Hello! I’m Jack, a science reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle.

My path to science journalism has taken a few twists and turns. I earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology at Princeton Unversity and worked as a data engineer before completing the science communication program at UC Santa Cruz.

Now, I’m excited to have the opportunity to share my excitement for science and data!

Rainfall

S.F. Chronicle, April 13, 2026

Here’s how much rain and snow California received this weekend in major April storm.

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Wildflowers

S.F. Chronicle, March 02, 2026

This California national park is seeing its best flowers since a 2016 superbloom. The peak won’t last long.

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Earthquakes

S.F. Chronicle, July 09, 2025

A Bay Area fault that could produce a major earthquake is not where scientists thought it was.

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