Hope Jahren

Anne Hope Jahren
Jahren in 2017
Born (1969-09-27) September 27, 1969 (age 55)
Alma mater
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsGeochemistry, Geobiology, Stable isotopic analysis
Institutions
ThesisThe stable isotope composition of the hackberry (celtis) and its use as a paleoclimate indicator (1996)
Doctoral advisorRonald G. Amundson
Websitejahrenlab.com
External videos
video icon “The secret life of plants — and ‘Lab Girl’ author Hope Jahren”, PBS NewsHour
video icon “Lab Girl by Hope Jahren”, Knopf Doubleday

Anne Hope Jahren (born September 27, 1969) is an American geochemist and geobiologist at the University of Oslo in Norway, known for her work using stable isotope analysis to analyze fossil forests dating to the Eocene. She has won many awards in the field, including the James B. Macelwane Medal of the American Geophysical Union.

Her book Lab Girl (2016) has been praised as both "a personal memoir and a paean to the natural world", a literary fusion of memoir and science writing, and "a compellingly earthy narrative".[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "'Lab Girl' by Hope Jahren (review)". Kirkus Reviews. January 5, 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Jahren, Hope (March 3, 2016). "My family, my science". Nautilus. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Francl, Michelle (2017). "A Life in Science". Distillations. 3 (1): 46–47. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Stewart, Amy (April 15, 2016). "A scientist's uncommon bond with her odd lab-partner-for-life". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2018.