Professional Bio

Dr. Richard Hudson is the Director of Science Production at TPT-Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minnesota. He oversees TPT’s science productions for both adults and children. Current projects include the series DragonflyTV—taped on location in science museums; a new science series for girls called SciGirls; and The Quest to See Infinity, a NOVA on the history of telescope for the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. He is also Executive Producer of a new series based on Make magazine – Make: television. For Nova, he recently oversaw the production Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold, with Meridian and Windfall Productions. He was Executive Producer of the PBS science series, Newton’s Apple, and directed the creation of a range of science-learning products, including interactive software, science kits, educator’s guides and web sites. He is a media advisor to the new Center for the Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), an NSF initiative to strengthen the network of producers of science television and build connections to other informal science education organizations.

Expertise & Interest Descriptors

General science media for lay audiences and children; Multimedia and internet-based video delivery; Computer systems; Astronomy

Planned Conference Participation

Attending :: ISE PI Summit 2008
25 - 26 July 2008