Hey there, I’m Elise.

I’m a science writer in Austria who distills complex science, math, and tech into words that spark wonder and curiosity. I work with publications, companies, and organizations in central Europe and beyond that share my aim to educate and inspire.

I make complicated things simple.

JOURNALISM

I write about science for Quanta, Scientific American, National Geographic, Science News and more with a focus on emergence, form, and scale. In practice, this means that I cover physical science, applied math, and basic biology.

CONTENT & EDUCATION

I help nonprofits, institutions, companies, and other organizations in the research and education spaces like TED-Ed, Academianet, and Caltech further their missions through content that connects with their audiences.

FACT-CHECKING & REPORTS

I use my research and journalism experience to provide fact-checking for publications and publishers. I also support organizations by researching and writing reports and white papers on topics in science and tech.

Hannah Waters, Senior Editor for Biology, Quanta Magazine

“Working with you on this story was a total pleasure - from the pitch process where we refined your original idea up through drafting and editing. Your fact-checks come in characteristically clean, and you bring an enthusiasm for your ideas and care for your work that is an editor's dream.”

I’m a serious science nerd.

I earned my BS and MS. at Caltech and MIT, did an internship at NASA’s JPL, and spent a Fulbright in Denmark before becoming a science writer.

I won research grants like the NSF GRFP and published several peer-reviewed papers during my years working in labs at MIT and Caltech.

And there was that one time I was a chorus girl in a Star Trek parody musical. No, really.

So whatever complex, technical, nerdy thing you do — trust me. I’ll get it.

… and I’ll probably geek out about how interesting it is, too.

I work with awesome clients.

Quanta

Sci Am

Science

Caltech

New Scientist

TED-Ed

AGU’s Eos

Academianet

Nat Geo

Science News

I write about science and math that sparks wonder.

Emergence

Evolution • Origins of Life • Astrobiology • Language • Information • Complexity

Form

Biophysics • Morphogenesis • Geomorphology • Materials • Geometry

Scale

Deep Time • Planetary Science • Quantum Mechanics • Molecular Machines • Cosmology

Nothing is too complicated to be interesting – so long as you find the right words. But that can be hard, especially if the thing you need to communicate easily gets lost in the technical weeds. That’s where I come in: I help universities, nonprofits, and companies share the science and tech that make them special, in words that connect with their key audiences.

And I work with institutions and companies, too.

Let’s talk.

Whether you’re an editor looking for a reporter who can cover physical science and math or a press officer who needs some support sharing something technical or scientific with your audience, I can help.