Interview
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
The Aquarium Has a Fan at JPL | Claire
An Interview with Ben Miller
Aquarium member Ben Miller is the mission control team chief at JPL for the Mars Exploration Rover also known as Opportunity, which landed on Mars in January 2004. He lives on Mars time, teaches math at Cal Poly Pomona part time, and has been an Aquarium member for three years.
Interview
Monday, April 23, 2012
Meet Luke Richmond: Urban Ocean Cruise Narrator | Claire
Luke Richmond is one of the Aquarium’s education associates. He also narrates the Aquarium’s whale watch and urban ocean cruises, something he’s been doing for about two years. I spoke with him to learn more about his background and the urban ocean.
Interview
Friday, March 02, 2012
Scientists at Work: How Their Questions Build Knowledge | Claire
Science plays an important role in everything you see when you visit the Aquarium. But what how does information compiled by scientists make its way to our exhibit walls? Learn more in this interview with Aquarium President and CEO Jerry Schubel.
Interview
Monday, January 23, 2012
Meet Steve Blair, One of the Aquarium’s Original Aquarists | Claire
Get an insider’s look at what goes on at the Aquarium through the eyes of Assistant Curator Steve Blair. Steve’s duties include overseeing the care of our animals, ensuring aquarists on our staff have the training and support they need, and planning future exhibits.
Interview
Monday, August 22, 2011
The Aquarium’s Concept Artist | Claire
Meet Alice Hsieh, an exhibit graphic designer at the Aquarium. She helps create the vision for our exhibits, using ideas from our staff and measurements of the exhibit space to create a conceptual rendering of what the exhibit might look like before it goes through the formal design process.