IMET research scientist talks dual passions on Maryland Humanities podcast
Listen as IMET's Kathleen Gillespie talks about the impact science has on her poetry and finding the poetry in science for a podcast with Maryland Humanities.
When Kathleen Gillespie isn’t working in the lab, she’s enjoying Baltimore’s artistic and literary community.
Gillespie is a poet with a doctorate in marine biotechnology. She came to University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science through its Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center. After earning her doctorate, Gillespie returned from a visiting professorship and now operates as an affiliate research scientist at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology in Baltimore.
Gillespie has found a unique intersection between her two passions. She recently spoke about the impact science has on her poetry and finding the poetry in science for a podcast with Maryland Humanities (opens in a new tab), which was featured on WYPR.
“The prevailing thought is that art is gloriously created through inspiration while science is simply task driven. When a scientist is performing an experiment, there are definitely rules to be followed, but inspiration acts to improve this process,” she said.
Listen: The Poetry in Science
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