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My Mission

I want to use my scientific background and my skills in writing and organizing to make science and its societal impact understandable because a sustainable, fair, and democratic society needs to both embrace science and critique its ramifications.

Science writing should tell captivating stories about science, its complexity, history, and impact, as well as shine a light on the humans behind it.

a portrait of Thomas Zauner

My Mission

I want to use my scientific background and my skills in writing and organizing to make science and its societal impact understandable because a sustainable, fair, and democratic society needs to both embrace science and critique its ramifications.

Science writing should tell captivating stories about science, its complexity, history, and impact, as well as shine a light on the humans behind it.

What I do

I cover both fundamental and applied sciences, the fascinating personal stories behind the research, and how science affects and is affected by society and the environment.

I write about physics, quantum information and quantum computing, complex systems and network science, biology and ecology, chemistry, and science and technology studies. I create journalistic articles, reportage articles, magazine stories, press releases, dossiers, and other institutional communication texts.

My Work

Journalistic

Institutional

A selection of texts from my time at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria.

About me

I started out with the dream of becoming a researcher in quantum physics. However, during my studies, I realized that I would like to get to know many different branches of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that all deal with important and fascinating topics.

After a Master’s degree in physics with a focus on quantum information and a short stint in the field of science and technology studies, I first turned to event management in a scientific context and then to science writing and science journalism. In this profession, I now work on topics in all fields of research to share my passion and fascination for them.

CV

2012–2018 BSc and MSc in Physics University of Vienna
2018–2019 Studies in Science and Technology Studies University of Vienna
2019–2020 Event Manager Institute of Science and Technology Austria
2020–2022 Science Writer Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Apr–Jun 2023 Senior Science Writer Institute of Science and Technology Austria
since 2023 Science Writer and Journalist Freelancer
Sep–Oct 2024 Internship Der Standard, Science Department

Contact

Contact me if you want to connect or want to work with me!

Mobile: +43 (0) 680 4032 106
Email: work@thomaszauner.eu
Bluesky: thomaszauner.bsky.social
LinkedIn: Thomas Zauner