Hi! I'm Judy.
I share climate science through data-driven music compositions. The climate crisis is unprecedented in human history, and is already affecting our lives. My soundtracks and infosonics emotionally connect us to the evidence of our rapidly changing planet, to become better stewards of this one Earth we all share.
I was raised in Tacoma, a fifth generation Washingtonian in a family of musicians. The Cascade and Olympic Mountains, and the Salish Sea also marked my early years, and my connection to the Pacific Northwest ultimately drew me to study geophysics -- but not right away. After high school, I studied history and philosophy at Colorado College, working my way through school in restaurants, bookstores, landscaping, and math tutoring.
To put my training in philosophy and human rights theory into practice after graduation, I worked as a fellow with the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado. Then I taught and tutored in Amman, Jordan and Washington DC for three years before ultimately returning to the Pacific Northwest to shift my career toward geophysics.
In preparation for graduate school, I studied math and physics as a post-baccalaureate student at Tacoma Community College and at the University of Washington. I also interned in the Pacific Northwest National Lab and NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab. After completing my Masters Degree in Atmospheric Sciences, I designed a new doctoral program to translate and express climate data through music. My research has been supported by scholarships and fellowships from NASA, the National Science Foundation, and local philanthropic organizations.
I can be reached by email at:
jtwedt at uw dot edu
I was raised in Tacoma, a fifth generation Washingtonian in a family of musicians. The Cascade and Olympic Mountains, and the Salish Sea also marked my early years, and my connection to the Pacific Northwest ultimately drew me to study geophysics -- but not right away. After high school, I studied history and philosophy at Colorado College, working my way through school in restaurants, bookstores, landscaping, and math tutoring.
To put my training in philosophy and human rights theory into practice after graduation, I worked as a fellow with the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado. Then I taught and tutored in Amman, Jordan and Washington DC for three years before ultimately returning to the Pacific Northwest to shift my career toward geophysics.
In preparation for graduate school, I studied math and physics as a post-baccalaureate student at Tacoma Community College and at the University of Washington. I also interned in the Pacific Northwest National Lab and NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab. After completing my Masters Degree in Atmospheric Sciences, I designed a new doctoral program to translate and express climate data through music. My research has been supported by scholarships and fellowships from NASA, the National Science Foundation, and local philanthropic organizations.
I can be reached by email at:
jtwedt at uw dot edu