VITAANDREW FRAKNOI

Astronomy Professor EmeritusFoothill College

12345 El Monte Rd., Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

(650) 949-7288E-mail: fraknoiandrew@fhda.edu

Employment Summary:

A. Primary Positions

2017 on: Astronomy Professor, Fromm Program, University of San FranciscoTaught short non-credit courses to a population of retired professionals.

1992 - 2017: Chair, Astronomy Department, Foothill College.In charge of a program that served approximately a thousand students per year with lecture and laboratory classes in the heart of Silicon Valley. Taught five courses in astronomy and physics for about 300 non-science students each quarter.

1978 - 1992: Executive Director, Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP).The Society is an international scientific and educational organization, founded in 1889, that grew during those 14 years to have members in 75 countries, 24 employees, and a budget of $1.5 million. The executive director has administrative and program responsibility for all its activities – including the journals, conferences, the development of educational materials and their mail-order sales, workshops for K-12 and college teachers, media information service, fund-raising, etc. Organized a Centennial Campaign that helped buy a permanent headquarters building for the Society.

1972 - 1978: Instructor of astronomy and physics, Cañada College, Redwood City, California.Expanded the introductory astronomy and physics program from just two courses to six and considerably increased enrollments in physical science courses. Taught several innovative interdisciplinary courses (science and humanities.)

B. Secondary or Part-time Positions

2012 on: Co-founder and co-instructor, Astronomy Ambassadors Program, American Astronomical Society & Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Includes workshops, resource materials, and a web-based community to help early-career astronomers get more skilled in public outreach.

2005 - 2012: Senior Educator, Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Educational consultant, advisor, and team member on a range of projects, including one to train educators at small

science and nature centers to do more astronomy. Also involved with producing contents for educational web sites, organizing meetings, and editing a web column written by noted astronomers (called Astronomy Beat). His work can be seen at: http://www.astrosociety.org/education.html

2002 - 2009: Co-editor (with Sidney Wolff) of Astronomy Education Review, an on-line journal/newsletter, first sponsored by the National Optical Astronomy Observatories, and then published by the American Astronomical Society. Was founder and co-editor; then senior editorial advisor. Wrote the white paper that defined the structure of the journal. (See index at: https://aas.org/teach/subject-index-papers-astronomy-education-review-2001-2013)

1999 – 2005: Founder & Director, Family ASTRO, at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.This is an ongoing national program, originally supported by the National Science Foundation, to create kits of activities and training protocols to engage diverse families in the process of scientific exploration outside of the formal school curriculum.

1999 – present: Organizer and Moderator, Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, (cosponsored by NASA’s Ames Research Center, SETI Institute, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and Foothill College): 6 non-technical public talks to audiences of 400 – 950 people per year; now available on video at YouTube: www.youtube.com/SVAstronomyLectures, where the lectures have over a million views.

1996 - 2011: Founder, Moderator, and Chair of the Organizing Committee for “Cosmos in the Classroom,” a series of national symposia on teaching astronomy non-science majors (1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010)

1993 - 2006: Founder & Director, Project ASTRO, at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.ASTRO is a National Science Foundation supported project, to train and bring visiting astronomers into 4th through 9th grade classrooms in a dozen sites around the country, and to develop materials and teaching strategies for astronomer-teacher partnerships.

1985 - 1993: Founding Editor, The Universe in the Classroom.The Universe in the Classroom is a quarterly newsletter on teaching astronomy in grades 3 - 12, published by the ASP. It is read by many thousands of teachers around the world.

1982 - 1984: Host and Producer, "Exploring the Universe", KGO-FM.Wrote, produced, and hosted a two-hour weekly science interview and talk show on the ABC-owned FM radio station in San Francisco.

1980 - 1992: Organizer and co-instructor: The Universe in the Classroom Workshops.These summer workshops on teaching astronomy in grades 3-12, were taught at a different university campus each year. They brought together 100-200 teachers from around the U.S. and Canada for an intensive credit program on activities, resources, and strategies. Was offered at the following universities, among others:Boston University Northern Arizona University

San Diego State University Stanford UniversityUniversity of California, Santa Cruz University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of Colorado University of HawaiiUniversity of Maryland University of New MexicoUniversity of Victoria University of Washington

1980 - 1992: Part-time professor of astronomy and physics, San Francisco State University.Taught one course each semester in the evening, including Introductory Astronomy and "Modern Physics for Poets".

1977 - 1992: Editor-in-chief, Mercury magazine.Mercury is a non-technical journal, published by the ASP, explaining recent developments in astronomy in everyday language and providing resources for teachers of astronomy. Expanded its features and breadth of coverage, especially in astronomy education.

1975 - 1976: Planetarium Lecturer, College of San Mateo Planetarium. 

1973 – 2000: Instructor of astronomy and physics, University of California Extension, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and other campuses. Teaching large evening and weekend programs on science for the layperson throughout California, including "Einstein: The Man and His Legacy", "The Science of Science Fiction", "Other Worlds: A Grand Tour of the Solar System", and “Comets in Science and History.”

Summer 1973: Instructor of astronomy, City College of San Francisco.

1973 - 1978: Editorial Consultant, Mercury magazine.

1970 - 1972: Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley. (Was instrumental in setting up resource room for teaching introductory astronomy.)

1967 - 1970: Editorial Assistant, Astrophysical Letters (a technical journal in astronomy), Harvard University.

Education:

M.A. in Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, 1972A.B. in Astronomy, Harvard University, 1970 (Minor: Physics)Graduated from the Bronx High School of Science, New York, 1966

Books Published:

Resource Book for the Teaching of Astronomy.  1977, W. H. Freeman. (A guide for college-level astronomy instructors.)

Effective Astronomy Teaching and Student Reasoning Ability.  1978, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California; with D. Schatz, R. Robbins, and C. Smith.  (A workbook on teaching astronomy at the college and high school level.)

Universe in the Classroom.  1985, W. H. Freeman.  (Resource guide for astronomy instructors.)

The Universe at Your Fingertips.  1985, International Astronomical Union; with R. Robbins.  (An educator's reference guide to astronomy education materials in English.)

The Planets.  1985, Bantam Books; with B. Preiss.  (Was scientific editor and a contributor for this volume of articles and science fiction stories about the solar system.)

The Universe.  1987, Bantam Books; with B. Preiss.  (Was a contributor and scientific editor for this collection of articles and science fiction stories about astronomy; the book was selected by five book clubs, including the Book of the Month Club.)

Instructor's Manual for the second edition of William Kaufmann's "Universe". 1988, W. H. Freeman; with Thomas Robertson. (Manual for a popular college-level textbook.)

Instructor's Manual for William Kaufmann's "Discovering the Universe". 1989, W. H. Freeman; with T. Robertson. Did an expanded second edition in 1993 with D. Brown.

The Universe at Your Fingertips: An Astronomy Activity and Resource Notebook. 1995, Astronomical Society of the Pacific. (Was editor and co-author of this 813-page notebook of astronomy resources and activities, sponsored by the National Science Foundation.)

Exploration of the Universe, 7th ed. 1995, Saunders College Publishing; with David Morrison and Sidney Wolff. Became co-author of the latest edition of this university-level astronomy textbook first begun by the late George Abell.

The Cosmos in the Classroom. 1995, Saunders College Publishing. A resource guide for college-level instructors of astronomy.

Voyages Through the Universe. 1997, Saunders College Publishing; with David Morrison and Sidney Wolff. Was the lead author on this new astronomy textbook designed for non-science majors; became the most widely used new astronomy text in the country; went through three editions.

A Grand Tour of the Universe. 1998, Astronomical Society of the Pacific. A slide set and 76-page booklet introducing the universe in images and words.

Proceedings of the Symposium on Teaching Astronomy for Non-science Majors. 1998, Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Was editor and wrote several contributions for this volume of materials from a national symposium held at the University of New Mexico.

Voyages to the Planets. 2000, Harcourt College Publishing; with David Morrison and Sidney Wolff. Introductory text on our solar system and other planetary systems.

Voyages to the Stars and Galaxies. 2000, Harcourt College Publishing; with David Morrison and Sidney Wolff. Intro text on stellar and galactic astronomy and cosmology.

More Universe at Your Fingertips. 2000, Astronomical Society of the Pacific; with Dennis Schatz. Workbook of activities and resources for teaching astronomy in grades 4 - 14.

Cosmos in the Classroom 2000. 2000, Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Edited the proceedings of a conference on college astronomy teaching held in Pasadena.

El Universo a Sus Pies. 2002, Astronomical Society of the Pacific; with Dennis Schatz. The best of Universe at Your Fingertips and More Universe at Your Fingertips, updated and translated into Spanish.

An Ancient Universe: How Astronomers Know the Vast Scale of Cosmic Time. 2004, American Astronomical Society. Was lead author on this pamphlet to guide teachers and the public.

Cosmos in the Classroom 2004: Meeting Summary, Papers, and Handouts. 2005, Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Edited the materials from this hands-on symposium on teaching introductory astronomy for non-science majors.

Disney’s Wonderful World of Space. 2007, Disney Publishing. An illustrated introduction to space science for 4th to 5th graders. (Paperbound edition issued in 2009).

Cosmos in the Classroom 2007: A Hands-on Symposium on Teaching Introductory Astronomy. 2008, Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Proceedings and collection of resource guides.

The Universe at Your Fingertips 2.0. 2011, Astronomical Society of the Pacific. A DVD-ROM containing 133 hands-on activities, 43 background articles, 17 resource guides, instructional videos and more.

Cosmos in the Classroom 2010. 2012, Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Proceedings of a hands-on symposium, published as a CD with PDF format documents.

“The Cave in Arsia Mons” in Cannon, J., ed. Building Red: Mission Mars. 2015, Walrus Publishing. A science fiction story, part of an anthology of stories about the colonization of Mars.

Solar Science: Exploring Seasons, Sunspots, Eclipses and More. 2016, National Science Teachers Association Press. Hands-on activities and background information for middle-school teachers and others working with kids. Had special section to help prepare everyone for the “All-American Total Eclipse of the Sun” in 2017.

Astronomy, a free open-source electronic textbook in astronomy published 2016 by OpenStax, with

support from the Gates Foundation and other foundations (lead author with David Morrison, Sidney Wolff, et al.): http://openstax.org/details/astronomy

“Supernova Rhythm” in Brotherton, M., ed. Science Fiction by Scientists. 2016, Springer. A science fiction story about exploding stars, music, and Scriabin.

When the Sun Goes Dark. 2017, NSTA Kids. A children’s book on eclipses published by the National Science Teachers Association Press (with Dennis Schatz.)

Educational Games Created

Race to the Planets (with Suzanne Chippindale & Dennis Schatz). 2001, Astronomical Society of the Pacific and ImaginEngine. (Part of the Family ASTRO Project). Trivia and board game about the solar system.

Moon Mission (with Suzanne Chippindale & Dennis Schatz). 2002, Astronomical Society of the Pacific and ImaginEngine. (Part of the Family ASTRO Project). Cooperative board game about survival on the Moon.

Cosmic Decoders (with Suzanne Chippindale and Dan Zevin). 2003, Astronomical Society of the Pacific and ImaginEngine. (Part of the Family ASTRO Project). Four-in-one card game about nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies.

Columns in Newspapers, Magazines, and the Web:

1974 - 1992: "Astronomical Resources" (formerly "Astronomical Book Trek") in Mercury magazine. Reviewed books, articles, software, and other educational materials.

1975 - 1980: "Exploring the Universe": weekly syndicated astronomy column in The San Francisco Chronicle and newspapers in U.S. and Canada; with S. Harrington & R. Reis.

1986 - 1987: "Universe", a monthly astronomy column in The San Francisco Examiner; with S. Harrington.

1986 - 1988: "Exploring the Universe", a column of astronomy for children in the Young Astronaut Newsletter.

1986 - 1991: "The Universe at Your Fingertips", a column of resources on teaching astronomy in The Planetarian, the magazine of the International Planetarium Society.

1989 - 1990: "For Further Exploration", a column in Astronomy Educator, a short-lived teachers' supplement to Astronomy magazine.

2011 on: “AstroProf” page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Fraknoi

2012 on: “Exploring the Universe” blog at: http://fraknoi.blogspot.com

Honors and Awards:

National Merit Scholar (1966 - 1970).

1980 Professional Award of Merit, Astronomical Association of Northern California.

Identified by the Dean's office as one of the best General Education course instructors at San Francisco State University three years in a row (1989-91).

Asteroid 4859 named Asteroid Fraknoi in 1992 by the International Astronomical Union in recognition of contributions to astronomy education & popularization.

Astronomical League Award 1993 (national prize, given each year to an astronomer who has made outstanding contributions to astronomy or amateur astronomy).

Klumpke-Roberts Award 1994 from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, given each year for a lifetime of contributions to the popularization of astronomy

Annenberg Foundation Award 1994 from the American Astronomical Society, given for a lifetime of contributions to astronomy education (prize was later renamed the AAS Education Prize)

Carl Sagan Award 2002 (from Wonderfest) recognizing a San Francisco Bay Area scientist who has made outstanding contributions to science popularization.

Elected a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, 2003.

League for Innovation “Innovation of the Year” Award 2004-5 for “Modern Physics for Poets” course at Foothill College (combining physics and the humanities).

Emmons Award 2007 from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the college teaching of astronomy

Selected the 2007 California Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Endowment for Higher Education.

Gemant Prize 2007 from the American Institute of Physics, given for a lifetime of contributions to physics and culture.

Hayward Award 2009, statewide award given to an outstanding professor in the California Community Colleges.

Elected Honorary Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (an honor given to only 15 living astronomers at a time), 2011.

Michael Faraday Prize (for science communication) from the National Science Teachers’ Association, 2013.

Pinnacle Professor Award 2016 (for outstanding contributions to the teaching of Astronomy 101) given at the Astro 101 Summit Conference each year.

Professional Society Positions:

Member, Task Group on Education in Astronomy, American Astronomical Society (1974 - 1984)

Member, Education Advisory Board, American Astronomical Society (1984 - 1993)Member, Education Policy Board, American Astronomical Society (1994-1997)Board of Trustees, Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute (1984 - present);

elected Vice-chair 2010 – 2012)Member-at-Large, Astronomy Section Committee, American Association for the Advancement of

Science (1988-1991)Member, Brennan Award Committee, Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1993 on)Member, Astronomy Education Board, American Astronomical Society (1998 - 2004)Chair of the Committee on Education and Outreach, SETI Institute (1998-2002)Member, Astronomy Education Committee, American Association of Physics Teachers (1999 -

2003)Chair, Intersociety Committee on a Journal for Astronomy Education (AAS, ASP, and AAPT)

(1999 -2001)Chair, and then Member of the Education Prize Committee of the American Astronomical Society

(2000-2003, 2012 - )Executive Secretary, Program Committee for the International Year of Astronomy, for the

American Astronomical Society (2007 - 2009) [also Chair of the Working Group for Classrooms and Families]

Member, Committee on New Initiatives, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2011 on.Member (and Chair), Gemant Award Committee, American Institute of Physics, 2013 -2015. Board of Directors, Friends of the Lick Observatory/Lick Observatory Council (2013 – ); elected

Vice Chair, Fall 2013.Member (and Chair,) Education Prize Committee, American Astronomical Society (2013 - 2015)Member, Solar Eclipse Task Force, American Astronomical Society (2014 - 2017)Member, Advisory Board, “Breakthrough: Listen” Project (providing $100 million for SETI) (2015

on)

Other Committees and Boards:

Chair, Curriculum Committee, Canada College (1976- 1977)Member, Board of Directors, Bay Area Skeptics (1982 - 1991)Program Chair, Northern California Science Writers Association (1984 - 1985)Fellow, Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (1984-present)Member, Review Panel, Informal Science Education, Science Education Division, National Science

Foundation (1989 - 1992)Member, Board of Advisors for "The Air and Space Catalog," Tilden Press/Random House (1989)Member, Advisory Board, Bay Area Science Project (1990 -1993)Member, NASA Panel on the Cultural Implications of Making Contact with an Extraterrestrial

Civilization (1991-92)Member, NASA Astrophysics Division Advisory Committee (1992-1993)Member, Select Committee to Advise the NASA Administrator on Improving the NASA Public

Information Program (1994)Member, Education Advisory Board for the Space Telescope Science Institute (1994-6)Member, Advisory Board for Touring Exhibit on "Aliens: Worlds of Possibilities" (1996-8)Member, Education Advisory Board for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

Project (1997 - 2002)Member, Academic Senate, Foothill College (1996-1998, 2003-7)Member of the Panel on the Benefits to the Nation of the Decadal Survey in Astronomy (1999)Member of the Advisory Task Force Evaluating NASA’s OSS Educational Enterprise (2001-3)Member, Advisory Board of the NASA Office of Space Science Initiative for Community

Colleges, run by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2004 - 2006)Co-chair, Organizing Committee for the Symposium on “Engaging the

Education and Public Outreach Community in Space Science” (with the Space Telescope Science Institute)

Chair, Organizing Committee, Cosmos in the Classroom 2007 ConferenceCo-chair, Organizing Committee for the Symposium on Preparing for the

International Year of Astronomy (Held in St. Louis, June 2008)Member of the Task Group on Strategic Goals, Astronomical Society of the

Pacific (2008-2009)Appointed to the Advisory Committee for NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

(2009 on)Member, Organizing Committee, Bay Area Science Festival, 2011, 2012.Observer member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Investing in

Research is SETI Science and Technology (2014 - 2016) [liaison with the SETI Institute]

Chair, Educational Awards Committee, Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2016 on

Selected Work with the Media:(Explaining astronomical discoveries or ideas in everyday language)

Was regular astronomy correspondent for "All Things Considered -- Weekend" and was regular “columnist” on "Sounds Like Science," both on National Public Radio (1997-1999)

Appeared every six weeks or so on the "Jim Eason Show" on KGO radio in San Francisco for an hour at a time, 1977-1996, discussing astronomy news and answering listener questions (1996-1999, program switched to KSFO, but appearances continued);

Regular guest on the “Pete Wilson Show”, KGO radio, San Francisco (2000 on), later the “Gil Gross Show”

Regular guest on the new “Gil Gross Show” on KKSF radio in San Francisco, 2012 -2016.Has been a regular guest on the "Forum" program on KQED, the public radio station in San

Francisco (with host Michael Krasny) from 1992 onRegular guest on the Ronn Owens Show, KGO Radio – 2012 onAlso has been a guest on KCBS and KNBR radio in San Francisco, KABC radio in Los Angeles,

and KIRO radio in Seattle.

Repeat guest on the national program "Talk of the Nation: Science Friday", broadcast on NPR. “Resident astronomer” (regular guest) on the syndicated “Mark and Bryan Show” on radio stations

throughout the west and southwest.Appeared several times on the nationally syndicated “Big Picture Science” radio show (on NPR),

formerly called “Are We Alone?”Appeared on the "Larry King Radio Show" (350 radio stations nationwide), October 4, 1989.Appeared twice on the nationally syndicated “Coast to Coast AM” Program 2000 and 2001.On television, has been a guest on the "Today Show", "CBS Evening News", and "CBS This

Morning", "Larry King Live", as well as a number of local programs in California.Was repeat guest on the “Pat Sajak” show on the CBS Television Network, in the 1980’s, which

“briefly” tried to compete in the same slot as the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson.Appeared three times on several programs on the cable TV network, “Tech TV” (2000-2001)Was on-screen guest in several episodes of “The Universe: The Infinite Frontier”, an astronomy

tele-course broadcast for credit throughout the U.S.Was science advisor and principal on-camera scientist for the show on Galileo in the Man, Moment,

and Machine series on the “History Channel”, taped in 2006.Appeared on a 50-minute segment of the “Science Fantastic” radio show with Dr. Michio Kaku

about the Aug. 2017 eclipse. “AstroProf” Facebook page now has over 6,000 regular readers

Articles Published:

"An Experiment in the Astronomy Survey Course at a Large University" (with D. Schatz) in Mercury, Jul/Aug. 1972, p. 12.

"A Public Attitude Survey Concerning Astronomy" in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 6, p. 322 (1974).  Abstract.

"Images of the Universe: Poetry and Astronomy" (with A. Friedman) in Mercury, Mar/Apr. 1975, p. 14.

"Some National Projects in Astronomy Education" in Mercury, Mar/Apr. 1975."Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy Education" in Bulletin of the American Astronomical

Society, Vol. 8, No. 2, p. 342 (1976).  Abstract."A Comparison of Introductory Textbooks and Other Reading Materials for the Teaching of

Astronomy" in Publications of the A.S.P., vol. 88, p. 618 (1976). Abstract."A Syndicated Newspaper Column on Astronomy" (with R. Reis) in Mercury, Jan./

Feb. 1977. p. 1; also in Bulletin of the A.A.S., vol. 9, p. 330. Abstract."Astronomy Education: The State of the Art" in Mercury, Jan/Feb. 1977, p. 8."A Subject Index to Astronomy in Scientific American" in Mercury, Jan./Feb. 1977, p. 20."Music of the Spheres: Astronomical Sources of Musical Inspiration" in Mercury, May/Jun. 1977,

p. 15."Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy" in Mercury, Sep./Oct. 1977, p. 20 and

Nov./Dec. 1977, p. 20."Analysis of Introductory Astronomy Textbooks" in The Physics Teacher, May 1978, p. 309."More Music of the Spheres" in Mercury, Nov./Dec. 1979, p. 128."Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy" in The Planetarian, Vol. 9, No. 1, Spring 1980."Amateur Astronomy in the U.S.: A Survey" in Mercury, May/Jun. 1980, p. 79."A Brief Subject Index to NASA's Special Publications on Astronomy" in Mercury, Sep.

/Oct. 1981, p. 152."The Music of the Spheres" in Sky Interpretation Resource Bulletin, Vol. 5, p. 45 (1982)."Debunking Astrology" in Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc. Vol. 15, No. 4, p. 996 (1983).  Abstract."Scientific Responses to Pseudoscience: An Annotated Bibliography" in Mercury, Jul. /Aug. 1984,

p. 121."Testing Astrology" in Griffith Observer, Aug. 1984, p. 19."Scientific Tests of Astrology Do Not Support Its Claims" with P. Kurtz in Skeptical Inquirer,

Spring 1985, p. 210.  [Reprinted in Science Confronts the Paranormal, ed. K. Frazier. 1986, Prometheus Books.]

"The Astronomical Society of the Pacific: What It Is and How It Works" in Mercury, Jan./ Feb. 1986, p. 28.

"Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy" in Mercury, Mar./Apr. 1986, p. 59."The Klumpke-Roberts Award" (brief) in Sky & Telescope, Aug. 1986, p. 110."Computer Software for Astronomy" with J. Mosley in Mercury, Sep./Oct. 1986, p. 152."The Solar System: An Introductory Bibliography" in Mercury, Nov./Dec. 1987, p. 186."Working Together in Astronomy" in Sky & Telescope, Jan. 1988, p. 88."Why Astrology Believers Should Feel Embarrassed" in The San Jose Mercury News, May 8, 1988

("Perspective" op-ed column)."Get Involved in [Astronomy] Education" in Astronomy, Sep. 1988, p. 8."The Martian Mysteries" in Image Magazine (San Francisco Examiner), Sep. 11, 1988.

"What if We Succeed: The Media Viewpoint" in Marx, G., ed. Bioastronomy: The Next Steps (Proceedings of I.A.U. Colloquium No. 99). 1988, Kluwer Publishers.

"Hearing the Music of the Spheres: Informal Astronomy Education" in Druger, M., ed. Science for the Fun of It. 1988, National Science Teachers' Association.

"Your Astrology Defense Kit" in Sky & Telescope, August 1989, p. 149. (Featured article.)"Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy" in The Teaching of Astronomy, J. Pasachoff & J.

Percy, eds. (1990, Cambridge U. Press), p. 50."Informative Slide Sets in Astronomy" (with S. Harrington) in The Teaching of Astronomy, J.

Pasachoff & J. Percy, eds. (1990, Cambridge U. Press), p. 211."The Universe in the Classroom: A Newsletter on Astronomy for Teachers" in The Teaching of

Astronomy, J. Pasachoff & J. Percy, eds. (1990, Cambridge U. Press), p. 306."Resources for Teaching Astronomy" in Science Books and Films, Jan/Feb. 1990, p. 156.“Seu Kit de Defesa contra a Astrologia” in Bulletin of the Brazilian Astronomical Society, 1990.

Translation of the article from Sky & Telescope."Computer Software in Astronomy" (with J. Mosley) in Mercury, May/June 1991, p. 87. "Women in Astronomy: A Bibliography" (with R. Freitag) in Mercury, Jan/Feb. 1992, p. 46."The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: An Introductory Reading List" in Mercury, Jul/ Aug.

1992, p. 142."Building Bridges for Science" in The Reflector, Feb. 1994, p. 1."Matches Made in the Heavens" (with J. Richter) in Mercury, Sep/Oct. 1994, p. 24. "The State of Astronomy Education in the U.S.", "Project ASTRO: A Partnership Between

Astronomers and Teachers", "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy Education”, and "National Astronomy Education Projects: A Catalog", in Astronomy Education: Current Developments, Future Coordination, ed. J. Percy. 1996, ASP Conference Series #89.

"Glimpses of Astronomers' Lives" (part of the "Stranded Astronomer's Library" series) in Sky & Telescope, Sep. 1996, p. 54.

"A Survey of Community and Small-College Astronomy Instructors: Preliminary Results" in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, vol. 28, p. 1277. Abstract.

"Astronomy Education in the U.S.: An Overview" in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, vol. 28, p. 1304. Abstract.

“The American Astronomical Society’s Examination of Graduate Education in Astronomy” in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, (with Strom, S., et al.) vol. 29, p. 1426. (1997)

“Project ASTRO: A Successful Model for Astronomer/Teacher Partnerships” (with M. Bennett & J. Richter) in Gougeuenheim, L, et al., eds. New Trends in Astronomy Teaching. 1998, Cambridge U. Press.

“Project ASTRO: Local Coalitions for Bringing Astronomers to 4th - 9th Grade Classrooms” in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, vol. 30, p. 867. Abstract.

“The Difference Between Astrology and Astronomy” in Astronomy, Jan. 1999, p. 102. (Two-page column in the “Ask Astro” section.)

“Astronomy Education and the American Astronomical Society” (with D. Wentzel) in DeVorkin, D., ed. The American Astronomical Society’s First Century (1999, AAS).

“Science Education and the Crisis of Gullibility” in Chaisson, E. & Kim, T., eds. The 13th Labor: Improving Science Education. 1999, Gordon & Breach. On the effects of wide-spread belief in pseudo-science.

“Horoscopos contra Telescopios: La Astrologia en el Punto de Mira” in El Esceptico, Primavera

1999, Numero 4, p. 13.“SETI, Education, News, & Entertainment,” a chapter in Social Implications of the Detection of an

Extraterrestrial Civilization. 1999, SETI Press. (with Billingham, J. et al.)“An Overview of Project ASTRO” in Mercury, Jan/Feb. 2000, p. 18. One-page summary.“Pursuing a Career in Astronomy” in Astronomy, May 2000, p. 96. Brief section in the “Ask Astro”

column.“The Many Domains of Astronomy Education” in Percy, J. & Wilson, J., eds. Amateur-

Professional Partnerships in Astronomy. 2000, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series. Invited review paper.

“Project ASTRO: How to Survive a Visit to a 6th Grade Classroom and Come Back for More” in Percy, J. & Wilson, J., eds. Amateur-Professional Partnerships in Astronomy. 2000, A.S.P. Conference Series, vol. 220, p. 260. (with Shannon Lalor)

“Partnerships to Debunk Astronomical Pseudo-science” in Percy, J. & Wilson, J., eds. Amateur-Professional Partnerships in Astronomy. 2000, A.S.P. Conference Series.

“The Universe at Your Fingertips: A Link Between Astronomers and Educators” in Percy, J. & Wilson, J., eds. Amateur-Professional Partnerships in Astronomy. 2000, A.S.P. Conference Series. (with Dennis Schatz)

“Sky Heroes” – a hands-on family activity in the Night Sky Adventure Kit. 2000, Family ASTRO, Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

“Editing Mercury in the Days Before E-mail” in Mercury, Jan/Feb. 2002, p. 15. “Enrollments in Astronomy 101 Courses” in Astronomy Education Review, vol. 1, no. 1 (2002).“Book Review of Higher than Everest” in Mercury, May/June 2002, p. 41.“Astronomy and Poetry: A Resource Guide” in Astronomy Education Review, vol. 1, no. 1 (2002).“Teaching Astronomy with Science Fiction: A Resource Guide” in Astronomy Education Review,

vol. 1, no.2 (2003).“115 Years of Communicating Astronomy: Education and Outreach at the Astronomical Society of

the Pacific” in Heck, A. & Madsen, C., eds. Astronomy Communication. 2003, Kluwer Academic Publishers.

“Ten Years of Project ASTRO” (with D. Zevin) in Mercury, Sep/Oct. 2003, vol. 32, no. 5, p. 12. “Dealing with Astrology, UFO’s, and Faces on Other Worlds: A Guide to Addressing

Astronomical Pseudo-science in the Classroom” in Astronomy Education Review, vol. 2, no. 1 (2003).

“Insights from a Survey of Astronomy Instructors in Community and Other-Teaching Oriented Colleges in the United States” in Astronomy Education Review, vol. 3, no. 1 (2004).

“Scientists’ Participation in Education and Outreach” in C. Narasimhan, et al, eds. NASA Office of Space Science Education and Outreach Conference. 2004, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 319.

“The Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures: An Example of Institutional Cooperation for Public Outreach” (with K. Burton & D. Morse) in C. Narasimhan, et al, eds. NASA Office of Space Science Education and Outreach Conference. 2004, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 319.

“Astronomy Education Review: A New Journal/Magazine for Astronomy and Space Science Education” (with S. Wolff) in C. Narasimhan, et al, eds. NASA Office of Space Science Education and Outreach Conference. 2004, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 319.

“Cosmos in the Classroom 2004” in Mercury, Mar/Apr. 2005, p. 11.

“The Challenge of Creationism and Intelligent Design: An Introduction and Resource Guide” in Astronomy Education Review, vol. 4, no. 1 (2005).

“Astronomy Textbooks, Used Book Chains, and Big Mac’s: A Perspective” in Astronomy Education Review, vol. 4, no. 1 (2005).

“Steps and Missteps Toward an Emerging Profession” (on doing astronomy education and outreach) in Mercury, Sep/Oct. 2005, p. 19.

“The Astronomy Education Review: Report on a New Journal” (with S. Wolff) in Pasachoff, J. & Percy, J., eds. Teaching and Learning Astronomy. 2005, Cambridge U. Press.

“The Music of the Spheres in Education: Using Astronomically Inspired Music” in Astronomy Education Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2006

“Teaching What a Planet Is: A Roundtable on the Educational Implications of the New Definition of a Planet” in Astronomy Education Review, vol. 5, no. 2 (2006).

“The Cosmos in the Classroom Conferences” in Mercury, Spring 2007, p12. (vol. 36, no. 2)“Astronomy in Popular Culture” in Sky &Telescope, June 2007, p. 102. (vol. 113, no. 6)“Spreading Astronomy Around the World: The 118-year Old Astronomical Society of the

Pacific is on a Mission” in Astronomy, Aug. 2007, p. 68. “Astronomy Education Review: Astronomy Education Joins the Mainstream” (with S. Wolff) in

Mercury, Summer 2007, p. 24 (vol. 36, no. 3).“Space Science Education: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” -- chapter in Dick, S. & Launius,

R., eds. Societal Impact of Spaceflight, NASA History Series vol. NASA SP-2007-4801.“Images on the Web for Astronomy Teaching: Image Repositories” in Astronomy Education

Review, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 132 (2008). “Music of the Spheres: Astronomy Inspired Music as an EPO Tool” in Garmany, C., et al, eds.

EPO and a Changing World. 2008, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 389.

“Preparing for the International Year of Astronomy” in Mercury, Winter 2008, p. 32 (vol. 37, no. 4).

“IYA Programs Can Benefit from Evaluation, Research, and Publication…” (with S. Wolff and A. Friedman) in Gibbs, M., et al., eds. Preparing for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. 2008, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 400.

“Intelligent Design, A Young Universe, Astrology, UFO’s and More: Tackling Astronomical Pseudoscience” in Gibbs, M., et al., eds. Preparing for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. 2008, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 400.

“The Seeing in the Dark Website” (with T. Ferris) in Gibbs, M., et al., eds. Preparing for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. 2008, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 400.

“Story Telling and Families: Astronomy Activities that Engage the Generations” in Gibbs, M., et al., eds. Preparing for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. 2008, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 400.

“Galileo: The Man and His Science -- A Resource Guide” in Gibbs, M., et al., eds. Preparing for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. 2008, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 400.

“Kepler: The Man and His Science -- A Resource Guide: in Gibbs, M., et al., eds. Preparing for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. 2008, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 400.

“An Astronomer Looks at UFO’s” in Skeptical Inquirer, Jan/Feb. 2009, vol. 33, No. 1, p. 54.

“Bill Gates’ Great-Great-Grandaughter’s Honeymoon: An Astronomy Activity for Several Different Age Groups” in Astronomy Education Review, 2009, vol. 8, no. 1, 010201.

“A Topical Index to Astronomy Articles in Scientific American Magazine 1999-2009” in Astronomy Education Review, 2009, vol. 8, no. 1.

“Seven Concepts for Effective Teaching” in Astronomy Education Review, 2010, vol. 10, no. 1.“Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Astronomy Education Review: How the Journal Began”

in Spark (The AAS Education Newsletter), Issue 12, Fall 2011, p. 6. “Astronomy Apps for Mobile Devices: A First Catalog” in Astronomy Education Review, 2011,

vol. 10, no. 1: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/AER2011036“Resources for Responding to Doomsday 2012: An Annotated Guide” in Astronomy Education

Review, 2012, vol. 11, no. 1: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/AER2012021“Music Inspired by Astronomy: A Resource Guide” in Astronomy Education Review, 2012,

AER, vol. 11, no. 1: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/AER2012043“Doomsday 2012 and Cosmophobia: Challenges and Opportunities for Science Communication”

(with D. Morrison, et al.) in Barnes, J., et al., eds. Communicating Science: A National Conference on Science Education and Public Outreach, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 473, p. 3 (2013).

“Introducing the AAS Astronomy Ambassadors Program” (with S. Gurton, et al.) in Barnes, J., et al., eds. Communicating Science: A National Conference on Science Education and Public Outreach, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 473, p. 351 (2013).

“Astronomy in Popular Culture” (Guest Editorial) in Observer’s Handbook 2014. 2013, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

“Celebrating the ASP’s Past Quarter Century” in Mercury, Winter 2014, Vol. 43, No. 1. “Writing and Assessing Student Learning Objectives: Tips, Techniques, and What Our

Community Needs” (with B. Hufnagel & M. Craig) in Manning, J., et al., eds. Ensuring STEM Literacy: A National Conference on STEM Education and Public Outreach. 2014, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, Vol. 483, p. 83.

“Training Young Astronomers in EPO: An Update on the AAS Astronomy Ambassadors Program” (with R. Fienberg, et al.) in Manning, J., et al., eds. Ensuring STEM Literacy: A Nat’l Conference on STEM Education & Public Outreach. 2014, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, Vol. 483, p. 415.

“A Brief History of Publishing Papers on Astronomy Education Research” in Journal of Astronomy and Earth Sciences Education, vol. 1, #1, p. 37 (2014).

“Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy: Cosmic Fiction, Drama, and Poetry” in Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal, issue 18, Sep. 2015, p. 7.

“Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy: The Music of the Spheres” in Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal, issue 20, Aug. 2016, p. 14.

“Science Fiction for Scientists” in Nature Physics, vol. 12, no. 9, p. 819; Sept. 2016.“When the Sky is Your Classroom: Teachable Moments from Natural Events” (with D. Schatz)

in National Science Teachers Association Reports, vol. 28, no. 3, p. 3; Oct. 2016.“Why Should I Believe a Word of This?” (from a commencement address) in Skeptical Briefs,

Winter 2016/17, p. 6.“The Astronomical Event of the Decade: Library Opportunities with the Coming Total Eclipse

of the Sun” (with Dennis Schatz) in Children & Libraries, vol. 15, no. 1, p. 33 (Spring 2017).

“Resource Letter OSE-1: Observing Solar Eclipses” (with J. Pasachoff) in American Journal of

Physics, vol. 85, no. 7, p. 485 (July 2017).

Invited Lectures and Workshops (Representative Sampling):

Invited talk on "Black Holes" at California Association of Chemistry Teachers Annual Meeting, Monterey, California, Aug. 18, 1976.

Invited talk on “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy Education” for the Meeting of Commission 46 of the International Astronomical Union, during the General Assembly in Montreal in Aug. 1979.

Invited talk on "Amateur Astronomy" in a session on "Science Learning Outside the Classroom", at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco, Jan. 7, 1980.

Invited talk (with Alan Friedman) on "Einstein and Culture: Highbrow to Low" during the Einstein's Legacy Symposium, San Francisco State University, Mar. 15, 1980.

Featured speaker for Washington State Astronomy Week, May 1980; gave talks in cities around the state.

Invited Membership Lecture on "Voyager at Saturn" at the California Academy of Sciences, Feb. 18, 1981.

Moderator of a Panel on Science Journalism, Media Alliance, San Francisco, California, May 25, 1982.

Public Lecture on "Black Holes" at the Alberta Provincial Museum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Aug. 30, 1982.

Gave two "Chattauqua" seminars for college science faculty (with Alan Friedman) on "Science And...: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Science" sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Hampshire College, Spring 1983.

Invited Lecture on "Black Holes" at the IBM Palo Alto Research Center, Jan 26, 1984.Featured speaker on "Scientific Tests of Astrology" at the National Convention of the Committee

for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, Stanford, Nov. 10, 1984.Lecture and film show on "Time Machines" at the Museum of the Moving Image Evening Lectures

on Science and the Science Fiction Film, Queens, New York, Mar 29, 1985.Keynote Speaker, San Juan Unified School District Administrators Conference, Monterey,

California, Aug. 23, 1985.Co-instructor for the "Einstein: The Man and His Legacy" weekend at the New School for Social

Research, New York City, Nov. 16 & 17, 1985.Nationally broadcast talk to the Commonwealth Club on "Halley's Comet", San Francisco,

California, Feb. 28, 1986.Banquet Speaker, National Meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, May

16, 1987.Invited paper at the International Astronomical Union Colloquium 99: "BioAstronomy -- The Next

Steps" (June 1987, Balatonfured, Hungary).Apple Computers Distinguished Lecturer on "Supernova 1987A" Dec. 16, 1987 and on "Mars" Sep.

7, 1988.Nationally broadcast talk to the Commonwealth Club on the "Close Approach of Mars", Fall 1988.Opening lecture at the Pioneer Venus 10th Anniversary Symposium, NASA Ames Research

Center, Dec. 5, 1988.Co-instructor in a workshop on teaching astronomy in high school at the national meeting of the

American Association of Physics Teachers, San Francisco, Jan 14, 1989.Keynote speaker, British Columbia Science Teachers' Association Conference at Simon Fraser

University, Apr. 26, 1990.3rd Annual Chesley Bonestell Memorial Lecture on "The Search for Life Elsewhere in the

Cosmos" in Monterey, Nov. 10, 1990.Invited speaker, "Astronomer for a Day" workshop for teachers, American Astronomical Society

meeting in Philadelphia, Jan. 13 & 14, 1991.Faculty Seminar for the Interdisciplinary NEXA Program on "Science and Science Fiction" at San

Francisco State University, Dec. 9, 1991.Invited Speaker for an "Astronomy and Art" evening sponsored by YLEM, an organization of

artists who use science and technology in their work, Jan. 1992.Invited Speaker for the Summer Program on Astronomy for Elementary & Middle School Teachers

at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1992/93.Invited Speaker on "Black Holes: Space Warps, Time Machines, and the Excruciating Death of

Stars" for the Boston meeting of the National Science Teachers' Association, April 1992. (Over 1000 teachers attended the talk.)

Co-organizer and co-leader of a workshop on "What Astronomers Can Do to Help the Nation's Schools" (with Cary Sneider) at the Berkeley Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, June 1993.

Invited Speaker on "Images of the Universe", Foothill College Festival of the Arts, July 1993 (about 1,000 people in attendance.)

Annenberg Foundation Award Lecture for the American Astronomical Society meeting in Tucson, Arizona, January 1995.

Invited Speaker at Symposium on Astronomy Education in the U.S., Univ. of Maryland, June 1995.Invited Presenter "Symposium on Origins" at the National Science Teachers Association Global

Summit on Science Education, Dec. 1996Invited Speaker on "Astronomy Education in the U.S.: An Overview" at the national meeting of the

American Astronomical Society, Jan. 1997Chair of the Organizing Committee and Moderator, "Symposium on Teaching Astronomy in the

Community Colleges" at the 109th national meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Chicago, June 1997.

Featured Speaker (on “If It’s Tuesday, It Must be Mars”) at the Annual Conference of the California Science Teachers’ Association, San Jose, CA., Oct. 1998.

Invited Speaker on “Teaching Astronomy to Non-science Majors: Where Astronomers Meet the Real World” at the 193rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Jan. 1999.

Moderator: “Life in the Universe: Astrobiology in Action” evening public program sponsored by NASA’s Ames Research Center, Apr. 14, 1999.

Invited Review Speaker at the “Symposium on Amateur-Professional Partnerships in Astronomical Research and Education” at the University of Toronto, July 5-7, 1999.

Moderator: “Cosmos in the Classroom 2000: Teaching Introductory Astronomy for Non-science Majors” at the 112th Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Pasadena, California, July 17-19, 2000.

Lead Speaker, “Explorers of New Frontiers” Series, the Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, Feb. 7, 2001.

Invited Speaker, “Bringing Space Down to Earth,” a Panel at the Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Feb. 19, 2001, in San Francisco.

Invited Speaker, California Science Teachers’ Association, Annual Meeting, Oct. 26, 2002 in San Francisco

Moderator, “Cosmic Explosions” Public Lecture Series, Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Oct. 12, 2003.

Invited Speaker, “Tourist Wonders of the Solar System,” Emeritus College, Diablo Valley College, Apr. 7, 2004.

Moderator, Cosmos in the Classroom 2004: A Hands-on Symposium on Teaching Introductory Astronomy. July 2004, Boston MA.

Invited Speaker, “Teaching Astronomy through the Humanities” and Moderator, “Astronomy 101: A Continuing Dialogue” at the American Astronomical Society Meeting in San Diego, CA Jan, 2005

Invited Speaker, Lecture Series Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Relativity, at the Sunnyvale, California Public Library, Sept. 2005. So full, it had to be given twice.

Presenter, Einstein: The Man and His Legacy, a weekend program at the New York City Public Library, Oct. 22 & 23, 2005.

Invited Speaker on “Einstein for Everyone” at the World Year of Physics Celebration at Santa Rosa Junior College, Nov. 4, 2005

Invited Speaker on “Astronomy and Music”, CONTACT Convention, NASA Ames Research Center, March 17, 2006.

Was lead presenter in a workshop on educators’ reactions to pseudo-science at the “Engaging the EPO Community” Conference, Baltimore, Sept. 16-18, 2006

Invited Speaker on Space Science Education at the Societal Impact of Spaceflight Conference sponsored by NASA and the National Air & Space Museum, Sept. 19-21, 2006

Performed narration for Gustav Holst’s The Planets with California Symphony, Oct. 14/16, 2007

Campus-wide Arts Lecture, California Lutheran University, Oct. 22, 2007Benjamin Dean Lecture, California Academy of Sciences (invited public talk on black holes),

Oct. 29, 2007Invited Speaker for the San Francisco Harvard Club and the UCSF Gladstone Institute, on “A

Grand Tour of the Universe” (Apr. 2, 2008)Invited Talk on “Nancy Reagan’s Astrologer, the Roswell UFO, A “Face on Mars” and a Young

Universe: Dealing with Fiction Science” at the Meeting of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, San Francisco, May 16, 2008

Invited Talk: “What Happened to Pluto” at the Carmel Authors & Ideas Festival, Sept. 27, 2008Moderator and Invited Speaker, SETI Institute Day of Science, Oct. 25, 2008Invited Astronomy & Physics Colloquium at the University of San Francisco: “Dealing with

Astrology, UFO’s and Other Astronomical Pseudosciences,” Nov. 19, 200817th Annual Distinguished Lecture, Emeritus College, Diablo Valley College, May 15, 2009.Invited Public Lecture “A Tourist Tour of the Solar System” at the Lawrence Hall of Science,

University of California, Berkeley, Summer 2011.Featured Talk on “Why Pluto Was Kicked Out of the Planet Club” during “Discovery Day” at

AT&T Park (part of the First Bay Area Science Festival), Nov. 6, 2011.Chair or member of several panels at the popular-science event called SETICon in 2010 and

2012.Organized and Chaired a plenary session on “Doomsday 2012 and Cosmophobia” at the

“Communicating Science” symposium (ASP Meeting Tucson), August 2012.

Invited panelist on “Doomsday 2012” colloquium at the SETI Institute, Dec. 11, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA5FC0in6U8

Keynote Lecture: “Music Inspired by Astronomy” at the INSAP VII conference (Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena) at the American Museum of Natural History, NYC, July 2013.

Invited Talk: “What Were the Atoms in Your Body Doing 8 Billion Years Ago?” at the San Jose Rotary Club, Feb. 5, 2014. (Over 200 people in attendance.)

Moderator and Speaker, “Beyond Earth” (a panel for the public at the 125th Meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (with Jill Tarter, Geoff Marcy, and Chris McKee).

Invited Speaker, “Black Holes and Interstellar” May 2015, Berkeley Public Library. Invited Speaker, “Revenge of the Dwarf Planet: The Latest News from Pluto” at the

Commonwealth Club (Silicon Valley), Oct. 26, 2015.Speaker, Celebrity Forum Lecture Series, Flint Center, Cupertino, Spring 2016.Invited Speaker on the 2017 Total Eclipse of the Sun at the Annual Meeting of the American

Association of Physics Teachers, July 2016, Sacramento, CAPlenary Talk on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy Teaching, Astro 101 Summit, San

Francisco, Aug. 2016Invited Talk at the Pebble Beach Authors and Ideas Festival, Sep. 2016 on the 2017 All-

American Eclipse.Recorded webinars on the August 2017 eclipse of the Sun for the National Science Teachers’

Association, NASA’s STARNet Libraries Network, NISENet (for museum educators,) and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Astronomy from the Ground Up Network.

7/2017