Lynda Lovon: July 2023

Lynda Williams aka Lynda Lovon aka The Physics Chanteuse

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I am a science educator and communicator, performance media artist, singer songwriter, science writer, political activist and organizer.

Education: BS in Applied Math, MS in Physics, Post Graduate Research in Physics Pedagogy

Work:

Physics Faculty: Santa Rosa Junior College, San Francisco State University, 2000-2022

Media Production Instructor & Visiting Physics Faculty, San Francisco Art Institute

Selected Performance & Media Works:

The Physics Chanteuse: Science Cabaret
I produce and perform custom science cabaret shows for scientists at conferences and events. Past clients include: American Geophysical Union, Academy of Forensic Sciences, The National Association of Science Writers, Stephen Hawking Birthday Bash, Kip Thorne 60th Birthday “KipFest” at CalTech, American Physical Society Centennial Celebration, US Science Festival, Swedish Science Festival, CERN, IEEE, AAAS, AAS, INSAP, PBS. Featured in the NY Times, LA Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, Physics Today, People Magazine and on NPR, and featured guest on To Tell the Truth.

Science Media Content Producer, Science Entertainment,1986- current. Produce and perform science multimedia content and performances for s stage, the internet, planetaria, CDs, and DVDs: Maxwell's Equations, Parody Violation and Cosmic Cabaret. Theater Projects include The Birth of Venus, UniLang, Cyberstein, The Physics Chanteuse and Cosmic Cabaret.

Starship Earth: The Search for Life, Santa Rosa Junior College Planetarium, Produced, wrote and performed an original science musical planetarium show on the evolution and meaning of life in the cosmos. Film, slide and video projection combined with live music, spoken word and song. Funded in part by the Astrobiology and the Sacred project at the University of Arizona.

Starship Earth: Future Evolution, Santa Rosa Junior College Newman Theater, Produced, wrote and performed an original science musical one-woman show on the future evolution of life on Earth and the environmental impact of humans on the biosphere. Large screen slide and video projection combined with spoken word, music and song. Funded in part by the Astrobiology and the Sacred project at the University of Arizona, and the Arts and Lectures Series at SRJC.

Star Compass: Polynesian Wayfinding: Santa Rosa Junior College Planetarium, Produced, wrote and performed an original science musical planetarium show exploring and celebrating the science and art of Polynesian Wayfinding. Funded by a Newman Grant.