I have extensive editing experience, mostly of scientists’ writing. I often go well beyond copy-editing to making improvements like increasing clarity, removing jargon, improving structure and suggesting compelling leads, transitions and closers. Major clients include the American Geophysical Union, the American Physical Society and others.
Samples of work I’ve edited
On the Rebound: Modeling Earth’s Ever-Changing Shape, Eos, August 4, 2015
Dissolved Organic Matter in the Ocean Carbon Cycle, Eos, July 28, 2015
Recruiting and Educating Future Physics Teachers: Case Studies and Effective Practices (copy editing), APS, 2015
Building Sandbars in the Grand Canyon, Eos, June 3, 2015
2015 Professional Development Day Highlights (and all sub-pages), D.C. Science Writers Association website, April 2015
Transforming the preparation of physics teachers: A call to action (copy editing), APS/American Institute of Physics/American Association of Physics Teachers, 2013
I was the editor as well as the main writer for PhysTEC News, the annual newsletter for the Physics Teacher Education Coalition, from its inception through the Winter 2012 issue. All editions are available in the right column here.
Scientists Greater than Einstein (extensive content and copy editing), 2009
I have also edited numerous reports, articles, grant proposals, and other documents related to physics, science education and other topics.
