Monica reporting from the Chicxulub crater. The liftboat in the background is collecting core samples from the buried crater.
I am a professional science writer and communicator with more than eight years of experience telling stories about science and society. I earned my Bachelor's in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from The University of Texas at Austin.
I am currently the lead science writer at the Jackson School of Geosciences at UT Austin. Some press release over the past year include stories on the whereabouts of ice age manatees, carbon capture and storage along the Texas Gulf Coast, and how leaky pipes help fill local creeks.
In addition to covering the regular churn of science at the Jackson School, I am also the associate editor of the school's annual magazine, Newsletter. The magazine includes in-depth features that show how research at the Jackson School is advancing science and serving society. My 2019 piece "Out of the Shadows" on a new fossil photography technique won the 2020 University Excellence in Communications writing award.
Prior to the Jackson School, I worked as a feature writer at the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences ( now the Oden Institute) at UT Austin.
I am also the owner and founder of Gothfarm Yarn, a small yarn and fiber business.
Let's talk: mkortsha-at-gmail.com
I am currently the lead science writer at the Jackson School of Geosciences at UT Austin. Some press release over the past year include stories on the whereabouts of ice age manatees, carbon capture and storage along the Texas Gulf Coast, and how leaky pipes help fill local creeks.
In addition to covering the regular churn of science at the Jackson School, I am also the associate editor of the school's annual magazine, Newsletter. The magazine includes in-depth features that show how research at the Jackson School is advancing science and serving society. My 2019 piece "Out of the Shadows" on a new fossil photography technique won the 2020 University Excellence in Communications writing award.
Prior to the Jackson School, I worked as a feature writer at the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences ( now the Oden Institute) at UT Austin.
I am also the owner and founder of Gothfarm Yarn, a small yarn and fiber business.
Let's talk: mkortsha-at-gmail.com