ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Liz Heinecke has loved science since she was old enough to inspect her first caterpillar.

After working in molecular biology research for ten years, she left the lab to kick off a new chapter in her life as a stay-at-home mom. Soon she found herself sharing her love of science with her three kids and journaling their experiments and adventures on her Kitchen Pantry Scientist website.

Her enthusiasm for science soon led to regular appearances on Twin Cities television stations, the creation of the KidScience app, and the publication of her first book, Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: 52 Family-Friendly Experiments from Around the House (Quarry Books, 2014).

When she’s not driving her kids around, you’ll find Liz at home in Minnesota doing science outreach and communication, experimenting, writing, singing, playing banjo, painting, running, and doing almost anything else to avoid housework.

She graduated from Luther College where she studied art and biology. Liz received her master’s degree in bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.