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KATRINA MILLER, PH.D.

A Chicago-based reporter & (sometimes) essayist, I write about ​the universe & how the pursuit of understanding it impacts ​society. In 2023, my work was recognized by the National ​Academies with an Excellence in Science Communications award. ​I am currently a reporting fellow at The New York Times.

I'm also a co-founder of The #IAm Project, a local organization in ​Mesa, Arizona that seeks to empower women of color in STEM.

In 2023, I earned my Ph.D. in physics from the University of ​Chicago, where I studied how tiny particles called neutrinos ​interact with matter, knowledge that may someday reveal why ​we have a universe.

get in touch here.

Scicomm generally involves scientists engaging with the public about topics related to their own expertise. Science journalism, on the other hand, involves reporting on other scientists’ work to the public. Here’s a good article on the difference. Science writing is somewhat of a catch-all term that encompasses science journalism & institutional comms, like writing press releases for a university.

If you’re a scientist in contact with a journalist, here’s a handy media guide.

Other useful resources:

• National Association for Science Writers
  
• Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
  
• AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
• BU Scicommers Network: A Science Communication Collective
• ComSciCon
  
• The Open Notebook → check out their tip sheet