Joan Lyn Slonczewski | |
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 Slonczewski (far left) with students in 2022 | |
| Born | August 14, 1956 Hyde Park, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Bryn Mawr College (AB) Yale University (PhD) University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Microbiology professor Science fiction author |
| Employer | Kenyon College |
| Known for | A Door into Ocean |
| Website | Homepage |
Joan Lyn Slonczewski (born August 14, 1956)[1] is an American microbiologist at Kenyon College and a science fiction writer who explores biology and space travel. Their books have twice earned the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: A Door into Ocean (1987) and The Highest Frontier (2011). With John W. Foster and Erik Zinser, they coauthor the textbook, Microbiology: An Evolving Science (W. W. Norton) now in its fifth edition.
- ^ "Slonczewski, Joan". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. September 12, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2023.