Environmental Science: Nano Blog

You’ve seen them at conferences, you’ve read their papers but how well do you really know the people behind Environmental Science: Nano?

Over the next few months, we’ll be revealing little known facts about our team. Will there be skeletons in the closet or peculiar pastimes? Stay tuned to find out!

Fact 5 features Barbara Karn, co-founder of the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organisation…

In her own words, Barbara is a consummate opera lover – Wagner in particular.

We wonder if Barbara will be going along to a cracking bit of Tchaikovsky as the holiday season approaches…

Read Fact 4 for more snippets on the Nano Board!

You’ve seen them at conferences, you’ve read their papers but how well do you really know the people behind Environmental Science: Nano?

Over the next few months, we’ll be revealing little known facts about our team. Will there be skeletons in the closet or peculiar pastimes? Stay tuned to find out!

Fact 4 features Vice Chair Christy Haynes. Can you guess her unusual hobby..?

In the last few years, Haynes has become slightly obsessed with “urban scavenger hunts.” In these events, teams (Haynes teams with some of her graduate students) race on foot or using public transportation, solving clues that lead to 12 destinations all over the city.  Teams can follow whatever route they deem best and often have to do silly stunts or take particular photos at each destination. Haynes and her teammates started out doing these races just for fun, with no expectation of winning, but have since become quite good and have done them in numerous US cities. They’ve finished 1^st in more than one race (even one where Haynes was 6 months pregnant!) and have competed in national championship races under the team name SPORK (Scientists phor Outdoor Recreation and Knowledge).

Now I bet that gets the heart racing.

Have you read Fact 3?

You’ve seen them at conferences, you’ve read their papers but how well do you really know the people behind Environmental Science: Nano?

Over the next few months, we’ll be revealing little known facts about our team. Will there be skeletons in the closet or peculiar pastimes? Stay tuned to find out!

Fact 3: Did you know…..?

Editorial board member Michael Hochella has been an aviator for nearly 40 years. Mike’s father was a famous pilot, so flying is in his blood. He loves mountain and wilderness flying, especially piloting to remote airstrips deep into the wilds of Montana and other far-away destinations around the Pacific Northwest of the US, where he flies every summer. For an Earth scientist, this is heaven.

Sounds all Wright to us!

Have you read Fact 2?

You’ve seen them at conferences, you’ve read their papers but how well do you really know the people behind Environmental Science: Nano?

Over the next few months, we’ll be revealing little known facts about our team. Will there be skeletons in the closet or peculiar pastimes? Stay tuned to find out!

Fact 2: Did you know…..?

Vicki Grassian, Editor-in-Chief, was the first woman in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Iowa to be tenured and promoted through the ranks.  She is currently the F. Wendell Miller Professor of Chemistry and holds appointments in the College of Engineering and College of Public Health.  Dr. Grassian’s colleagues describe her as someone who didn’t just break the “glass ceiling,” she pulverised it!

Smashing!

Have you read Fact 1?

You’ve seen them at conferences, you’ve read their papers but how well do you really know the people behind Environmental Science: Nano?

Over the next few months, we’ll be revealing little known facts about our team. Will there be skeletons in the closet or peculiar pastimes? Stay tuned to find out!

Fact 1: Did you know…..?

Associate Editor Jim Hutchison is an award-winning ski patroller.

He won the National Outstanding Alpine Ski Patroller of the Year in 2011 for his efforts as a volunteer ski patroller at his local ski area.

Cool!