Workshops and Talks (and interviews)
Workshops
Sharing what I have learned by doing or from others has always been a way to build a stronger visual science communicators community and engaging with different publics.
Science visualization workshops
Through invites, I have delivered workshops, in-person and online, on preparing illustrations, infographics, posters for science communication, using graphic design basics, developing graphical abstracts, developing diagrams for textbooks, and more. Notable mentions include IISER Pune, IISER Kolkata, inStem, University of Delhi, CCMB Hyderabad and SciRio. During the pandemic, I also ran a course of online discussions around how to think about visuals in science.
Zine making workshops
Zines are culturally about sharing, so to share how to make a zine is a part of my zine-making practice. In various spaces, public and gated, with science students and young students and the public, I have shared love for zines and making zines.
In a fun science communication project, I collaborate with scientists and have the participants make zines based on a talk/ conversation with scientists. This allows the participants to engage with the ideas and assimilate and critique it better.
In another public engagement project, I collaborated with clinicians and patients suffering from biploar disorder to help audience discover misconceptions around the disorder.
Some media and blogs where zine making practice and workshops have been documented.
https://littlescienceco.com/2020/08/14/guest-writer-zine-ing-science-by-ipsa-jain/
https://thesouthfirst.com/karnataka/zine-art-form-when-small-is-beautiful-and-popular/
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/cover/resistance-zine-dabaad/article31307034.ece
Misc. Workshops
How to be a scientist
In a workshop conducted at CCMB, with Somdatta and Tejah, we explored how drawing may help young scientists ask relevant questions. Read more at Drawing and science.
Electric Zines
In this workshop with Sofy, we explored carbon-based conductive paints to make stories and images on zines.
Storybook making workshop
In this workshop with Somdatta Karak, at CCMB Hyderabad, we collectively worked to discuss what would a STEM book look like, when made by scientists.
Engagement with young people
Sometimes, I develop and design workshops and engagements for young people to get them curious about science.
In an online workshop with VITM Bangalore, I conducted a session around dinosaurs where we imagined their screams, painted dinosaurs and shared stories about them.
In another workshop, we made collages of colorful animals and discussed where the colors come from in animal skin.
Talks
I have enjoyed the privilege of sharing my journey and sharing tips on beginning and advancing a career in science communication and science illustration at multiple outlets.
At the City Scripts festival hosted by IIHS, Bangalore, I participated in a panel conversation In this conversation with fellow science communicators, I advocated for conversations on science, and the performance of science in public spaces, instead of inviting the public to otherwise gated spaces like institutions.
At TEDx event at NIT, Allahabad, I shared ideas around drawing in science based review and my own practice. Watch here.
At ASET forum bt TIFR Mumbai, I elaborate more on how drawing has had a relationship with sicence. Watch here.
At a festival at NGMA Bangalore, I shared how drawing of a cell can change what we understand, what we remember and what we ask of it. Glimpse here.
Some interviews and reports here:
https://ameliabonea.com/2020/11/06/4-in-conversation-with-dr-ipsa-jain/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfoN-yD0Ypk&ab_channel=IISERPune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLMUupSIoP0&ab_channel=Virtualkitchenlab
Mentorship
In a formal mentorship opportunity, I worked with two aspiring sci-communicators from IISER Pune, Harsh Rathod and Vidisha Hate. They explored what people on their campus thought of, and worked for dog-human conflict. You can locate their work here. I mainly worked with them to build their narrative and nudged them to an iterative scripting process.
Testimonials
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