KALLIOPI MONOYIOS

Philosophy

Visuals are a powerful communication tool, and as such are an integral part of a thriving research program. Too often the visual component of research is treated as an afterthought, thus limiting the impact of complex research to a small community of dedicated colleagues.

My interests lie in acting as a bridge between research scientists and their various audiences: their colleagues in the scientific community, their students, the media, and the general public. By creating intriguing, intuitive imagery targeted to the right audience, scientists can make their research both interesting and accessible, ultimately leading to a more engaged and scientifically literate public.

Bio

Kalliopi Monoyios graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor's Degree in Geology. For the past ten years, she has worked at The University of Chicago as a scientific illustrator and public outreach coordinator in Neil Shubin's lab. It is this collaboration that has taught her the critical interplay between high-quality scientific research and compelling visuals that effectively communicate complex concepts to a targeted audience. In addition to illustrating numerous scientific papers for publication in peer-review journals such as Nature and Science, she has developed numerous websites showcasing researchers' work, advised and illustrated press releases, and collaborated on two popular non-fiction science books, Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin (Knopf, 2008) and Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne (Viking, 2009).