Edward W. Lempinen joined The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) as public information officer in 2013. He served as producer of the documentary, “Science in Exile”, and has played a leadership role in the Academy’s initiatives in support of refugee and displaced scientists. At TWAS, he has guided the development of numerous short films, and served as the adviser for Nicole Leghissa’s 2013 film “Seeds of Science”.
Before joining TWAS, he served for nine years as senior writer at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), where he wrote and edited a monthly column in the journal Science and managed the AAAS website. Previously, he was the news director at Salon.com, a pioneering online news site. He has been a reporter and editor at U.S. newspapers including Newsday (New York), the San Francisco Chronicle and the Chicago Sun-Times.