Kimberly Arcand
Kimberly Kowal Arcand (born December 20, 1975) is a data visualizer and science communicator for
Early life and education
As a child, Arcand wanted to be an astronaut.[3] She studied molecular biology at the University of Rhode Island and also became a developer for the University of Rhode Island Center for Vector-Borne Disease Public Health project.[4] She was awarded a fellowship with the Rhode Island Public Health Partnership to work on Lyme disease.[5] Arcand studied briefly at the Harvard University Department between 2000 and 2002.[6] In 2013 Arcand earned a Master's degree in Public Humanities from Brown University, focusing on image and meaning research.[7] In 2020, Arcand completed her doctorate at the University of Otago in visualization science, under the supervision of Lisa Smith.[8][9] She worked in the University of Rhode Island Department of Computer Science as an instructor between 1997 and 1999.[10] She joined the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Chandra X-ray Observatory in 1998.[6]
Career
In 2009 Arcand launched From Earth to the Universe with
She worked closely with UNESCO to celebrate the International Year of Light,[16] an open-source exhibition that showcased science based on light.[17] The celebration was supported by SPIE.[16] Using NASA data, Arcand developed a way to 3D print a supernova remnant.[18][19]
In 2016 the White House selected Arcand as a changemaker at the United State of Women Summit.[20] where she wrote about the event for HuffPost.[21] In 2017 Vinita Marwaha Madill's profiled her on Rocket Women.[22] Arcand also serves on the boards of Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA).[23] and Rhode Island's Tech Collective.[24] In 2019, Arcand collaborated with the Smithsonian Institution to launch the "Journey through an Exploded Star” 3-D Interactive Experience website.[25]
Honors and awards
Arcand has won several awards for her work from NASA and the Smithsonian Institution.
- 2007 Pirelli International Award for science communication[26]
- 2010 International Year of Astronomy Mani Bhaumik Prize for Excellence in Astronomy Education and Public Outreach[27]
- 2014 Tech Collective Tech 10[28]
- 2016 Smithsonian Institution Achievement Award[29]
Publications
Authored and co-authored
Arcand has written several popular science books. Her book Colouring the Universe was selected by Cosmos as one of the Top Illustrated Science Books of 2016.[30] She collaborates with Megan Watzke and Travis Rector, Ph.D.[31] Her book Light: The Visible Spectrum and Beyond was selected by Forbes as one of the Top 10 Gifts of 2016.[32]
- 2022 Stars in Your Hand: A Guide to 3D Printing the Cosmos (with Megan Watzke)[33]
- 2020 Goodnight Exomoon (Smithsonian Kids Storybook) Authored[34]
- 2020 An Alien Helped Me with My Homework (with Lisa Smith)[35]
- 2019 Light from the Void: Twenty Years of Discovery with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (with Grant Tremblay, Megan Watzke, Martin C. Weisskopf and Belinda J. Wilkes)[36]
- 2017 Magnitude: The Scale of the Universe (with Megan Watzke)[37]
- 2015 Colouring the Universe: An Insider's Guide to Making Spectacular Images of Space (with Travis Rector and Megan Watzke )[38]
- 2015 Light: The Visible Spectrum and Beyond (with Megan Watzke) [39]
- 2013 Your Ticket to the Universe: A Guide To Exploring the Cosmos (with Megan Watzke)[40]
Selected academic works
- Arcand, K. K.; Jiang, E.; Price, S.; Watzke, M.; Sgouros, T.; Edmonds, P. (12/2018). Walking Through an Exploded Star: Rendering Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A into Virtual Reality. CAP Journal Issue 24 (2018): 17 arXiv:1812.06237[41]
- Arcand, K. K.; Jiang, E.; Price, S.; Watzke, M.; Sgouros, T.; Edmonds, P. (10/2018). Walking Through an Exploded Star: Rendering Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A into Virtual Reality. CAP Journal, Issue 24, p. 17, Bibcode 2018CAPJ...24...17A[42]
- Lisa F. Smith, Kimberly K. Arcand, Randall K. Smith, Jay Bookbinder and Jeffrey K. Smith. (November 21, 2017 ). Capturing the many faces of an exploded star: communicating complex and evolving astronomical data Bibcode 2018CAPJ...24...17A doi 10.22323/2.16050202[43]
- Arcand, K.; Megan, W.; DePasquale, J.; Jubett, A.; Edmonds, P.; DiVona, K. (09/2017). Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal, Volume 22, p. 14 Bibcode 2017CAPJ...22...14A[44]
- Arcand K., Watzke, M., DePasquale, J., Edmonds, P., *Bringing Cosmic Objects Down to Earth: An Overview of 3D Modelling and Printing in Astronomy and Astronomy Communication* Issue 22, p. 14.[45]
- Arcand K., Watzke, M. (09/2017) "Pioneering Paths to the Universe" PanEuropean Networks: Science & Technology, issue 24, p128.[46]
- Rector, T., Levay, Z., Frattare, L., Arcand, K.K., Watzke, M. (03/ 2017) "The Aesthetics of Astrophysics: How to Make Appealing Color-Composite Images that Convey the Science" Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific doi 10.1088/1538-3873/aa5457[47]
- Lisa F. Smith, Jeffrey K. Smith, Kimberly K. Arcand, Randall K. Smith, Jay Bookbinder, Kelly Keach (09/2010) *Aesthetics and Astronomy: Studying the Public's Perception and Understanding of Imagery from Space* Science Communication Journal doi 10.1177/1075547010379579 [48]
References
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- ISBN 978-0333750889
- ^ "Kimberly Kowal Arcand - Carnegie STEM Girls". Carnegie STEM Girls. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "TickEncounter Resource Center > About > Our Team". tickencounter.org. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "Women in the High-Energy Universe: Kim Arcand | ChandraBlog | Fresh Chandra News". chandra.harvard.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "Kimberly Arcand". Kimberly Arcand & Megan Watzke. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- S2CID 62543838.
- ^ "Kimberly K. Arcand | Center for Astrophysics". pweb.cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- hdl:10523/10250.
- ^ "Kimberly Arcand". fabfems.org. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Meet A Rocket Woman: Kim Kowal Arcand, Science Visualization Lead, NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory & Author – Rocket Women". rocket-women.com. December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "From Earth to the Universe Exhibition". www.fromearthtotheuniverse.org. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "About | Aesthetics & Astronomy". astroart.cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "Scientific research, artfully shown". Harvard Gazette. September 22, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- S2CID 118434018.
- ^ a b Chandra X-ray Observatory (October 13, 2015), Light Beyond the Bulb: Bent Light in Space, retrieved November 14, 2018
- ^ "LIGHT: Beyond the Bulb". lightexhibit.org. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "X-RAY UNIVERSE". chandra.si.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "Walking among the stars". chandra.si.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "Women in the High Energy Universe | ChandraBlog | Fresh Chandra News". chandra.harvard.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ Arcand, Kimberly K. (July 6, 2016). "We Got This". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "Meet A Rocket Woman: Kim Kowal Arcand, Science Visualization Lead, NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory & Author – Rocket Women". rocket-women.com. 10 December 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "About Us | RIMOSA". rimosa.org. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Board Members - Tech-Collective". Tech-Collective. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ "Smithsonian Launches "Journey through an Exploded Star" 3-D Interactive Experience". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ "Chandra Press Room :: Pirelli Award Recognizes Chandra Podcasts :: May 17, 2007". chandra.harvard.edu. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ TechCollectiveRI (December 1, 2014), Kimberly Kowal Arcand - 2014 Tech10 Award Winner, retrieved November 14, 2018
- ^ "Past Smithsonian Education Award Recipients". smithsonianeducation.org. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Top illustrated science books of 2016 | Cosmos". cosmosmagazine.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "Kimberly Kowal Arcand - Somewhere, Outside The Rainbow • scientia.global". scientia.global. February 23, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ Siegel, Ethan. "Top 10 Gifts For Lovers Of Outer Space". Forbes. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ Arcand (November 21, 2022). "Stars in Your Hand". The MIT Press. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ Sexton, Courtney. "Inspire Your Toddler's STEM Career With This 'Goodnight Moon' Parody". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ Noble, Barnes &. "An Alien Helped Me with My Homework|NOOK Book". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "Light from the Void". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- OCLC 1016916313.
- ISBN 9781602232730.
- ISBN 9781631910067.
- ISBN 9781588343758.
- Bibcode:2018CAPJ...24...17A.
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- ^ "Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal". www.capjournal.org. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ "SciTech Europa Quarterly". edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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