Judy Steininger

Writer, Scientist
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    Judy Steininger

Judy Steininger is a Professor Emerita at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, where she leads the Great Books Dinner and Discussion Series. In May 2019, the Council for Wisconsin Writers awarded her an honarable mention in the Kay W. Levine Award for Short Nonfiction contest. Steininger has served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya, and describes herself as a never-say-quit golfer.

ESSAY: Mixing Methane and International Politics Is a Gas, Gas, Gas

By • Apr 4, 2014
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Could a molecule composed of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms ignite Armageddon?

Essay: Mother's Day From a Scientific Perspective

By • May 12, 2013
White House photo via Wiki Commons

A provocative obituary ran in the New York Times on March 30, 2013. It began as follows: “She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job and took eight years off from work to raise three children.”

One Man's Meat is Another Man's Poison

By • Jun 22, 2012

Many of us are rightfully concerned about the safety of what we eat and what might be added to foods along the processing chain from farm to table. But Lake Effect essayist Judy Steininger says a knowing a little basic chemistry might help ease some of our concerns.