About Aurelia Press

Aurelia Press is a small, independent publisher of supplementary materials for Earth and marine science education. The name was inspired by "Aurelia aurita" - the "moon jelly" - a simple sea jelly, visually pleasing, with a bit of a zing. Behind Aurelia Press is Cynthia (Cindy) Shaw - a science illustrator, writer, and educator - who enjoys the challenge of reaching those who may not naturally be particularly excited about science.

Cindy holds a bachelor's degree in Zoology from the University of Hawaii-Manoa and a master's degree in Education from Washington State University. Her educational interests lie in problem-based learning, science-art-literature connections, and using scientific illustration techniques as tools for teaching and learning in science classrooms.

As a scientific illustrator, Cindy has been illustrating for the educational market for over 30 years. She specializes in land surface (terrain) and sea-bottom (bathymetric) visualization, and has been involved with illustrating numerous K-12 Earth science and college geology textbooks. Recent project roles include: lead illustrator for the 11th Edition art revamp of Plummer and Carlson's Physical Geology (©2007, McGraw-Hill); major art contributor for the 1st Edition of Exploring Geology by Reynolds et al (©2008, McGraw-Hill); art director for the 2nd Edition of Exploring Geology by Reynolds et al (now in production); 3D modeling, rendering and painting of actual coral reef dive sites and illustrating diver education materials for use in selected Club Med resorts in the Caribbean.

More of Cindy's science illustration work can be seen at http://www.science-art.com/cindyshaw