+ Curriculum Vitae
Casey Rentz
Science Journalist
caseyrentz at gmail.com
+ Qualifications
Imaginative science writing and in-depth science reporting
New Media training by Journalism 2.0 author Mark Briggs, David Westphal, Digidave and other new media entrepreneurs at USC Annenberg school for journalism: multimedia journalism, backpack journalism, social networking, blogging, ftp, html, Photoshop familiar, Twitter, Youtube, open source content management softwares.
Management of volunteer/intern teams
Technical writing and editing/ science illustration experience
Sigma Plot, Excel, Word, Power Point, proficient
Excellent communication skills, works well in creative groups
+ Education
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Master of Arts in Science Journalism
Graduated May 2009
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bachelors of Science in Microbiology
Graduated May 2005
+ Publications
Ongoing science column at the Lay Scientist news site, October 2009--present
"Prehistoric Theatrics" Lab column, Cat's Meow newsletter for the Page Museum, May 2010
"Fluffy in the Fishbowl" Lab column, Cat's Meow newsletter for the Page Museum, April 2010
"Cowabunga Dudes" Lab column, Cat's Meow newsletter for the Page Museum, March 2010
"Embarrassment is Attractive?" Sandra Tsing Loh Radio Program, Caltech, aired August 2009
NAKFI Complex System Conference Summation—Published July 2009
"History of the Sky" Science Column, The Skeleton News. Chicago, IL. Issue 7
“Flying Not So High” Science Column, The Skeleton News, Chicago, IL, Issue 6
"Problem Solved?" Science Column, The Skeleton News. Chicago, IL Issue 2
Ashley D. Frazier, Janet M. Rowe, Casey A. Rentz. 2006. Bacterial Lysis of Aureococcus Anophagefferens CCMP 1784(Pelageophycae) Journal of Phycology
Jean-Marc Lanchy, Casey A. Rentz, John D. Ivanovitch, and J. Stephen Lodmell. 2003.Elements Located Upstream and Downstream of the Major Splice Donor Site Influence the Ability of HIV-2 Leader RNA To Dimerize in Vitro. Biochemistry 42:2634 - 2642.
+ Experience
Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits
Monthly newsletter columnist
Serra Media
Online Community Management Intern
September 2009--December 2009
Seattle, WA
Informed by Nature, non-profit
Communications Manager
January 2008--present
Los Angeles, CA
University of Tennessee
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sept 2002--Jan 2005
Wilhelm Microbial Ecology Laboratory
University of Montana
Undergraduate Research Assistant
January 2002-May 2002
Lodmell Biochemistry Laboratory
+ Activities
LA County Museum of Art
Artist, ‘from here to here’ performance
November 2008
Machine Project
Art Gallery intern
July 2007--January 2008
The Green Box: Science Quarterly
Independent science comic/zine editor, writer
2005-2006
Small Town Crisis Radio show, WUTK 90.3FM, 2004
Red Shift Hour Radio show, KFAR 90.9FM, 2004
AAAS, NASW, JAWS member
+ References
K.C. Cole
University of Southern California, professor
ASC 121C
kccole@usc.edu
Wayne Himelsein
IBN non-profit, employer
11726 San Vicente Blvd, Suite 223
Los Angeles, CA 90049
wayne@informedbynature.org
Mark Allen
Machine Project, gallery owner
1200 D. N. Alvarado St.
Los Angeles, CA
(310) 266-1046 m@machineproject.com
