ABOUT ME



Nominee 2010

Steve Owens





A freelance science communicator with a decade of experience. With a broad knowledge of science and the scientific method, and a deep knowledge of astronomy and physics. Specific skills include:



More About Me





I am a freelance science communicator, with a passion for astronomy. I'm equally at home writing about science as I am standing up and talking about it.



I am the 2010 recipient of the Federation of Astronomical Society's Eric Zucker Award for Outstanding Achievement in Astronomy, and the 2010 Campaign for Dark Skies' Joy Griffiths Award for Dark Sky Preservation. I was also nominated for the 2010 Arthur C Clarke Award for public science engagement.



My interest in science was piqued at a very early age, leading eventually to undergraduate and postgraduate studies in astronomy at the University of Glasgow. It was there that I got my first experience of communicating science, while carrying out research at the observatory



Between 2001 and 2008 I worked at Glasgow Science Centre, a hands-on science centre on the banks of the River Clyde, where I ended up running the Live Science Show Theatre and the Planetarium



Having presented science shows, planetarium shows, and lectures to over 50000 people in my time at GSC, I was also responsible for training other staff in live performances, and science communication



I left GSC in 2008 to take on the role of UK Co-ordinator for the International Year of Astronomy 2009.



I have written dozens of science features, for both national and local press, and am an avid twitterer.





My CV





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