Alan Shapiro is a Vancouver-based environmental professional and science communicator. He is co-founder and host of Science Slam, a competition where scientists, students, and educators share their science with the public and are judged on communication skills and audience engagement. He is also co-founder of LitScientist, a company that provides communication skills training to researchers and scientific institutions. Alan holds an MS in Earth and Environmental Engineering from Columbia University and a BSc in Environmental Earth Science from the University of Alberta.