PA21A:
Merging Left and Right Brains: At the Intersection of Creativity and Geoscience Posters


Session ID#: 8002

Session Description:
In the current age of wicked problems and big data there is increasing recognition of the role the creative industries can play in geoscience research: no longer confined to simply engaging audiences and contributing to science communication, they are also starting to play a vital role in data analyses. In this interdisciplinary session we invite contributions from geoscientists, those within the creative industries and educators to demonstrate and highlight the potential that can be unlocked by combining scientific approaches with those of other disciplines. We encourage submissions of completed, on-going and beginning projects, to stimulate discussion, shared learning and development. Furthermore, we are keen to receive submissions that focus on how to appropriately measure and demonstrate the impact of these collaborations.
Primary Convener:  Saskia M van Manen, The Netherlands Red Cross, Resilience Advisory Unit, The Hague, Netherlands; The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Conveners:  Francesca Samsel, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center, Austin, TX, United States and Susan C Eriksson, Self Employed, Washington, United States
Chairs:  Saskia M van Manen, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7, United Kingdom and Francesca Samsel, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center, Austin, TX, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Saskia M van Manen, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7, United Kingdom

Cross-Listed:
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
6699 General or miscellaneous [PUBLIC ISSUES]
9810 New fields (not classifiable under other headings) [GENERAL OR MISCELLANEOUS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Usability and Visual Communication for Southern California Tsunami Evacuation Information: The importance of information design in disaster risk management (Invited) (58611)
Claudine Jaenichen, Steven Schandler, Melanie Wells and Tommy Danielsen, Chapman University, Orange, CA, United States
Touching the Earth: the Role of Art in Scientific Thinking (69012)
Katharine V Cashman1, Emma Stibbon2 and Rodney Harris1,2, (1)University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, (2)Spike Island Print Studio, Bristol, United Kingdom
Sonification of cryoconite landscapes over the Greenland ice sheet (78365)
Marco Tedesco, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States
Intensifying the Science, the Senses, and the Impact: A tale of Collaboration Between an Academic Research Lab and two Visual Artists (Invited) (80083)
Craig E. Tweedie1, Florencia D Mazza Ramsay1 and Francesca Samsel2, (1)University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States, (2)University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center, Austin, TX, United States
Exploratory Data Analysis Using a Dedicated Visualization App: Looking for Patterns in Volcanic Activity (80597)
Saskia M van Manen, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7, United Kingdom and Sarada Chen, Parsons the New School, New York, NY, United States
THE EOS ART Projects: Six Art Projects Inspired by Earth Science (82561)
Isaac Kerlow, Earth Observatory of Singapore, Executive Creative Director, Singapore, Singapore
Engaging with the Public on Volcanic Risk through Hands-on Interaction with the London Volcano. (83063)
Mel Rodgers1, David M Pyle2, Jenni Barclay3, Tamsin A Mather2, Anna Hicks4, Jacqueline Ratner2, Holly Leonard4 and Caitlin Woods5, (1)University of South Florida, School of Geosciences, Tampa, United States, (2)University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford, United Kingdom, (3)University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, (4)University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom, (5)NONE, NA, United Kingdom
Developing Short Films of Geoscience Research (84637)
Jill S Shipman1, Peter W Webley1, Jonathan Dehn1, Martin Harrild1, Donovan Kienenberger1 and Maya Salganek2, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (2)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Theatre & Film, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Using the Arts as a Bridge to Public Understanding of Data-Intensive Earth Science Research through Climate Prisms: The Arctic (85086)
Linda Theresa Deck1, Francesca Samsel2, Cathy Jean Wilson3 and Mireya Rodriguez-Acosta3, (1)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bradbury Science Museum, Los Alamos, NM, United States, (2)University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center, Austin, TX, United States, (3)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
Playing with Science: Using Interactive Games to Improve Public Engagement (86021)
Marijke Unger, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States and Noah Besser, Parker Street, Denver, CO, United States

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