Karen Romano Young
writer • artist • deep-sea diver • polar explorer •comics creator
My new book ANTARCTICA:
THE MELTING CONTINENT, with
illustrations by Angela Hsieh, was named to the New York Public Library
Best Books of 2022 list AND is a
National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book for 2023!
In the Field
For close to 20 years I've worked with scientists to tell the stories of their work to children and the general public, working through my books, magazine articles, and science comics to convey the adventures we share.
And if you're a scientist interested in working with me, please email me at wrenyoung@gmail.com
I did #AntarcticLog science comics aboard the JOIDES Resolution's Expedition 379 in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica. Click the JR ship at left.
In 2018 I sailed off to Palmer Station, Antarctica. For more, visit my Antarctic Log, a weekly science comic.
Aboard E/V Nautilus we bring deep-sea
discovery into classrooms and living rooms worldwide. Click the compass.
For more on being a Nautilus artist-at-sea, click here.
NASA's ICESCAPE mission took scientists -- and me! -- to the Arctic to assess the impacts of climate change on the environment there. Click the polar bear.
I took part in the Extreme Project, diving
in DSV Alvin to hydrothermal vents.
Click on Alvin.
My Neutrally Buoyant t-shirts are printed with my illustrations of submersibles Alvin and Hercules.
Click the t-shirt.
NEXT TRIP TO THE FIELD:
ALVIN Science Verification
Expedition
July 26-August 19, 2022
FOLLOW at National Deep Submergence Facility
