Lauren Lipuma

Lauren Lipuma has been a science communicator for the past ten years, focusing mostly on writing, editing, graphic design, and video production. Lauren’s science communication work has taken her all over the world, from the jungles of Costa Rica to the craggy cliffs of Tasmania and even to the southernmost continent itself: Antarctica. 

Before joining CIRES, Lauren served as editor of The Antarctic Sun, the U.S. Antarctic Program’s official news site. She also helped launch the American Geophysical Union’s podcast Third Pod from the Sun and wrote for monthly medical magazines EyeWorld and Ophthalmology Business. Her video projects have been featured in The Washington Post, USA Today, and even on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. 

Before switching to science communication, Lauren worked in a top infectious disease laboratory in New York where she did extensive research on the bacteria that make up our poop. Lauren has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biomedical engineering from Tulane University and is a past president of the DC Science Writers Association. 

Lauren’s favorite piece of science writing is Brian Doyle’s essay Joyas Voladoras. In her spare time, you can often find her hiking Colorado’s Front Range, rehabbing old furniture, or repeatedly trying (and failing) to learn the ukulele.