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\u201cAs a geobiologist, Jahren spends her days with dirt on her hands, leaves in her hair and plants on her mind.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Renee Montagne introducing Hope Jahren in a 2016 Interview<\/a> on NPR\u2019s Morning Edition. <\/p>\n

A friend gave me her copy of Hope Jahren\u2019s book, Lab Girl<\/em>, when it came out in 2016. A fascinating and enjoyable read, Jahren intertwines her personal story with the story of her work as a geobiologist. She tells of being a young girl with keys to her father\u2019s lab (he taught science at a local community college), a young woman coming up in male-dominated academic environments, and her long struggle with mental illness. At the same time, Jahren gives us new insights into the secret lives of plants in a way that will change how you think about them forever.
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Biography:<\/h2>\n

Hope Jahren was born in Austin, Minnesota on September 27, 1969. She earned her Ph. D in soil science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1996, where she focused her work on the formation of biominerals in plants. <\/p>\n

She worked as an assistant professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University and went on to full professorship at the University of Hawaii. Today, Jahren is a Wilson Professor at the University of Oslo\u2019s Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics<\/a>, studying the chemical linkage between living and fossil organisms and their environment. <\/p>\n

Jahren is best known for her work in the fossil forests of Canada\u2019s Axel Heiberg Island<\/a> (near the North Pole), where she was able to study the chemical makeup of petrified trees to determine the island\u2019s environmental conditions 45 million years ago. By analyzing the depletion of oxygen isotopes in the forest\u2019s remains, she and her team shed light on the mystery of how this now-barren environment could have once hosted lush, redwood-like forests. <\/p>\n

Jahren\u2019s interdisciplinary approach, using chemical, biological, geologic, and soil science is her signature. She describes herself as curiosity-driven or \u201cblue sky\u201d scientist, going where the research leads rather than setting out with a destination in mind: \u201cWe study and research and investigate because it gives us joy and it makes us grow as people.\u201d This approach has led Jahren to a a career of pioneering research and discovery and a place among today\u2019s most promising earth scientists. <\/p>\n

Named one of Popular Science\u2019s \u201cBrilliant 10\u201d in 2006 and one of Time Magazine\u2019s \u201cTop 100 Influential People\u201d in 2016, Jahren has gotten a lot of attention for her scientific and literary achievements. This notoriety has given her a platform to encourage women and girls to enter the sciences. She\u2019s spoken out on harassment and gender equity issues in academia, sparked controversy on Twitter for hijacking Seventeen Magazine\u2019s #ManicureMonday with #Science<\/a>, encouraging women to share photos of their manicured (or unmanicured) hands doing science. <\/p>\n

Hope Jahren is a scientist, writer, advocate, and activist and there is no doubt we\u2019ll be hearing more from her in the years to come. <\/p>\n

AWARDS<\/h2>\n

Fulbright Award, 1992: Geology, Norway
\nFulbright Award, 2003: Environmental Science, Denmark
\nFulbright Award, 2010: Arctic Science, Norway
\nDonath Medal, Geological Society of America, 2001
\nMacelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union, 2005
\n\u201cBrilliant 10\u201d Scientist, Popular Science, 2006
\nLeopold Fellow, Stanford University, 2013
\n\u201c100 Most Influential People,\u201d Time Magazine, 2016<\/p>\n

READ MORE<\/h2>\n

by Hope Jahren<\/h3>\n

Lab Girl<\/a>, 2016
\nBest American Science and Nature Writing<\/a>, Editor, 2016
\nThe Humble Seed, Waiting to Grow<\/a><\/em>, 2016
\nMy Family, My Science: One Girl\u2019s Scientific Coming of Age<\/a><\/em>, Nautilus<\/p>\n

Interviews<\/h2>\n

Hope Jahren on Plants, Mud Manicures and Science’s Woman Problem<\/em>, Time Magazine, March 2016
\n‘Lab Girl’: An Homage To The Wonders Of All Things Green<\/em>, NPR, April 22, 2016
\nIn Conversation with Hope Jahren<\/em>, ARBlog, by Meghana Srinivasan, November 8, 2017<\/p>\n

Other Resources<\/h2>\n

PopSci Brilliant Top 10<\/a><\/p>\n

Image Credit:<\/strong> Hope Jahren Twitter Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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