Jessica P. Johnson
Science Writer
Photo by Meg Merckens
I'm a science writer, editor, and podcaster with a background in environmental restoration and biofuels research. In my current role, I write about emerging research from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and other U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories.
Previously, I produced work for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Medicine, The Scientist magazine, the Society for Neuroscience, Science News, the Oregon Health & Science University, IEEE Pulse, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and The Wildlife Society.
I hold master’s degrees in environmental microbiology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and science journalism from Boston University's Center for Science and Medical Journalism. I also hold a bachelor’s degree in biology from Cornell University. My passion for scientific writing and journalism emerged during my previous career as a research scientist in which I led habitat restoration projects and endangered species surveys, engineered bacteria-powered fuel cells, and developed strains of bacteria which convert cellulose to ethanol.
Previously, I produced work for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Medicine, The Scientist magazine, the Society for Neuroscience, Science News, the Oregon Health & Science University, IEEE Pulse, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and The Wildlife Society.
I hold master’s degrees in environmental microbiology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and science journalism from Boston University's Center for Science and Medical Journalism. I also hold a bachelor’s degree in biology from Cornell University. My passion for scientific writing and journalism emerged during my previous career as a research scientist in which I led habitat restoration projects and endangered species surveys, engineered bacteria-powered fuel cells, and developed strains of bacteria which convert cellulose to ethanol.
