Dianna Cowern

Dianna Cowern
Born Dianna Leilani Cowern
(1989-05-04) May 4, 1989[1]
Education Bachelor of Science in Physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology[1][2]
Occupation Science communicator
Known for Physics Girl videos

Dianna Leilani Cowern (born 4 May 1989) is a science communicator. She is a YouTuber who uploads videos explaining various physical effects, and hosts a PBS Digital Studios channel called Physics Girl.[3]

Education

In 5th grade, Cowern won a school competition to paint the cover of her school year book, and since then she has been fascinated by science and art.[4] While in high school, she was inspired by Neil deGrasse Tyson and became interested in communicating science.[5] At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she studied physics and graduated in 2011.[5]

Career

Cowern began as outreach coordinator at University of California at San Diego's Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences.[1] One of her goals is to make science more accessible to girls.[6] She started making science videos while working as an app developer at General Electric. In 2014, she won the top video prize from the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at SUNY Stony Brook.[1] She has discussed science on national media, including U.S. News & World Report.[7]

In February 2017, she spoke to Google about 'Becoming YouTube's Physics Girl'.[8] In December 2017, she was featured in an interview in APS News.[9] The Physics Girl has been featured on the Huffington Post, Slate Magazine, and Scientific American blogs.[10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McDonald, Kim (5 June 2014). "UC San Diego's 'Physics Girl' Wins National Competition".
  2. ↑ Lanning, Carly (18 March 2015). "YouTube's Physics Girl is science-loving superhero".
  3. ↑ "Physics Girl". PBS Digital Studios. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Beauty of Science – How Dianna Cowern is Spreading the Love Through Artistic Alternatives". Scientista | Women in STEM. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  5. 1 2 "Meet Physics Girl, the YouTuber who makes a living explaining science". Science | AAAS. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  6. ↑ Bidwell, Allie (4 August 2015). "'Physics Girl' Tells How She Makes Kids Love STEM". US News.
  7. ↑ "Dianna Cowern - U.S. News STEM Solutions". U.S. News STEM Solutions. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  8. ↑ Talks at Google (2017-02-07), Dianna Cowern: "Becoming YouTube's 'Physics Girl'" | Talks at Google, retrieved 2018-02-06
  9. ↑ Gaal, Rachel (December 2017). "YouTube's Physics Girl". APS News. 26 (11): 2, 7. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Dianna Cowern (Physics Girl)". Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  11. ↑ PBS Digital Studios (2016-11-18), Searching for Dark Matter | Dianna Cowern | PBSDS Nerd Night 2016, retrieved 2018-02-06
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