About Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry is the Science Communicator at JILA and is the Editor-in-Chief of their journal Light & Matter. She is also a freelance science journalist. Her beats include deep technology, quantum technology, AI, diversity within the tech industries, and cephalopods.

Kenna’s work has been featured in various publications, including Scientific American, New Scientist, Discover Magazine, Ars Technica, Astronomy Magazine, Leaps Magazine, Chemistry World, Physics.org, Colorado Magazine, Inside Quantum Technology, The Quantum Insider, The Deep Tech Insider, the Metaverse Insider, The Debrief, and Octonation.

She currently sits on the board of SWARM (Science Writers Association of the Rocky Mountains) as well as teaches science writing to graduate students at JILA.