Sam Dyson

Sam Dyson is a physicist, educator and Board Member of the Open Environmental Data Project, dedicated to strengthening connections between science and society. As a Civic Science Fellow, he worked with six philanthropies to advance inclusive public engagement with science. He previously taught physics for ten years, receiving the Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching, and led educational initiatives reaching more than 20,000 young people in Chicago. He is pursuing a PhD in Physics at the University of Chicago.