Aurore Simonnet Scientific Illustrator 707-664-3262 FAX: 707-664-3263 http://universe.sonoma.edu/~aurore http://www.sciencesquare.com/

Aurore Simonnet began working in October of 2000 as a scientific illustrator. Aurore adds a creative flare to physical science and technical illustrations used for the various education and public outreach programs. From diagrams to illustrations, her skills in graphic design, 3-D animation, and web design contribute a diverse scientific perspective. Aurore became interested in physics and astronomy as a student.

At the University of California, Santa Cruz, she developed an individual major entitled "Physical Science Illustration," expanding on her strengths as an artist. Aurore built her own curriculum, combining both science classes in physics and astronomy and natural science illustration classes. Alongside her physics professor, Don Coyne, she designed her senior project, which consisted of a large poster of the MILAGRO Telescope (located in Los Alamos) and a triptych of three posters showing the evolution of the explosion of a primordial black hole. The summer after graduating, Aurore worked as an intern for the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) League, in New Jersey. She worked on a rendering of their future array of sixteen telescopes. The internship helped improve her skills even more and prepared her to find employment in the field. Aurore is a native of France who speaks English and French fluently. Aurore recently returned to competitive synchronized swimming, a sport in which she has been active for almost thirteen years.