Kenneth Chiacchia
| Kenneth "Ken" Chiacchia | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 29, 1961 Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Pen name | Ken |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | United States |
| 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
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 Group, a Pittsburgh-based volunteer organization that assists authorities in civilian lost-person searches.[7] His work has been noted in local newspapers.[8][9] He has written on the science of olfaction for search and rescue workers.[10] In 1993, Chiacchia joined the Pittsburgh Worldwrights Writers' Workshop founded by Pittsburgh science-fiction and fantasy writer Mary Soon Lee[11][12] and continued by Pittsburgh author Barton Paul Levenson and others. Chiacchia won the 2008 Carnegie Science Center Journalism Award.[13]
Bibliography
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 Carnegie Science Center Journalism Award.[14]
Reviews
Non-Fiction
- "Replanting Cranberry The Pittsburgh region's poster child for sprawl is putting down new roots." Pittsburgh City Paper, December 3, 2009 (Cover Page)[22]
- ”In Search of Human Scent.”[23]
- "Who Goes There? The Body's System for Generating Individual Scent" Advanced Rescue Technology, June/July 2004, pp. 45–50.[24]
- ”Getting it right: Evaluating standards and practices for future training.”[25]
- "8 Things Hackers Hate About You:"[26]
- "Brain Waves," University of Chicago Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2007.
- "Insanity Defense," Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2nd ed. Gale Group, 2001.
Scholarly Articles
- 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
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/105-7313633-1700469?url=search-alias%
- ↑ http://www.ideomancer.com/sf/archive/sfArchive.html
- ↑ http://www.sfwa.org/
- ↑ http://www.nasw.org/
- ↑ http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/roboman/Chiacchia.html
- ↑ http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:72381
- ↑ http://www.amrg.info/
- ↑ http://search.post-gazette.com/redir.asp?path=/pg/06239/716761-85.stm&date=8/27/2006+7:01:00+AM
- ↑ http://search.post-gazette.com/redir.asp?path=/neigh_north/20020406rescue0408p2.asp&date=4/8/2002+4:48:27+AM
- ↑ http://amrg.info/canine-sar/search-dog.html
- ↑ http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mslee/cr.html.
- ↑ http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mslee/pw.html
- ↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08032/853878-115.stm
- ↑ http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/default.aspx?pageId=341
- ↑ http://thefix-online.com/reviews/hub-27-30/
- ↑ http://www.tangentonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=123&Itemid=262
- ↑ http://www.sfsite.com/02a/pa169.htm
- ↑ http://www.tangentonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=967&Itemid=263
- ↑ http://www.sfrevu.com/php/Column.php?ColumnType=ZINE&Search=200701
- ↑ http://www.tangentonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=514&Itemid=267
- ↑ http://www.tangentonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=243&Itemid=267
- ↑ http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:72381
- ↑ http://amrg.info/canine-sar/search-dog.html
- ↑ http://amrg.info/canine-sar/search-dog.html
- ↑ http://amrg.info/canine-sar/search-dog.html
- ↑ http://www.infosecnews.org/hypermail/0007/2454.html