CSK NIM LEE

Guided by dual passions for art and nature, Nim began her professional career practicing horticulture, working in arboretums in Boston and Washington DC. She used her botanic knowledge to launch her career as a scientific artist, replicating an African rainforest for the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

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After five years with the AMNH, Nim went on to earn her master's degree from The Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, a global leader in environmental research and conservation.  During her graduate program in marine biology and coastal environmental management, she began her work in field-based science research, incorporated her prior experience in science communication through various public media projects, and taught science in rural North Carolina through a National Science Foundation teaching fellowship.

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In 2005 Nim returned to New York to lead an environmental research and education program, I FISH NY, for Cornell University's National Sea Grant program. Nim employed recreational fishing as a vehicle for engaging local residents and school groups with NYC's rich aquatic environment.  Along the way she created new science curricula, wrote and edited fisheries-related publications, and conducted fisheries fieldwork.

 

Her I FISH NY work marked the beginning of a body of work that continues to develop today.  Most notably she has completed a series of celebrated science, research and design related projects for the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Bridge Park, landmark institutions of modern day New York City that have helped reinvent the city's urban landscape and civic life.

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In Bangkok, where she currently lives, she works and volunteers to improve the local environment. She's edited and coached researchers studying climate adaptability in SE Asia, presented the principles of science communication to international teams, and created unique educational programming for a plastic awareness campaign in Thailand. She continues to work on projects in celebrating New York City's biodiversity, as she continues to learn for an advocate for the conservation of Thailand's natural resources.