Lorena Medina Luna | Inclusive Graduate Education Network

Education Designer at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

Dr. Lorena Medina Luna is an Education Designer at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Education and Outreach office. A passionate science communicator, she is the lead organizer for the NCAR Explorer Series, leads science communication workshops for young professionals, and is working to increase bilingual (Spanish-English) communication in the geosciences. She is also the co-founder of SOLESS - Society of Latinx/Hispanics in Earth and Space Sciences, based out of the CU Boulder CIRES office. Dr. Medina Luna received her PhD in Geology (Geophysics) from the University of Michigan investigating the stresses that generate earthquakes. She received her M.S. in Geology from California State University, Northridge and her B.S. in Earth and Environmental Science from the University of California, Irvine.

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

NCAR was established by the National Science Foundation in 1960 to provide the university community with world-class facilities and services that were beyond the reach of any individual institution. More than a half-century later, we are still delivering on that mission. NCAR provides the atmospheric and related Earth system science community with state-of-the-art resources, including supercomputers, research aircraft, sophisticated computer models, and extensive data sets.