Position/Organization: public affairs specialist, NASA

Steve Cole is the public affairs officer for the Earth Science Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington. He has worked in science journalism since 1985 as managing editor of Astronomy Magazine, Environmental Science & Technology (American Chemical Society), and Eos (American Geophysical Union) and as a freelance writer with articles appearing in The Washington Post, Scientific American, and New Scientist. He holds a Master's degree in science writing from Johns Hopkins University.