Mark Dwortzan writes and edits news and feature articles, brochures, fact sheets, newsletters, press releases and Web content on promising innovations in science, technology, business, the environment and other fields—and their potential impact on how we live and work. Since completing Boston University's Graduate Program in Science Journalism, Mark has contributed to several journalistic, academic and corporate publications. His work has appeared in the Boston Globe, Environmental News Network, Harvard Public Health Review, Technology Review and other media outlets.

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 a B.A. in mathematics, computer science and philosophy at Cornell University; an M.S. in aerospace science at the University of Michigan; and an M.S. in science journalism at Boston University. He lives outside of Boston with his wife, daughter, two dogs and two cats.