Meet Mika McKinnon, Award-Winning Scientist

Earlier in April, SETI Institute researcher Mika McKinnon was awarded the E.R. Ward Medal by the Geological Association of Canada. The Neale Medal recognizes McKinnon’s extraordinary science communications efforts to explain Earth science to the public in print, radio, television, movies and social media. She has served as a science consultant on TV shows, including Stargate and Star Trek. She lectures widely in formal and informal contexts, writes for popular publications, and shares her knowledge widely through social media. At the SETI Institute, McKinnon is the co-investigator and public engagement lead for Project ESPRESSO, a consortium of seven partner institutions dedicated to enabling and enhancing future solar system exploration by developing tools and techniques explorers will need. McKinnon provides expertise in terrestrial landslides and hazard management to characterize the surfaces of extraterrestrial objects like asteroids, comets and moons.

Please join Mika in conversation with communication specialist Beth Johnson as they talk about the importance of science communication and how to do it well.

Read more about the award: https://gac.ca/about/grants-awards/e-r-ward-neale-medal/

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