Argonne National Laboratory

Joseph Harmon

Integrated Communications Manager, PSE

Member of Communications and Public Affairs, working on integrated communications for the Physical Sciences and Engineering Directorate.

Biography

Joseph E. Harmon has been a science writer, editor, and manager for four decades at various divisions within Argonne National Laboratory. Some highlights on awards, publications, and presentations:

  • Co-authored five scholarly books on scientific communication plus many journal articles. Further publication details can be found at https://​sites​.google​.com/​s​i​t​e​/​j​h​a​r​m​onink.
  • Presented talks on scientific communication at various venues, including the JumpStart Forum at Argonne, the University of Windsor Workshop on Visualizing Connections in Science and the Humanities, ComSciCon: The Communicating Science Workshop for Grad Students, and Remy Bumppo Theater Company’s pre-show lecture for ​“Galileo.” 
  • Received four Argonne Pacesetter Awards.
  • Received numerous awards from the Annual Competition of the Chicago Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication, including two awards for ​“Best of Show.”
  • Received 2008 Award for Best Book in Technical or Scientific Communication from the National Council of Teachers of English for The Craft of Scientific Communication (with Alan Gross).