After studying communications in Boston, Karen O Lau found herself in Pasadena, CA studying design. It was during a crossover class with students from Caltech that she felt she could use her background to communicate science and space exploration. During her stay at Caltech, she created two public service announcements for a NASA competition where she and her film partner received a Creativity Award, one of which is currently being broadcast nationally. Through this combination of art and science, Karen has truly found her passion. She is fascinated by the unknown workings of our universe and the quest to understand it. This has lead her to design work that blends space, science and education.

Always hungry to learn, Karen can often be found sitting in astrophysics lectures without a clue of comprehension. Her persistent theory in absorption through osmosis has yet to be proven. With bachelor degrees from Boston University and the Art Center College of Design, she’s thinking about yet another; a graduate degree in industrial design, human factors and education.

She currently resides in Los Angeles, but often visits her family in Queens, NY.

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