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Kevin Niemi

Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers
Chief Financial Officer
Wisconsin
Kevin J. Niemi is retired from the University of Wisconsin-Madison as director of outreach and community engagement at WISCIENCE (Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement). Kevin received his PhD in plant physiology from the University of Minnesota, taught in the biology department at Grinnell College, worked in the education unit at the Minnesota Zoo, and served as the first education coordinator for Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin. Kevin has provided professional development workshops, sessions, and presentations in science education for over 25 years. He was a Principal Investigator/co-PI on two NSF grants on how to more effectively connect scientists with the public through their required Broader Impact work. In 2022 he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Kevin has served as the Chief Financial Officer for WSST since 2015. Additionally he was honored with the WSST Ron Gibbs award in 2021.