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Niba Audrey Nirmal

Multimedia Producer and Digital Strategist

niba@lbl.gov

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Biography

Niba is a science video host and producer based in Ramaytush Ohlone land (San Francisco, CA). At Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), she works in the Operations team of Earth and Environmental Sciences Area (EESA) as the Multimedia Producer and Digital Strategist.

She received degrees in Genetics, Toxicology, and Diversity Studies at UC Davis, where she also researched the effects of climate change on crops. She received her M.S. in Genetics from Duke University, where she researched the genetics, form, and function of plant roots.

 

Education

  • Genetics and Genomics, BS, UC Davis, 2013-2017
  • Environmental Toxicology, Minor, UC Davis, 2013-2017
  • Diversity Studies, Minor, UC Davis, 2013-2017
  • Genetics, MS, Duke University, 2017-2020
  • Science Communication Certificate, Northwestern University, 2020

Experience

  • Multimedia Producer and Digital Strategist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2021-Present
  • Video Coordinator, PBS NOVA Science Studio, 2020-2021
  • TikTok and Podcast Host, Feminist Book Club, FBC, 2021-Present
  • TikTok Host, Complexly/SciShow, 2021
  • Show Host and Script Writer, Seeker, 2021-Present
  • Science Video Host/Producer, Notes By Niba, 2019-Present

Awards

  • World Congress of Science Emerging Producer, 2021
  • AAAS Mass Media Fellow, 2021
  • Jackson Wild Film, 2020
  • STEM Advocacy Institute Fellow, 2020
  • Yale Ciencia Academy Scholar, 2020
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