[NASA] A cloud in the Pleiades star cluster

 

April Holladay

4736 Trails End NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87120

Phone: (505) 831-2640
Fax: (928) 223-0160

E-mail: april@wonderquest.com
Website: www.aprilwriter.com

 


Objective             

To inform the public about science and technology in a lively way

Experience
   
   
1994-present: Science writer and journalist

1984-1994: Head of software engineering at EG&G Special Projects, a fortune 500
                 company
 

Current regular clients
USA Today – Weekly question & answer science column:  WonderQuest
Encarta – Science articles for Microsoft's encyclopedia
Marie Claire – Anthropological articles for an international beauty and fashion magazine
Complete Idiot's Guide book series – Collaborated on a book about the Arctic and Antarctic
Selected past clients  
Albuquerque Tribune – Monthly column on the outdoors
Paddler Magazine – Feature articles on paddling the Mackenzie River in the Arctic
The American Whitewater Magazine – Articles on canoeing 
Corrales Comment – Monthly question & answer science column: Wonder Why

Professional affiliations            

National Association of Science Writers
New Mexicans for Science and Reasoning
Coalition for Excellence in Science and Engineering
National Registry of Who's Who

Education        

University of New Mexico:  MS in mathematics
University of New Mexico:  BS in computer engineering
Harvard: Electrical engineering