Mark Dwortzan writes news and feature articles, brochures, fact sheets, press releases and other content on promising innovations in science, technology, business and the environment--and their potential impact on how we live and work. Since completing Boston University's Graduate Program in Science Journalism in 1998, Mark has contributed to national magazines such as Technology Review, websites such as Environmental News Network and university publications such as Harvard Public Health Review.

Mark came to journalism after previous careers as a software developer for the aerospace, healthcare and telecommunications industries in San Francisco and as an interplanetary spacecraft mission planner for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Initially applying science, technology and business management expertise to the design of robotic missions to Mars and Venus, Mark now explores how these same three disciplines can advance a more sustainable and satisfying way of life on Earth. Much of his work as a journalist spotlights individuals and groups questioning the status quo and using their creativity in pursuit of a better world.

Born in suburban New Jersey, Mark earned his BA in mathematics and philosophy at Cornell University, his MS in aerospace science at the University of Michigan and his MS in science journalism at Boston University. He lives outside of Boston with his wife, daughter, two dogs and two cats.