Rhianna Wisniewski

Chicago, IL USA
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Professional Experience

As former journalist turned science writer and communication strategist, I have covered everything from community news to the shut down of a national particle accelerator to issues of diversity for national and regional publications. I work to make complicated and technical topics interesting and engaging to a general audience.

Expertise

Content Editor (online)
6 Years
Editor
4 Years
Reporter
10 Years

Specialty

Science
5 Years

Industries


Newspaper - Local/Regional
4 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
5 Years
Academia Administration
2 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

10 Years

Technical Skills

Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Dreamweaver;

Computer Skills

Comfortable using Drupal, WordPress and other content management systems; Basecamp; Jumpchart; photo and video sharing applications, including Flickr, Instagram, and YouTube; Microsoft Office Suite, OmniGraffle, Visio, experience with basic HTML; proficient in Mac and PC OS

Equipment

Laptop, voice recorder

Associations

National Association of Science Writers

Showcase

Science Writing

Fermilab discovers a heavy relative of the neutron
(symmetry breaking blog 7/20/2011)
Press release about the observation of a new particle at one of the collider detectors at Fermilab, a high-energy physics laboratory outside of Chicago. The discovery of the particle helped scientists to understand how subatomic particles called quarks form matter.
New Fermilab experiment to take muons out for a spin
(symmetry breaking blog 8/11/2011)
A new experiment at Fermilab, a high-energy particle physics laboratory outside of Chicago, will allow researchers to investigate an anomaly to determine if there is something missing from the Standard Model.
The Tevatron's Proud Legacy
(symmetry magazine 2/1/2012)
Article on the shutdown and history of the Tevatron, the United States' premier particle accelerator that revolutionized the field of particle physics, and the people who made the work possible.

General

Aurora housing initiative pushes landlords to help fight crime
(Chicago Tribune 10/16/2008)
Aurora city council members approve measures that close loopholes help to make apartment buildings and rental properties safer.
Look Within and Speak Out
(University of Chicago website 5/1/2012)
Tim Wise, anti-racist speakers and activist, spoke at the University of Chicago as part of RISE, a campus-wide diversity initiative.