David
L. Chandler
Science
Writer
David L. Chandler
is an award-winning freelance science writer and author. He was the principal
science writer for the Boston Globe for 20 years, and Institute Writer at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the past 15 years. He covers all
aspects of science and technology including biomedical technology, the space
program, astronomy, energy, materials science, paleontology, and many other
areas of science and technology.
He has written
three books: ``Life on Mars'' (NY: E.P. Dutton, 1979); ``Access II: The
Independent Producer's Handbook of Satellite Communications'' (co-author with
Joseph Bakan; National Endowment for the Arts, 1981);
and “The Journalist’s Guide to Covering Biological Weapons” (co-author with
India Landrigan; Washington, RTNDA, 2004). He has
written news, feature and commentary pieces for New Scientist, Nature, Wired,
IEEE Pulse, Smithsonian, Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, Technology Review, the
Boston Globe Magazine, the Atlantic, Boston magazine, and several other
magazines.
He has received
the Media Award of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and
the Award of Excellence of the Aviation/Space Writers' Association. He was
listed in the Forbes MediaGuide directory of the 500 most influential
journalists, and one of his stories was selected by the MediaGuide as one of the
ten best science stories of the year (1993). He has been listed in Who's Who in
America, Who's Who in Science and Technology, and Who's Who in Entertainment.
One of his articles was listed in "America's Best Science and Nature
Writing, 2003."
He was awarded a
Knight Science Journalism Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, 1999-2000, and has served as a judge for the fellowship's
application process.
In addition to
writing, Chandler is an avid photographer and whenever possible provides photos
for his magazine articles, including cover photos.
Chandler has made
numerous television, radio, and public-speaking appearances. He appeared dozens
of times on the New England Cable News network's daily newscasts and special
programs, on several radio talk shows, on a panel discussion on astronomy on
the Boston PBS affiliate WGBH, and other programs. He has given invited talks
or participated in panel discussions at the Harvard School of Public Health,
Wellesley College (keynote speaker for Chemistry Department Annual Banquet),
Brandeis University, Boston University, the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and Tufts University. He has also spoken to both grade-school and
high-school classes, as well as college science writing classes.
Contact: d@davidlchandler.com