About Alexis Pietak

As human civilization continues to grow, non-human species are experiencing one of the greatest mass-extinction events of all time. Human societies are beginning to face instabilities in economic, political, and agricultural domains, among others. At the same time, new ways of thinking and acting are arising in science, agriculture, medicine, and economics. My adult career life began with an unquestioned acceptance of the conventional culture surrounding me, and I became a specialist in biomaterials and biophysics research after completing a PhD in Physics from Queen's University in 2004, which followed my university degrees in Engineering Physics (2000) and Biochemistry (2001).  I've worked as a credentialed scientific researcher at the University of Canterbury's Mechanical Engineering Department (biomaterials and biophysics), at Queen's University's Human Mobility Centre (tissue engineering), at the University of Canterbury's Chemistry Department (nanofabrication and biophysics), and at the University of Otago's Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology (biomaterials).  However, coinciding with a personal awakening to the various crises facing society and the living Earth, and with a strong longing in my heart to participate in emerging movements, my life entered a period of upheaval. The result, as of 2008, has seen my life transition from a role of mainstream researcher to one of an author writing of books on scientific and social change. I've also independently explored aspects of my main ideas through conventional scientific avenues, and have published a number of peer-reviewed academic papers on some core ideas of the Organic Mechanics movement. As of 2008, I've also become a scientific editor, working to help people communicate their scientific and technical ideas/results through peer-reviewed manuscripts, grant proposals, and theses. Please find a detailed Curriculum Vitae here.

I also enjoy creative writing and fine art painting, the likes of which can be sampled below: