Comics Workshop with Veronica Berns: A Distillation Method in Picture Form

Dr. Berns is an expert in materials chemistry. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she researched solid-state chemistry under Professor Danny Fredrickson. She worked in industry for two years and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University. Dr. Berns makes comics to connect non-scientists to her research and current topics in chemistry. She created a comic book version of her dissertation called, Atomic Size Matters. Last year, Dr. Berns created a kickstart campaign, which garnered over $14,000, to publish her comic book.

In her generative workshop, participants will translate research into a graphic narrative by producing a script and then converting that script into a comic.

This workshop is open to researchers in all academic fields. Registration is required.