Scientific Visualization · Civic Tech · Fine Art · SeattleI make invisible
I make invisible
things visible —
cells, data, systems.
I’m Megan Riel-Mehan — a visualization scientist and full-stack engineer. I build tools that let people interact with complex data in a meaningful way, from cell biology to political accountability to community resources.
Selected work
All projects Research tools and civic tech
Currently
Allen Institute for Cell Science
Visualization scientist and software engineer — building web tools for interactive cell biology research.
Also
Town Hall Project
Lead developer — tracking lawmaker accountability to constituents since 2017.
Background
PhD Chemistry, UCSF
Fine art background, UC Berkeley — chemistry, computation, and paint.