Kimberly Arcand

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.