Kimberly Arcand
- Tagline:
- Using data to tell the stories of the Universe
- Website:
- http://kimarcand.com
- Twitter:
- kimberlykowal
- Location:
- New England
- Company:
- Smithsonian/NASA
- Job title:
- Visualization scientist
- Company website:
- http://chandra.si.edu
- Biography:
Dr. Kimberly Arcand is a leading expert in astronomy visualization and has been a pioneer in 3D imaging, printing, and extended reality applications with astrophysics data. Kim began her career in molecular biology and public health before moving to NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in 1998. She is an expert in studying the perception and comprehension of high-energy data visualization across the novice-expert spectrum, and is principal researcher in the Aesthetics and Astronomy image response research project with international participation. Her current projects include sonification of spatial data, screen-based holograms and other intersections of emerging technology and astrophysics. She has co-written seven non-fiction science books including her first two science-related children’s books that came out last year.
