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- M.S. in Biomedical Visualization, September 2007-present
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL - Certificate in Science Illustration, September 2006
University of California Extension, Santa Cruz, CA - B.S. in Bioengineering, Chemistry Minor, May 2005
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
- Freelance Illustrator, August 2005 to present
- Worked with a variety of clients, ranging from private individuals to companies
- Adapted to the clients' needs for different projects
- Illustrator, California Academy of the Sciences, Mill Valley, CA, September 2006 to July 2007
- Illustrated over sixty new species of insects from the order Embiidina for journal publications
- Photographed insects through a microscope
- Organized and digitized files and images
- Interviewed and trained other illustrators
- Intern, Scientific American, New York, NY, July 2006 to September 2006
- Art directed the article "Peacekeepers of the Immune System" in the October 2006 issue
- Designed the cover page illustration and information graphics for the article
- Communicated ideas with illustrators and presented drafts at weekly meetings
- Formatted the article using InDesign to fit magazine and printing requirements
- Illustrated several graphs and charts for the September and October 2006 issues
- Art directed the article "Peacekeepers of the Immune System" in the October 2006 issue
- Research Assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, August 2002 to August 2004
- Analyzed the degree of relatedness between same species individuals of Antarctic fish using gel electrophoresis to compare antifreeze protein
- Refined lab techniques and analysis methods
- Intern, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, July 2000 to August 2000
- Set up, observed, and participated as a subject in EEG experiments at the Computational Neurobiology Laboratory
- Cziko, P. A., Cheng, C. -H. C. (2006). A New Species of Nototheniid (Perciformes: Notothenioidei) Fish From McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Copeia, 2006(4), p.752-759. link.
- Martin, O. (2005). Lettuce Offers a Palette of Tastes, Textures, and Colors. The Cultivar, 23(2), p. 13-17.
- Socolow, R. H., Pacala, S. S. (2006) A Plan to Keep Carbon in Check. Scientific American, 295(3), p. 50-57.
- Ross, E. S. (2008). Annual Reviews of Entomology, 52.
- Ross, E. S. (2008). The Embiidina of Eastern Asia, Part I. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 58(29), p. 575-600.
- Experienced with both traditional and digital media, including:
- graphite
- pen and ink
- coquille
- scratchboard
- color pencil
- watercolor
- gouache
- acrylic
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- GoLive
- Dreamweaver
- Familiar with biology and chemistry laboratory techniques
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