Outreach
Communicating science — from keynotes to classroom demos.
Public Speaking
How Star Trek Inspired a Generation of Scientists
Academia Film Olomouc
Invited keynote lecture at Academia Film Olomouc, an international science documentary film festival in Olomouc, Czech Republic. In this lecture, Dr. Iacovino talks about how a television show from the 1960s inspired a generation of people to become explorers. The festival is held each April under the patronage of Palacky University and focuses on science and educational films.
Life After matplotlib: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
PyData London 2014
AvoPlot is a simple graphical plotting program created by scientists, for scientists. Built on top of Python's excellent matplotlib plotting library, AvoPlot is a graphical plotting tool designed for visualising and analysing scientific data. It provides a plug-in framework, allowing users to extend its standard feature set. This talk takes a light-hearted look at some of the data handling problems encountered by scientists.
Science at the Survey
An ongoing video series showcasing women in geoscience: who they are, what kinds of tools they use, and what their crazy jobs are like! Some of the material in this video series is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under award number 1349486.
Educational Outreach Events
What controls a volcano's eruptive style?
Classroom Volcano Demo
A volcano demo designed by Kathryn Watts (USGS Menlo Park).
