JUDGES FOR THE 2001-2002 WEBS OF

For 2001-2002, here is a list of Judges who have agreed to serve:

Julie Czerneda - author of NO LIMITS, a groundbreaking book on using
science fiction in the classroom

Tom Easton - author, biologist and reviewer for Analog Magazine

Andrew Fraknoi - author of many science educational books and head of
the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Andrew Love - engineer and co-winner of the 1999-2000 WOW
Contest

Joan Slonczewski - molecular biologist, author of science fiction, teaches
"Biology in Science Fiction"

James Van Pelt - Educator, author, and co-winner of the 1999-2000 WOW
Contest

Biographies of Judges

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* Tom Easton holds a doctorate in theoretical biology from the
University of Chicago (1972) and teaches at Thomas College in Waterville,
Maine. His work on scientific and futuristic issues has appeared in many
magazines, from Astronomy to Consumer Reports and Robotics Age. His
nonfiction books include biology texts and books on careers in science, the
privatization of social services, entrepreneurs, and consultants. In
December 1996, he began writing a series of science articles for Algis
Budrys's on-line Tomorrowsf magazine. In January 2000, he became a
columnist for GalaxyOnline, covering popular science books..

He is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and
has been the monthly book columnist for Analog ever since 1979. Much of
his fiction has dealt with implications and potentials of genetic
engineering; his "organic future" novels include Sparrowhawk (Ace, 1990),
andSilicon Karma (White Wolf, 1997); a Rocket eBook edition appeared in
1999. The collection, Frontiers of Wonder (Serendipity Systems, 1999) is
available only for the Rocket eBook. Wildside also published the
collection The Electric Gene Machine and the anthology Gedanken Fictions:
Stories on Themes in Science, Technology, and Society, which he prepared
to accompany his nonfiction anthology, Taking Sides: Clashing Views on
Controversial Issues in Science, Technology, and Society (Dushkin
Publishing Group, 4th ed., 2000).

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* Andrew Fraknoi is the Chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill
College and an Educational Consultant for the Astronomical Society of the
Pacific. Before coming to Foothill in 1992, he served as the Society's
Executive Director for 14 years, and was the editor of both its popular
level magazine, Mercury, and its newsletter for teachers, The Universe in
the Classrooom. Fraknoi is the author or co-author of thirteen books on
astronomy and astronomy education. He is the lead author on Voyages
through the Universe (1997, 2000, Harcourt Brace), which has become one
of the leading introductory astronomy textbooks in the world. Radio
listeners know him as a frequent guest on local and national programs,
explaining astronomical developments in everyday language. In Northern
California, he has appeared regularly for over 20 years on the Jim Eason
Show on KGO and KSFO, and for over 6 years on the Forum program (with
Michael Krasny) on KQED. Nationally, he is heard regularly on Science
Friday, Weekend All Things Considered, and Sounds Like Science on
National Public Radio. He has given over 400 public lectures on such topics
as "What Were the Atoms in Your Body Doing 8 Billion Years Ago" and
"Should You Invest in Real Estate (and Are There Real Estate Agents) on
Other Worlds?"

Fraknoi serves on the Board of Directors of the Search for Extraterrestrial
Intelligence Institute, a scientific and educational organization involved
in the identifying possible radio signals from civilizations around other
stars. He is also a Fellow of the Committee for the Scientific
Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), specializing in
debunking astrology. Recently, he was appointed to the Education Board of
the American Astronomical Society.

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* Andrew Love has a masters degrees in electrical engineering and physics and works for the Applied Physics Laboratory, a research lab affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. I attribute much of my interest in the sciences to science fiction, but until Bucconeer, I never attended a convention or did any other fan activity. Since that convention, I created Andy's Using SF for Education Page , which won the 2000 Webs of Wonder contest and have given talks on SF Physics at conventions and college campuses. I am married to Pamela Love, a children's writer, and have a two-year old son. I also have a single writing credit - a poem in the May 2000 issue of Babybug magazine.

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* Dr. Joan Slonczewski is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Biology at Kenyon College. Her science fiction novels include The Children
Star, Daughter of Elysium, The Wall around Eden, and A Door into Ocean.
See her web page for more information.

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* James Van Pelt writes and teaches in western Colorado. During the
school year he teaches English at both Fruita Monument High School and
Mesa State College. He shared the prize for in the first ever Webs of
Wonder contest for his web site on teaching using H.G. Wells' Time
Machine. His fiction has appeared in several publications, including
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Realms of Fantasy, and Weird Tales. His
non-fiction work has appeared in Tangent magazine.

In 1999 James was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best
New Writer. Several of his stories have received Nebula and Stoker
recommendations including two pieces that made the preliminary Nebula
ballot. His stories have been listed on the honorable mention lists in both
Datlow and Windlings The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror and Dozois' The
Year's Best Science Fiction. Most importantly to him, his wife Tammy, and
three children, Dylan, Samuel and Joshua, think he tells a pretty good
bed-time story.