EXPERIENCE

As a freelance science writer, Tiziana Lanza writes articles for Italian magazines and researches science communication. She has also worked as a science writer for distinguished scientific institutions:

• Since 1995, Tiziana Lanza has worked at the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) in Rome, Italy. She focuses on communicating information about natural hazards. She has presented her studies at International Conferences on Public Communication of Science and Technology. She previously managed relations between the INGV and the European Community.
   
• From August 1988 to December 1994, Tiziana Lanza worked at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland, where her projects helped popularize science.

• The National Geological Council in Rome as a Press Officer.
• The Psychological Unit of Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico (CTO) in Rome as a member of a working group on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

EDUCATION

• Masters in Science Communication from Sissa (International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste)
• Degree in Languages from University of Rome "La Sapienza"

ARTICLES

Tiziana Lanza defines herself as a special correspondent from the world of science, inspired by a natural curiosity, always eager to tell the "stories" of the true protagonists of science itself, the scientists. With this spirit, she has written for science and non-science magazines on cosmology, particle physics, earth sciences, biotechnology and medicine. Her articles include:

• "Il Lago esplosivo" in Newton, January 2004: Interview with Professor Gregory Ryskin of Northwestern University.
• "John Bardeen: lo scienziato che inse due volte" in Ideazione.com, October 2003.
• "Il neutrino: inutile ma non troppo" in Il Corriere del Ticino, November 2002.
• "Un sequestro per salvare il pianeta" in Newton, April 2002. Article about geological carbon sequestration.
• "Catastrofi naturali: ptsd e comunicazione" in Psiconline, Aug. 2001.
• "Big Crunch addio" in Galileo, May 2000: Interview with Professor Paolo de Bernardis della University "La Sapienza" di Roma.
• Biotecnologie "Il nostro gene è maturo?" in Liberal, Aug. 1999.
• "An Algorythmic Tell-Tale" in Galileo, June 1988.
• "Leir resurrected from Lear's ashes" in Cern Bulletin, July 1997.