Support from the UW-Madison Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center

Matt is currently Senior Manager of Science Communications at The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).

He is responsible for the Advocacy & Outreach section of the ARVO website. There are four primary areas of content: 

• Annual Meeting Contests: One year, they asked their students to describe their PhD work in three slides in three minutes. The year before, they asked for a two sentence description of research aimed at a 12-year-old audience. Both were very successful.
• Q&A with the Experts: Matt has interviewed several PhD scientists who have pursued careers outside of industry and academia. These stories help expand students’ realm of possible careers.
• Toolkits: Some activities are easier if they come with an instruction manual. They've created several toolkits, all aimed at interacting with non-scientists.
• Newsroom: Matt shares weekly articles of interest and encourage conversation on our member-only networking platform.