Kenneth Chiacchia
Kenneth "Ken" Chiacchia | |
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Born | Hackensack, New Jersey | December 29, 1961
Pen name | Ken |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Fantasy, science fiction |
Kenneth Chiacchia (born December 29, 1961, in Hackensack, NJ) is an American writer in the fantasy and science fiction genre.
Biography
[edit]Chiacchia was born in Hackensack, NJ. He earned a PhD in biochemistry, at the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1991. He has been published in four different genres: Science Fiction, Medical Writing,[1] Search and Rescue Science, and Journalism. Ken began his career as a medical science writer at Harvard Medical School in 1993. Currently he is a medical science writer and editor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.[2] Chiacchia is a member of both the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America[3] and the National Association of Science Writers.[4] He has been a news reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's North Hills section with over 50 published stories.[5] Ken had a recent story that was the cover page article for the Pittsburgh City Paper.[6]
He is also a dog handler in Allegheny Mountain Rescue League, a Pittsburgh-based volunteer organization that assists authorities in civilian lost-person searches.[7] His work has been noted in local newspapers.[8] He has written on the science of olfaction for search and rescue workers.[9] In 1993, Chiacchia joined the Pittsburgh Worldwrights Writers' Workshop founded by Pittsburgh science-fiction and fantasy writer Mary Soon Lee[10][11] and continued by Pittsburgh author Barton Paul Levenson and others. Chiacchia won the 2008 Kamin Science Center Journalism Award.[12]
Bibliography
[edit]Fiction
- "A Matter of Gravity." The Martian Wave, March 2001....Reprinted in Wondrous Web Worlds 2 (anthology), June 2002.
- "Medical Command." Alternate Realities, July–August 2001.
- "Apology for a Red Planet." Neverworlds, October 2001.
- "A Technical Fix." Cicada, March–April 2002.
- "Epidemic." Ideomancer, July 2003.
- "Tribute." Oceans of the Mind, September 2003.
- "And Yet It Moves." Paradox, November 2003....to be reprinted in Cicada.
- "The Rescue Contract." Cicada, January–February 2004.
- "Resistance." Oceans of the Mind, January 2005.
- "Victim." From the Trenches anthology, November 2006.
- "House Trainer." The Hub, October 2007.
- "The Humanoid Element." Cicada, January–February 2008.
- "And Yet It Moves." Cicada, January–February 2009 pp. 13–17
Poems
- "Graveyard." The Pedestal, October 2004.
- "Victim." The Pedestal, October 2004.
- "Casualty." On Our Way to the Battle: Poetry from the Trenches (chapbook), November 2006....Reprinted in the Rhysling Anthology (Rhysling Award nominee), May 2007.
Awards
- 2008 Kamin Science Center Journalism Award.[13]
Reviews
[edit]Non-Fiction
[edit]- "Replanting Cranberry The Pittsburgh region's poster child for sprawl is putting down new roots." Pittsburgh City Paper, December 3, 2009 (Cover Page)[6]
- ”In Search of Human Scent.”[9]
- "Who Goes There? The Body's System for Generating Individual Scent" Advanced Rescue Technology, June/July 2004, pp. 45–50.[9]
- ”Getting it right: Evaluating standards and practices for future training.”[9]
- "8 Things Hackers Hate About You:"[21]
- "Brain Waves," University of Chicago Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2007.
- "Insanity Defense," Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2nd ed. Gale Group, 2001.
Scholarly Articles
[edit]- Chiacchia KB. Quantitation of the class I disulfides of the insulin receptor. [Journal Article. Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.] Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications. 176(3):1178–82, 1991 May 15. UI: 2039503
- Chiacchia KB. Reoxidation of the class I disulfides of the rat adipocyte insulin receptor is dependent upon the presence of insulin: the class I disulfide of the insulin receptor is extracellular. [In Vitro. Journal Article. Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.] Biochemistry. 27(13):4894-902, 1988 Jun 28. UI: 3048393
- Chiacchia KB. Drickamer K. Direct evidence for the transmembrane orientation of the hepatic glycoprotein receptors. [Journal Article. Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't. Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.] Journal of Biological Chemistry. 259(24):15440-6, 1984 Dec 25. UI: 6150936
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Amazon.com. Spend less. Smile more". www.amazon.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Free People Search - UnMask.com | 100% Free People Finder & Public Records Lookup". Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Home". sfwa.org.
- ^ "Home". nasw.org.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Pittsburghcitypaper.ws".
- ^ "Home". amrg.info.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". search.post-gazette.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group".
- ^ Mary Soon Lee: Bibliography cmu.edu Archived September 30, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pittsburgh Worldwrights".
- ^ "Carnegie Science Awards announced". Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Carnegie Science Center: Awardees". Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
- ^ "The Fix | Hub #27 - 30". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
- ^ "Tangent Online – the genre's premiere review magazine for short SF & Fantasy since 1993". December 31, 2022.
- ^ "The SF Site Featured Review: Paradox, Autumn 2003".
- ^ "Tangent Online – the genre's premiere review magazine for short SF & Fantasy since 1993". December 31, 2022.
- ^ "SFRevu Column". www.sfrevu.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Tangent Online – the genre's premiere review magazine for short SF & Fantasy since 1993". December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Tangent Online – the genre's premiere review magazine for short SF & Fantasy since 1993". December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 11, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
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