A'ndrea Messer has been at PSU for more than 26 years. She writes news about earth and mineral sciences, engineering, materials, anthropology, and the physical sciences for the general public. She edits stories from other science writers in Research Communications and other parts of the university. Messer oversees external distribution of research news stories and fields media requests. At various times before coming to Penn State, she was a reporter, technical writer, journal editor and science writer for an engineering society. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. An active NASW member, Messer has served on the organization’s Executive Board since 2012, and is a member of the Internet and PIO Committees. In past years, she was a member of the NASW Programs Committee and chaired the ad hoc committee that upgraded NASW’s Code of Ethics for Science Writers.