Science Communicator, Digital Photographer, Ice-Cream Taster

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Lee is a British science communicator known for working on a great variety of journalism and outreach projects, and taking quite nice photos. His career, such as it is, began with a degree in astronomy rapidly followed with an MSc in Science Communication. The most useful thing to come from that was meeting long-time ally Mariana Barrosa.

Next came a stint lecturing undergraduate students, and then teaching astronomy in local communities; whether the people wanted to listen or not. Recognising that children are an easier audience he turned his attention to more impressionable minds, running astronomy workshops and mobile planetarium shows for school classes. The zenith of this section was directing the first (and to the best of his knowledge, last) science festival held in the Welsh Valleys.

Realising that journalism is more profitable, he began writing and taking photos for NASA's Astrobiology Webmagazine where one article once famously proved so popular it crashed their site. Space.com, Yahoo! News and even Fox News regularly reproduced his texts.

Following this Lee worked for the European Southern Observatory and ESA Hubble in Munich, where he learnt to type at incredible pace. During this time he began working for the International Astronomical Union as Staff Writer for the International Year of Astronomy 2009, the largest science outreach initiative ever. His Friday news round-ups and Twitter feed are the stuff of legend. It was during this eventful period he worked as Editor of the Cosmic Diary, and also wrote four LiveBlogs, the success of which surprised him more than anyone.

To fund his lavish lifestyle post-International Year of Astronomy 2009, Lee began working for At-Bristol, the South West UK's leading science centre. There his duties include writing planetarium shows and failing to update the Education Calendar. He also works for ESO and ESA Hubble once again, ensuring that his speedy typing skills are fully utilised. To top it off he's a consultant for The Science Office, which adds confusion to his work schedule.

To summarise: Lee believed that science communication would be a fast-track to fame and fortune. He was wrong. But at least it's helped him populate this website.

When not harking on about science or writing about himself in the third person, Lee is a keen photographer. He’s always on the lookout for projects to get involved with. YES, he does weddings. You can have a gander at some of his "work" here. Go ahead and take a look - it's free! Unlike hiring him, which is just very low-cost.

 

Testimonials

Lee's work has inspired many members of the great unwashed public to leave comments, either on web forums or via delightful e-mails. Here's a selection of favourites. These are all 100% genuine, and have been copied and pasted word for word.

 

"It is our concern, that any professionally trained teachers would cast a critical eye over the content of Pullen's article."

"Sounds like a Mexican meat pie or something."

"I felt the title of the article was somewhat misleading."

"All this yak about water bears is facinating, but, how do they taste?"

"I'm sorry but this is just ridiculous."

 

Click to read more borderline abusive and irreverent critique of Lee's collected works.