Laura Guertin, distinguished professor of Earth sciences at Penn State Bradywine, will give the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ 2023 Lattman Visiting Scholar of Science and Society Lecture. The lecture will be held from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, in 401 Steidle Building on the University Park campus. A reception following the talk will be held in the Steidle Atrium. The event is free and open to the public.
Scientists use a range of communication tools to connect with audiences. Guertin’s talk, “A creative approach to science storytelling with quilts,” will discuss using a more creative approach, such as quilts, to tell stories of science.
Guertin will take the audience on a journey of when she first started combining her hobbies in the creative arts with her science storytelling skills, and how her field experiences in Alaska, Louisiana and a two-month ocean expedition in the South Atlantic Ocean are being shared with quilts displayed in a variety of venues — including on the front door of her house.