Stephen M. Tomecek (a.k.a. "The Dirtmeister®") is the Executive Director and founder of Science Plus, Inc., a company that provides science enrichment and staff development programs to schools, museums and libraries around the world. Steve is a geologist specializing in soils (that's where the "Dirtmeister®" comes from)!
In addition to still working as a scientist, Steve has had a number of interesting jobs including working as the Associate Director for the Science Museum of Long Island and the Science Program Supervisor for the New York Hall of Science. He currently serves as a writer and science consultant for both Scholastic, Inc. and The National Geographic Society and is one of the curriculum developers and instructors for the JASON Academy on-line science teacher development institution.
In the past Steve has worked as a consultant for Children's Television Workshop, the Discovery Channel and for the Newton's Apple television series. In addition to working behind the scenes on a variety of different television shows, Steve has also been in front of the camera serving as the writer and star of Dr. Dad's Phantastic Physical Phenomena, an Emmy Award winning television series that aired on PBS stations across the country.
Steve has also spent a great deal of time on the radio because for eight years, he was the science host for the New York Kids show on WNYC radio. Steve is currently a member of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, the New York Academy of Sciences and the International Planetarium Society, and to date, he has written 22 different books on science for both teachers and kids.
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