Astronomy on Tap, San Antonio
The AoT SATX team with Space Shuttle Commander Col. Eileen Collins after the AoT event celebrating the Chandra X-ray Observatory, launched by STS-93.
girls stem summit 2019
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Equipped with hand-held spectrometers, these middle school girls measured and plotted the spectra of various colored folders. We talked about how scientists use different wavelengths of light to study objects in space and the destinations of some exciting upcoming NASA missions.
super spring break 2019
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Together with families, we built a bunch of "comets" at the Witte Museum during Spring Break in their temporary exhibit Planet Pioneers! The kids loved getting their hands dirty and I always have fun playing with dry ice and talking about space!
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Skype A Scientist
Skype a Scientist session with a classroom in Missouri! Most difficult question from a 5th grader: "What is the next step for you in your career?"
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Several times a year I participate in the Skype A Scientist program, which connects me to classrooms across the continent, giving students a chance to ask me their questions about a career in STEM and everything they want to know about space.
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Día de la Física 2018
Día de la Física is a one-day conference hosted by the National Society for Hispanic Physicists during the annual SACNAS meeting. I lead the local organization for the 2018 event, hosting ~80 undergrads at SwRI for fascinating talks, lab tours, and networking events!
AGU Voices for science
AGU Voices for Science program at the AGU Fall Meeting in Washington, DC, Dec. 2018
I am a member of the first American Geophysical Union's Voices for Science program, a program dedicated to supporting and fostering science communication and science policy advocates.
"Science expert" for britannica kids' encyclopedia
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In 2019-2020, I was a consultant - or "science expert" - on some of the space-themed articles in the new Britcannica Kids' Encyclopledia. If interested, you can already pre-register for it.*
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Lunar Eclipse 2022
Scobee education Center
The total lunar eclipse on May 15th drew hundreds of people in San Antonio to the top the San Antonio College parking garage to experience the celestial event together. As a Solar System Ambassador and advocate for the exciting science at SwRI, we were there to talk about NASA and ESA missions, the moon, craters, and meteorites.
Texas public radio:
think science & Discovery
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On August 10th, Texas Public Radio hosted a science-themed day with hands-on experiments presented by science institutions from across San Antonio. We represented SwRI with meteorites, NASA stickers, and build-your-own New Horizons spacecrafts!
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Evacuate earth - Nat geo
In 2011 the National Geographic movie "Evacuate Earth" filmed its actor portrayal snippets at the Robinson Observatory at UCF. My speaking lines in this are in Spanish - its fun to watch.
NASA
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As a NASA Solar System Ambassador, educators from schools, museums and planetariums can contact me to request talks and presentations about current and past NASA missions. Through this program and others, I regularly give science presentations at schools, Boys & Girls clubs, astronomy events, and even retirement homes! I also provide laboratory tours of SwRI for classes, girl/boy scouts, robotics teams, and physics camps.
Young engineers & Scientists (YES)
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The Southwest Research Institute has hosted the Young Engineers and Scientists (YES) program every summer for over 25 years.
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This program brings ~20 advanced high school students to our campus for 2.5 weeks, where they experience many facets of the science and engineering work at SwRI. The students also select mentors for the following school year. 3 years ago, I co-developed and continue to implement a spectroscopy section, giving the students a hands-on project to learn about remote sensing.
