Meg Evans Smith
Science
Writer
E-mail me @ The Science
Type
Printable resume
LinkedIn: Meg Evans Smith
I write stories that I hope will inform, enlighten, entertain, and
inspire people to learn about all kinds of science. Astronomy, space
exploration, space weather, climate change, women in STEM, and wildlife are just a few of my favorite topics.
Freelance Writing
- Currently writing a feature-length science column called Sci-Town
for the bi-weekly Evanston RoundTable newspaper in Evanston, Illinois. (Links to select Evanston RoundTable articles
here.)
- Feature articles and personal essays
published in the Chicago Tribune, National Safety Council quarterly magazine,
Chicago Parent, Today's Chicago Woman, The Parenting Newsletter. (Links to select articles here.)
- Christmas-Hanukkah essay published at
OnBeing.org
Education
Northwestern University School of Professional Studies
— Evanston, Illinois 2006 to present
- Major: Social Science
Minor: Journalism
- Currently enrolled in Bachelor of
Science in General Studies (BSG) program.
Columbia College — Chicago, Illinois
1986 to 1991
- Major: Science Journalism
- Generously mentored by one of my instructors, Chicago Tribune
science writer Peter Gorner, which led to
some of my articles and essays being published in Chicago Tribune.