Anna Von Mertens (she/her)

Visual artist and author Anna Von Mertens is the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Public Understanding of Science and Technology book grant in support of "Attention Is Discovery: The Life and Legacy of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt." She received a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts to study dark matter as a structuring force in our universe. Her artwork acts as a lens to see science and history and has been widely exhibited at institutions around the world.

Science Trailblazers of Their Times

The authors blend science, history, and art as they discuss the lives of two of the foremost thinkers and discoverers of their times, Archimedes of ancient Greece, and astronomer Henrietta Leavitt at the turn of the 20th century.

Science City - Main Stage (Seats 195)  
Sat, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Science / Medicine / Technology
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Science City (following presentation)  

Panelists: Nicholas Nicastro, Anna Von Mertens
Moderator: Lauren Rabb

The Night Sky

The night sky has inspired for millennia. Writers Anna Von Mertens and Chris Cokinos celebrate the power of looking upwards, looking closely, and the art in the science of the night sky.

UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110)  
Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
History / Biography
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Christopher Cokinos, Anna Von Mertens
Moderator: Sara Hammond

Book:

Attention Is Discovery

The Life and Legacy of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt
Science / Medicine / Technology
MIT Press
September 2024
ISBN 9780262049382
256 pages