Mary Anne Moser

Mary Anne Moser has built a career where art, culture and science intersect. She has worked as a journalist, an award-winning designer and was the founding editor of the Banff Centre Press. She started the Banff Science Communications Program in 2005, Canada’s Iron Science Teacher competition in 2007 and is the editor of two books on science in society: Immersed in Technology(MIT Press 1995) and Science, She Loves Me (Banff Centre Press 2011). She was president and co-founder of Beakerhead, and led a transformation of Telus Spark Science Centre as CEO. She holds a BSc in zoology, a Master’s degree in communications, and an interdisciplinary PhD. For her work in professionalizing the discipline of science communications, she has received an ASTech Award, an Arch Award from the University of Calgary, an honorary doctorate from Mount Royal University, and the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.