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Biography
Dan is an Educational Designer with the NSF NCAR Education, Engagement & Early-Career Development team where he focuses on film production and other multimedia forms of education and engagement. He holds a Ph.D. in geophysics from the University of Colorado Boulder and A.B.s in physics and art history from Rollins College.
While at Rollins, Dan developed a love of science, art, travel, and the outdoors. He pursued these interests by double majoring, as well as studying abroad at the Edinburgh College of Art and the University of Sydney. Dan spent three summers as an undergraduate research assistant, combining high-speed photography and lasers to study the vibrations of musical instruments. After graduating, Dan entered a doctoral program at the University of Colorado, where he specialized in seismology. His work took him across the globe to New Zealand, Nepal, South Africa, and even to a research vessel in the Pacific Ocean. In the field, he installed seismometers and magnetotelluric instrumentation, and helped run sonar lines and collect water samples on glaciers.
While completing his dissertation, Dan became interested in science communication, particularly through film, in which he has now been working full-time since 2016. In addition to his work with NSF NCAR, Dan is also a cinematographer and editor at his company Provare Media.
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Education/Academic qualification
Physics, BA, Rollins College
Art History, BA, Rollins College
Geophysics, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Publications
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Citizen CATE 2024: Extending Totality During the 8 April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse with a Distributed Network of Community Participants
Kovac, S. A., Caspi, A., Seaton, D. B., Bryans, P., Burkepile, J. R., Davis, S. J., DeForest, C. E., Elmore, D., Gosain, S., Haacker, R., Hughes, M., Jackiewicz, J., Klein, V., Lamb, D., Martinez Pillet, V., McUmber, E., Patel, R., Reardon, K., Reed, W. & Tosolini, A. & 223 others, , Jan 2026, In: Solar Physics. 301, 1, 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Citizen CATE 2024: Extending Totality During the 8 April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse with a Distributed Network of Community Participants.
Haacker, R., Zietlow, D. & Kovac, S., 2025, In: Solar Physics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Education and Community Engagement during NSF NCAR-Supported Field Campaigns
Zietlow, D. W., Haacker, R. & Aquino, J., Jul 2025, In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 106, 7, p. E1478-E1484Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Organization of Tropical East Pacific Convection (OTREC) Field Campaign— Five Years Later
Stone, Ž., Raymond, D. J., Back, L., Bechtold, P., Bernardez, M., Bunge, I. E., Durán Quesada, A. M., Garbanzo Salas, M., Haacker, R., Hernandez Deckers, D., Huaman, L., Kiladis, G. N., Kuang, Z., Lintner, B., Maithel, V., Maloney, E., Marín, J. C., Luna, L. M., Mejía, J. & Piper, M. A. & 9 others, , Jul 2025, In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 106, 7, p. 1264-1275 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Testing the impact of culturally-relevant communication style on engagement with Hispanic and Latinx adults
Morales, A., Medina Luna, L., Zietlow, D. W., LeBeau, J. E. & Molina, M. J., 2023, In: Journal of Geoscience Education. 71, 3, p. 355-368 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Scopus citations
Prizes
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AAS Solar Physics Division Popular Media Award
Zietlow, D. (Recipient), Gibson, S. (Recipient), Miesch, M. (Recipient), Davenport, A. (Recipient) & Burke, D. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: External Award
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Activities
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Activity Table Host
Zietlow, D. (Adjoint Faculty)
Nov 1 2025Activity: Teaching/Mentoring › K-12 Activities
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Sharing Your Science
Zietlow, D. (Adjoint Faculty)
Jun 23 2025Activity: Teaching/Mentoring › Teaching or Training at Workshops/Tutorials/Colloquia
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Developing Research Partnerships and Community Engagement Activities during International Field Campaigns: Examples from Recent Projects
Zietlow, D. (Speaker) & Wolff, C. (Speaker)
Jan 16 2025Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Making Science Accessible: Hands-On Activities for Field Campaign Engagement
Zietlow, D. (Speaker), McUmber, E. (Speaker) & Haacker-Santos, R. (Speaker)
Jan 15 2025Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Extending the Science: Examples of Education and Community Engagement during NSF NCAR-Support Field Campaigns
Zietlow, D. (Speaker), Wolff, C. (Speaker), McUmber, E. (Speaker), Tsai, P. (Speaker), Aquino, J. (Speaker), Haacker-Santos, R. (Speaker) & Medina Luna, L. (Speaker)
Jan 13 2025Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Poster