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Born and raised in Hong Kong, Alex is the Founder and Editor in Chief of The Xylom, a student-led newsroom exploring the communities influencing and shaped by science. He also recently led a team to translate the KSJ Science Editing Handbook into Chinese (Traditional and Simplified). Alex is pursuing a Master's degree in Science Writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; he holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Georgia Tech.

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Aug 5, 2024 ∙ 3 min
Rhysea Agrawal Named The Xylom's New Managing Editor
Agrawal will lead the newsroom while Editor-in-Chief Alex Ip goes on sabbatical, returns as Publisher and Editor in early October
Dec 24, 2023 ∙ 1 min
Some Cool Charts We Made in 2023
Here are some of the most interesting — and weird and colorful and complicated — charts we made in the last 12 months.
May 14, 2023 ∙ 5 min
As "Cop City" Proceeds, Atlanta City Council Proposes Acquisition of Parkland in South River Forest
However, questions persist due to their location adjacent to interstate highways and within FEMA high flood risk zones.
Feb 16, 2023 ∙ 8 min
Fact-checking the City of Atlanta's Claims on "Cop City"
The Xylom fact-checked some of the “Environmental Stewardship” claims by the City of Atlanta on the proposed "Cop City" Development
Dec 30, 2022 ∙ 1 min
Sweet Sixteen: Some Cool Charts We Made in 2022
Inspired by a similar year-in-review piece from FiveThirtyEight, here are some of the most interesting charts we made in the last 12 months.

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