Numlock News: Iceberg, Vapes, Carbon Capture
Christian Elliott for Undark: The Inflation Reduction Act established an $85 per metric ton subsidy for geologic carbon sequestration, which has been great news for the ethanol industry.
In the media
Sometimes the tables turn and I find myself getting interviewed instead of the reverse. Here are a few examples of how my reporting has been covered in the media:
My First Byline: Christian Elliott
I'm a freelance science journalist and audio producer. In my reporting for magazines, I mostly cover the Earth sciences and climate change.
NASA on how AI is transforming hurricane forecasting
This week on Living Planet: We talk to Christian Elliott from NASA's audio team about advances in hurricane forecasting and how AI can help us respond more efficiently to extreme weather events.
QC audio producer for NASA wins Webby awards
Former Quad Cities resident Christian Elliott not only is in his first year of a full-time job as a NASA audio producer, but Tuesday earned a fancy feather for his celestial cap. The 25-year-old Blue Grass native and 2020 Augustana College grad was among the winners in the 28th-annual Webby Awards, as the NASA podcast he works on won Best Podcast, Science & Education, Individual Episode, for “Curious Universe” and its Suiting up for Space – NASA.
Christian Elliott on an audacious mission in Antarctica
This week, Numlock news speaks with Christian Elliott, who wrote “Drilling on the Edge” for Science Magazine.
Numlock News: Antarctica, Counterfeits, Eisbock
Christian Elliott for Science: Earlier this year a team of scientists successfully completed an audacious mission designed to extract ice cores from a remote and difficult-to-access site in Antarctica.
Iowans share climate change insight after attending COP28 in Dubai
On this episode of River to River, climate journalist and Iowa native Christian Elliott shares his experience at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, and the challenges of climate reporting, with host Ben Kieffer.
The Prince Fish
On Points North, Science journalist Christian Elliott covers how an innocent gift of 18 bluegills from Chicago forever changed Japan's aquatic environment.
QC climate expert goes to UN conference in Dubai
Bit by bit, Christian Elliott is conquering both space and the Earth. The 25-year-old Blue Grass native (a graduate of Augustana College with a master’s from Northwestern University’s journalism school) will travel half-way around the world this Wednesday, Dec. 6.
Numlock News: Wiretaps, Dial of Destiny, Orchids
Christian Elliott for Helix: Orchids are fascinating plants, with each plant producing millions of seeds the size of a speck of dust.
Augie grad reaches for the stars with NASA
Christian Elliott is just 24, but his journalism career already has taken off like a rocket. The humble, inquisitive Blue Grass native — a 2020 Augustana graduate with a master’s in science journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School — was a recipient of the Pulitzer Center‘s 2022 Climate Science reporting fellowship and currently interns for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. He was among a few climate science fellows last year for Pulitzer Center.
Christian Elliott on subsea cables that can monitor for tsunamis
This week, Numlock news spoke to writer Christian Elliott who wrote These underwater cables can improve tsunami detection for MIT Technology Review.
