both traditional and non-traditional venues. EAC activities are based in Colorado, with special projects...

Larisza Krista

Science Advisor

Cooperative Institute for Research Environmental Sciences (CIRES)

Larisza Krista is originally from Budapest, Hungary. She received her MSc in Astrophysics at Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary, and a doctorate in Physics at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Krista moved to Boulder in 2011 for her first postdoc position and has been here ever since. Krista has a daughter and a catm and in her free time she runs, reads and draws or paints.

Charlotte LaSasso

Art + Science + Action Program Co-Lead

Charlotte LaSasso is the executive director of Boulder County Arts Alliance (BCAA) . Please contact Charlotte LaSasso with questions about the Arts Cohort component of the Art + Science program. BCAA acts as a catalyst to incubate, stimulate and sustain a thriving arts community in Boulder County through igniting interest in the arts by promoting diverse art opportunities and supporting all performing, visual and emerging arts disciplines. BCAA nurtures the...

Erin Leckey

Community-Engaged Scholarship Advisor

Cooperative Institute for Research Environmental Sciences (CIRES)

Erin Leckey has a background in paleontology and ecology and loves talking about science with everyone. Her work focuses on community building programs that share resources and tools to mitigate natural disaster effects and which encourage people to explore how climate change impacts their lives. She also loves to collaborate with artists to create objects and experiences that connect people to the natural world.

Marilyn Leuszler

Art + Science + Action Cohort 2021-22

Corazon De Trinidad Creative District

Marilyn Leuszler has been a strong arts advocate and community activist for 50 years. She has developed and coordinated programs and projects for After-school Enrichment, Upward Bound, Partners, and Alternative High School students, while maintaining her studio and business. Leuszler has served on numerous nonprofit boards, as Executive Director and President of the Coraz贸n de Trinidad Creative District, and is a member of the Trinidad Space to Create Commons Oversight...

Celeste Moreno

Science Cohort 2021-22 • Community-Engaged Scholarship Advisor

Information Sciences

Celeste Moreno is a designer of creative learning experiences and educational technologies with a background in scientific communication and visualization, informal education, and design. She has worked as an educational content developer, an exhibits and education assistant for a science center, and has completed multiple artist residencies. Moreno earned an M.S. in Creative Technologies and Design from 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 and worked as a Research Assistant at 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 within the...

Patrick Mueller

Art + Science + Action Cohort 2021-22

Control Group Productions

Patrick is the founding Artistic Director of Control Group Productions, a Denver-based performing arts organization. From this platform, he leads the creation of new works in an Expeditionary Art-Making model, intersecting immersive, place-making, and social engagement practices. He also directs Control Group鈥檚 Artist Services Program, supporting the work and careers of local artists. His research focuses on the boundaries and liminal spaces of human agency and resilience, with a current...

Beth Osnes

Project Advisor

Department of Theater & Dance

Beth Osnes PhD, ( http://www.bethosnes.com ) is an Associate Professor of Theatre at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录, and is an associate of the Environmental Studies faculty. I am a theatre and performance studies artist/scholar who is active in applied performance and creative climate communication. I engage in performance to co-author and actualize an equitable, survivable, and thrive-able future for all life and the ecosystems upon which all life relies...

Jorge Perez-Gallego

Project Advisor

Nature • Environment • Science & Technology (NEST) Studio for the Arts • Fiske Planetarium

Jorge Perez-Gallego is a multifaceted astronomer, designer and educator with a doctorate in astronomy and a masters in fine arts in design. His happy place is one in which my creative juices can flow toward celebrating wonder whether developing innovative informal science education opportunities or building meaningful bridges between science, art and technology. Currently, Perez-Gallego is a scholar at 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 where, among other things, he co-directs the Nature, Environment,...

Helena Pliszka

Science Cohort 2021-22

Environmental Engineering Program

Helena Pliszka is first year Master of Research student in Environmental Engineering, focusing on air quality and also pursuing a Mortenson Center's Certificate in Global Engineering. In 2020, she received her BS in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin 鈥� Madison. At 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录, Helena has joined the air quality research and community outreach efforts of Dr. Michael Hannigan鈥檚 group, applying her drive for action-oriented engineering work to low-cost instrumentation...

Vishal Ray

Science Cohort 2021-22

Aerospace Engineering Program

Vishal Ray is a PhD candidate in Aerospace Engineering and Sciences, funded by NASA鈥檚 FINESST grant. His research is on modeling of atmospheric drag effects on satellite orbits to improve tracking of satellites around Earth and other planetary atmospheres. Currently, he is serving as a member of the International Student Advisory Board for the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences which aims to be a support system for international students...

Erin Robertson

Creative Strategist Cohort 2021-22

BoCo Wild Writers

Erin Robertson lives in Louisville, Colorado, where she teaches outdoor nature writing classes for children ( wildwriters.org ). Her poetry has been published in the North American Review , Poet Lore, SageGreenJournal.org , and FUNGI Magazine , as well as the anthology MycoEpithalamia: Mushroom Wedding Poems and the forthcoming Chiaroscuro: An Anthology of Virtue & Vice, and her work has been performed by Ars Nova Singers. Past honors include Voices...

Shawhin Roubardi

Project Advisor

Environmental Design Program

Shawhin is an assistant professor in Environmental Design at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录. In his research, Shawhin studies ways designers organize to address social problems. He bridges sociological studies of social movements and race with architectural theory. Shawhin works as part of the transdisciplinary dissentxdesign research collective, which uses design and theory building to investigate how dissent and counter-hegemonic tactics play out in space. Their work contributes to theories...

Kelsey Tayne

Science Cohort 2021-22

Department of Computer Science

Kelsey Tayne is a first year research associate at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录. She received her Ph.D. at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 in science education and the learning sciences. Her research involves designing and collaborating with educators to develop more equitable and student-centered environmental and science education at the K-12 level. Her primary research focus is on how to design for learning opportunities that support youth in taking...

Taneil Uttal

Science Advisor

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Taneil Uttal has been studying the atmosphere, especially clouds and radiation (the good kind from the sun!) for 47 years. Uttal considers hefself an atmospheric physicist and for the last 23 year has had the wonderful opportunity to work and study the Arctic. Uttal loves ice. She has been sketching and painting on the side working to address the challenge to capture the amazing scenes of water at the triple...

Mandy Vink

Community-Engaged Scholarship Advisor

City of Boulder Office of Arts and Culture

Mandy Vink oversees the Creative Neighborhoods and Public Art Program in Boulder, Colorado. Her personal interest is to guide environmentally engaged works within the broad community. Commissions she has managed include Patrick Marold鈥檚 Shadow Array and Wopo Holup鈥檚 Colorado River . She serves on the Americans for the Arts (AFTA) Public Art Network Council and was recently chair of the Contemporary Alliance Board of Directors of the Denver Art Museum...

Emmanuelle Vital

Art + Science Guidelines Co-Lead

Pure Inspirations

Emmanuelle Vital is a community organizer and researcher at Vital Resources and founding editor, Pure Inspirations . Supported by the Office for Outreach and Engagement , Vital co-developed the Guidelines for Art + Science Partnerships with Patrick Chandler through interviews with nationwide experts. Vital combines years of multi-disciplinary experience in the academic, government, nonprofit and for-profit worlds to develop practical, comprehensive and innovative approaches to global ecological, economic and social...

Maren Waldman

Creative Strategist Cohort 2021-22

Maren Waldman Dance and Healing Arts

Maren Waldman is a dance artist, educator, bodyworker and entrepreneur who has studied the body in motion for over two decades. Maren earned her MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 and has a BA in cultural Anthropology from Haverford College. She also is a licensed massage therapist and holds a certificate in permaculture. Maren has offered dance classes, private lessons, and healing arts to her communities since...

Jullian Young

Art + Science + Action Cohort 2021-22

University of Denver

Jullian Young is a multidisciplinary artist based in Denver, Colorado where she is a Visiting Professor at the University of Denver. She works with various tools including 3D modeling and digital fabrication, data visualization, interactive technologies, algorithmic processes, animation and techniques in video art. She has exhibited her work domestically and internationally at the Leon Gallery, Vicki Myhren Gallery, Contemporary and Digital Art Fair, and presented work with re.riddle Gallery...

Belgin Yucelen

Creative Strategist Cohort 2021-22

Belgin Yucelen Studios

While enhancing our imaginations and consciousness, Belgin Y眉celen鈥檚 art remains true to the desire to create meaning and beauty in subtle simplicity. With her installations, sculptures, films and prints, she asks the questions of Who we are? and Where we are going? So together we can achieve basic human wisdom. Rather than a direct representation, she creates a fictional world beyond the existing to conjure unrealized possibilities to challenge imaginations...

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