Linda Isakson
Linda Isakson
Biography
Linda is a science and technology communications partner representing the Environmental Molecular Sciences Division and is the Communications Manager for the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL). She is also a board member for the non-profit organization Society for Science at User Research Facilities (SSURF), where she advocates and educates on the importance of user research facilities for shaping the direction of fundamental and applied scientific discovery.
She joined PNNL in 2018 and is responsible for telling the world about the amazing work PNNL and EMSL researchers perform to help make a cleaner tomorrow. Linda has dedicated her career to finding new and innovative ways of communicating science and the importance of environmental regulations through her work in city, county, and state government, as well as public universities and federally-funded research laboratories.
Linda holds an MS in ecology from the University of Michigan and a MPA from the Evergreen State College.
Affiliations and Professional Service
- Board member, Society for Science at User Research Facilities (SSURF)
- Program Committee member, Mid-Columbia chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
- Mentor, Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation