Creating public experiences of science
Jennifer Frazier is a scientist, curator, teacher, and scholar who creates public experiences with contemporary science. She is currently a Program Officer at private foundation, and an Adjunct Professor in the Biochemistry Department at the University of California at San Francisco. For eighteen years Jennifer was a Senior Scientist and Curator at the Exploratorium, where she co-led the museum's program in biological sciences.
Jennifer has been awarded several grants that pioneer new genres of exhibits partnering with scientists, artists, educational researchers, and communities, including the NSF-funded Living Liquid, the Center for Cellular Construction, the VISUALISE Conference, and the Moore-funded Ocean Observatory and Plants. These projects not only create new exhibit forms, but produce research studies on learning that are used in informal learning, computer science, and design.
Before joining the Exploratorium in 2004, Jennifer worked at the National Academy of Sciences and PBS. Jennifer has a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of California at San Francisco and a B.S. in Genetics and Bioethics from the University of California, Davis. She has been an NSF Fellow, a AAAS Mass Media Fellow, UCSF Alumni of the Year, and winner of the NSF/AAAS Scientific Visualization Challenge.