Erin Macdonald PhD upcoming appearances:
Nerd Nite San Diego
Thursday, July 25th at 6:30pm-10pm—Nerd Nite San Diego
San Diego Comic-Con 2024 Panels where Erin is a featured panelist
Friday, July 26th at 8pm-9pm—Exploring the Science in Science Fiction: All Your Questions Answered
Saturday, July 27th at 6:30pm-7:30pm—From Fact to Fiction: The Writer-Expert Alliance in Media
Sunday, July 28th at 2pm-3pm— How Science Advisors Make Sci-Fi Better
About Erin Macdonald:
Erin Macdonald (PhD, Astrophysics) is a writer, speaker, producer, and science advisor, best known for her current work as the official science advisor for the STAR TREK franchise. She has also voiced her fictional counterpart in the Star Trek universe: Lt Cmdr Dr Erin Macdonald in Star Trek: Prodigy and the video game Star Trek Online. Known as “The Julia Child of Science,” as a science communicator Erin has appeared on NPR's Science Friday and Short Wave podcasts, provided commentary for numerous docuseries, and wrote and hosted the award-winning "Science of Star Trek" promotional videos for Paramount+.
She wrote the baby board book "Star Trek: My First Book of Space" and wrote and narrated the Audible Original "The Science of Sci-Fi" in collaboration with The Great Courses.Prior to all of this work, she received her PhD at 25 at the University of Glasgow in Scotland and conducted research with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration, but left shortly before their 2017 Nobel Prize winning discovery of gravitational waves. She also has worked as a museum educator, community college professor, and Department of Defense systems engineering technical advisor. She received dual BA’s from the University of Colorado at Boulder in Physics with Astrophysics (cum laude ) and Mathematics.
Through her company Spacetime Productions, she produces award-winning sci-fi films by LGBTQIA+ creators.
Her most recent film IDENTITEAZE written and directed by Jessie Earl is available for streaming at go.nebula.tv/identiteaze.
Where to learn more about Erin Macdonald and her work:
https://www.erinpmacdonald.com/