Biography:Carol Lynn Alpert
Carol Lynn Alpert | |
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| Nationality | United States of America |
| Occupation | Director of Strategic Projects at the Museum of Science, Boston |
| Honours | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Carol Lynn Alpert is an American science communication and public engagement expert and the Director of Strategic Projects at the Museum of Science (MOS). She is also an Associate in Applied Physics in the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University and Co-Director of the Center for Integrated Quantum Materials.[1][2]
In October 2018 she was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in the section on General Interest in Science and Engineering.[3]
In 2019 she worked with IBM and exhibit developers to create the first museum exhibit on quantum computing in the U.S., "A Look Inside a Quantum Computer." It featured a model of the dilution refrigerator of an IBM System One. [4][5]
She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1980.[6]
References
- ↑ "Directory | Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences" (in en). https://www.seas.harvard.edu/about-us/directory?search=%22Carol%20Lynn%20Alpert%22.
- ↑ "Ten from Harvard named AAAS Fellows" (in en-US). 2018-12-19. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/12/three-from-harvard-named-aaas-fellows/.
- ↑ Science, American Association for the Advancement of (2018-11-30). "2018 AAAS Fellows approved by the AAAS Council" (in en). Science 362 (6418): 1010–1013. doi:10.1126/science.362.6418.1010. ISSN 0036-8075. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6418/1010.
- ↑ Patel, Shafaq (18 April 2019). "Want to See The First Integrated Quantum Computing System? Head to The Museum of Science". https://www.americaninno.com/boston/inno-news-boston/want-to-see-the-first-integrated-quantum-computing-chip-head-to-the-museum-of-science/.
- ↑ Science, The Museum of. "Museum of Science, Boston Launches National Quantum Science Communication Competition" (in en). https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/museum-of-science-boston-launches-national-quantum-science-communication-competition-300787869.html.
- ↑ "Carol Lynn Alpert". https://e3s-center.berkeley.edu/news-events/events/stc-meeting/speakers/carol-lynn-alpert/.
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