Recent News
Our 2015 paper that dispelled old rumors about the density of penguin feathers received some exciting
news coverage.
National Geographic. I was interviewed by Ed Yong, a journalist from National Geographic. This interview and our work was featured in a National Geographic blog post, “Busting myths about penguin feathers“.
Los Angeles Times. A journalist from The Los Angeles Time, Amina Khan, also called me to find out more about our penguin study. She reported on the results of our research in the science section of the L.A. Times “Emperor penguins’ feathers defy conventional wisdom, study finds“.
Phys.org. Our work was also featured on the popular science website, phys.org, “Closer look at emperor penguin feathers dispels popular folklore notions” by Bob Kirk.
2011 News
Emperor penguin research. My article on muscle oxygen store 
depletion earned me the 2011 JEB outstanding paper prize. This work also received some attention from the press, including the following interview and articles:
Phys.org: “Penguins continue diving long after muscles run out of oxygen”
Live Science: “Penguins’ Oxygen Trick: How They Survive Deep Dives”
NBC News: “In black and white: How penguins survive deep dives”
Science Daily: “Penguins continue diving long after muscles run out of oxygen”
Science World, a Scholastic science publication, also featured an article, “Oxygen Trick“, explaining our work on emperor penguin muscle oxygen depletion to kids in grades 6 through 10.
Other Media Features
Antarctic Women Scientists. Cassondra Williams was selected as one of the scientists featured in Women Working in Antarctica, a project to highlight women scientists, educators, support personnel and technicians working in Antarctica. This project was part of the National Science Foundation’s Artists and Writer’s program for the International Polar Year.
An interview with Cassondra Williams from the Women Working in Antarctica website:
An exhibit on Women Working in Antarctica at the Ocean Institute
in Dana Point, California features Cassondra Williams. The Ocean Institute is ocean education organization offering ocean science and maritime history programs for K-12 students and their teachers, as well as the general public.