Where are they now?
If you know of any other news about former Campers and Counselors, please email dmccarthy@as.arizona.edu.
Astronomy Campers have formed these Facebook groups: "Astronomy Camp," "Advanced Astronomy Camp '07," and "TEC Astronomy Camp."
If you know of any other news about former Campers and Counselors, please email dmccarthy@as.arizona.edu. Astronomy Campers have formed these Facebook groups: "Astronomy Camp," "Advanced Astronomy Camp '07," and "TEC Astronomy Camp."
Former Teen Campers Who Are Not at The University of Arizona
Marty Barrett: will be graduating from Illinois State University with a degree in Computer Science and will most likely be working for a Japanese pharmaceutical company (Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc.) He has won numerous programming tournaments at school as well as some honorable placements at other schools around the nation.
Sarah Basnett (Mains): A senior at Texas A&M majoring in education. She expects to teach middle school science after graduating thie December.
Becky Bertsch: A senior physics major at Colorado College.
Jennifer Brussow: A sophomore at the University of Kansas studying English and German.
Laura Boon: Studied abroad in Auckland, New Zealand last spring and will graduate in physics in May 2009, from Case Western Reserve University. She plans to attend graduate school in particle physics.
Ellen Brown: A freshman biology major at Purdue.
Isaac Campbell: A junior at Roanoke College majoring in biology. The winner of the 2002 Horkheimer award from the Astronomical League for service to astronomy. In addition to his freshman studies in Virginia, Isaac is also an Animal Curator at the Science Museum of Western Virginia.
AJ Carver: A 2006 graduate from University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in astronomy and physics.
Yvette Cendes: Obtaining her Master's degree in Physics at Case Western Reserve University. Graduated in Jan. 2009 from Case Western Reserve University with a physics degree and history minor. After graduation she traveled around the globe visiting 25 countries on four continents for six months. Her research interests center on active galaxies and gravitational lensing. As an undergraduate she did an REU research experience at the SETI Institute.
Amber Chesborough: As an LFM Fellow (Leaders for Manufacturing) at MIT, she will soon be receiving her MBA and an MS degree in engineering. A 1999 graduate of University of Florida in Materials Science & Engineering.
Bob Cordwell: Has graduated from the University of New Mexico with a major in mathematics. Won fourth place in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search competition.
Vicki Crosson: A sophomore at MIT, studying physics
Anna Czoksi: A junior at the University of Washington studying digital arts and experimental media. Won the 2004 Horkheimer Award from the Astronomical League.
Greyson Daugherty: A sophomore at Vanderbilt studying physics, math, and Russian. Spent the past summer working at Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Katherine Davis: has been admitted into the prestigious Texas Academy of Math and Science.
Rebecca Dell: Graduated in Physics/ Astronomy from Harvard in 2005. After several happy years in astrophysics, Rebecca Dell decided she would prefer to observe something a little closer, so will soon start her PhD at MIT in the physics of the ocean and atmosphere. Before that, she plans to spend next year studying fluid dynamics at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England.
Jason Dittmann: Currently a high school senior, he attended the 2005 International Astronomy Youth Camp in Slovakia.
Ewan Douglas: Graduated from Tufts with a major in physics. He has been working at the gravity wave observatory (LIGO) and will be attending graduate school at Boston University in fall 2009, studying space physics.
Nathan Eck: A freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in engineering.
David Eisler: Graduated from Cornell University. He is a commissioned officer for the US Army, did a tour in Iraq earlier this year but currently stationed in Germany. At Cornell he did research in plasma astrophysics. He is also an excellent instrumental guitarist.
Ethan Engle: A junior astronomy major at Case Western Reserve, helping out with the SEGUE project (Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration), and involved in the cycling club.
Dan Estes: Graduated from the US Naval Academy in Electrical Engineering.
Jill Fadal: A freshman at Texas Tech University studying medical science
Stevi Fawcett: A graduate student in astronomy at the University of Wyoming. Graduated from the University of Colorado (Boulder) majoring in physics. Graduated from the University of Colorado in 2005. One year after the Advanced Astronomy Camp, Stevi was awarded third place in the National Young Astronomer Award.
Caroline Feinberg: Graduated from Stanford majoring in Geophysics.
Austin Federa: Leads theatre tech at his high school, designing lighting for shows and theatrical productions.
Ariel Fisher: Graduated from Wellesley College in 2005. She is a graduate student in Landscape Architecture at The University of Arizona.
Anne Foster: Graduated from the University of Virgina. Now attending law school at Richmond. Interested in environmental law. An amazing singer, she participates in a very selective women's chorale group at UVA.
Becky Fox*: Received her PhD in Animal Behavior from UC Davis in May 2007. She has completed postdoctoral research in ornithology at Univ. Nevada - Reno. She is now an Assistant Professor of biology at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY. Graduated in 2000 summa cum laude from Arizona State University in 2000, majoring in biology. Did an honor's thesis on Comet Hyakutake. Received her M.S. (June 2002) in Avian Studies at UC Davis with research relating to the behavioral development in parrot chicks.
Lucille Frey: Graduated May 2008 from Case Western Reserve University with an astronomy degree. Currently working at Los Alamos and applying to graduate school.
Zach Garrett: Founded Garrett Optical, a major seller of astronomy binoculars: http://www.garrettoptical.com/. Graduated from Oral Roberts in Tulsa.
Scott Gottilla: Now works in the Computer Support Group at Steward Observatory. Formerly Owned a computer service company specializing in networking, web design, and custom applications in Windows and Linux. He lives in Tucson.
Susana Hancock: A sophomore at Connecticut College. In 2003, she won the Gold Medal in astrophysics in the Science Olympiad. Received a $3500 grant from the Maine's NASA Space Grant Consortium to study asteroid rotational light-curves. She is also very active in science education: speaking, newspapers, planetaria, and radio!
Rochelle Hand: graduated as the Salutatorian of her high school and is now pursuing a bachelors degree in computer science at Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan.
Katherine Hartman: A junior at MIT majoring in Material Science and Engineering. She interned at Lucent Technologies this summer. She was a Finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Search competition.
Jessica Hejnal: Studying for a graduate degree in Library Sciences at the University of Missouri. Attended Truman State University majoring in biology.
Ben Herbert: A sophomore at Cornell majoring in physics and astronomy.
Christina Jaworsky: A junior studying materials science at MIT, class of 2011.
Becky Jensen-Clem: A sophomore studying physics at MIT, class of 2012.
Emily Joseph: A freshman at Case Western Reserve University who plans to major in astronomy.
Amy Jordan: A senior and astrophysics major at UC Berkeley. She has been working at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Lab and at Lowell Observatory studying planetary science.
Ananta Karki: A civil engineering major at the University of Sydney.
Mansi Kasliwal: She is studying physics, advanced calculus, and astronomy at Bryn Mawr College. She's also interested in astrochemistry!
Stephen Kelley: currently in his 8th term(junior year) at the Milwaukee School of Engineering(MSOE) going for Mechanical Engineering with a minor in physics. He plans on attending the flight program in the Marines after graduation, with hopes to fly a CH-53.
Patrick Kelly: Currently an astronomy graduate student at Stanford. Graduated from Harvard in 2005 in physics and Astronomy. His thesis concerned the progenitors of supernovae and their connection to Gamma Ray Bursts using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey data. He was an Finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search.
Lindsey Kennard: A second semester freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Albany, New York with a double major in Physics and Computer Science.
Daniel Krecklow: A sophomore at Wake Forest University majoring in Business Administration. This year he is serving as a Resident Technical Advisor in a freshmen dormitory. The college provides all students with laptops and has a staff of RTAs to provide technical expertise with computer problems.
Michael Kuhn: A sophomore at Swarthmore College.
Charlie Lawton: Now enrolled in the PhD program at the Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado. He will be researching alpine environments that are analogues to Mars. Charlie graduated from the University of Denver in May 2005 with a degree in ecology. He was the astrobiology content specialist at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Patrick Leslie: Now working at the Cape Eleuthera Island School and Institute in the area of wind and solar power. He soon plans to enroll in business school and pursue an MBA. Formerly on the Faculty of the Phillips Exeter Academy with the position of Environmental Education Fellow.
Dr. Joanna Levine: Received her PhD in Astronomy from the University of Florida in 2006. Graduated in Physics & Astronomy at Univ. of Massachusetts.
Melody Lindsay: A freshman at Princeton University studying chemical engineering. She was fortunate to be part of a team studying the effects of global warming on the growth of coral polyps at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science this past semester. She will be participating in a summer REU program with the astrobiology group at the University of Hawaii Institute of Astronomy, studying ground- and space-based low resolution infrared spectra that will hopefully lead to determining the composition of the first generation ice mantles in molecular clouds.
Vivian Liu: Graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2003 with a BS in Mathematics. She now works for an insurance company as a bodily injury claims adjuster.
Teresa (Longazo) Jiles: Now a graduate student at The University of Arizona studying topics relating to astrobiology. Married Martin in December 2004. in Graduated from ASU May 2000 with a B.S. in Geology (emphasis in planetary geology). She recently interned with Lunar and Planetary Institute working with microbial weathering. Accepted job as Martian Meteorite Data Coordinator for the Johnson Space Center Astrobiology Group, which is part of the new group at NASA called ARES.
Mark Macias: Graduated from San Diego State University.
James Mackey: Graduated from Northwestern College in Theater and continues his strong interests in amateur astronomy.
Sebastian Magraner: is a Junior at the University of Houston, majoring in History and Public Relations. He is also pursuing a Marine Option in the Naval ROTC.
Sarayu Mangipudi: Attends University of New Hampshire. She is a sophomore pursing Biology with the intent of going to medical school.
Vikas Mangipudi: Finished his junior year at high school and will be skipping his senior year to attend Boston University where he intends to study physics. He was the founding member of his high school astronomy club, learned to operate the planetarium, and helped commission a mobile radio telescope from Haystack Observatory.
Chris Martin: Received his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Princeton University. Has completed several triathlons. A 1998 graduate of MIT in Chemical Engineering. He obtained his Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering at MIT.
Jeremy Mathews: Attending Weber State University majoring in physics and chemistry.
Lindsay Renick Mayer: A graduate student in journalism at Northwestern. Graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She spent a summer working for NASA in the Office of Public Affairs in Maryland and has written fact sheets and press releases about several NASA projects and scientists. Her first article in Astronomy magazine was published in August 2001. Named Wisconsin's Journalist of the Year!!
David McCarthy: An accountant at KPMG in Phoenix. Received his MBA in accounting in May 2005 from The University of Arizona. Graduated in 2001 from Wheaton College majoring in Biblical archaeology. Completed his Masters Degree at Wheaton in 2002.
Debbie McCarthy: Married Jason Fields in August 2004, Living in Los Angeles and now doing educational research for her PhD in education at UCLA. Graduated in 1998 from Wheaton College in Christian Education and Bible. Obtained her Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction in the Education Dept. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Nicole Miklus: is a Hydrologist at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources. She received her Masters degree in Geosciences in Syracuse in Fall 2006. Her research focused on seasonal changes in the Eocene time period. She received her undergraduate degree from Kent State University.
Franco Michel-Sendis: Now studying Theoretical Physics at the University of Paris. He will graduate in 2002 and is planning to pursue a career in astronomy.
Mary Milewski: graduated from high school in 2007. She has been admitted into the Doctor of Pharmacy program at the University of Mississippi.
Kurtz Miller: Graduated in 2000 from Denison University in geology and education. In 2001, received his Masters in Science Teaching at the Wright State University Department of Physics. Received his Masters degree in geology in November 2004. Now teaches Physical Science at Piqua High School in Ohio.
Elan Mitchell: Graduates in May from Spelman College with a degree in an international studies and a minor in environmental studies. Plans to pursue graduate school and also wants to work with NASA! In Geneva, Switzerland she participated in the 2007 World Model United Nations Conference. In the fall of 2007, she will be studying abroad in Argentina for a semester. This summer I will most likely be working in a congressional office hopefully, focusing on scientific issues. In the summer of 2004, Elan was a NASA SHARP- Summer High School Research Apprentice at Georgia Institute of Technology in Aerospace Engineering researching Wind Turbine Technology.) Her research about globular clusters won numerous awards and she was a Finalist in the International Science and Engineering Fair in 2004.
Max Moe: A graduate student in astronomy at Harvard. Graduated from the University of Colorado in 2009. Won First-Place in the National Young Astronomer Award in 2003.
Ben Mohlie: Currently working for a defense contractor in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was a physics major at RPI and spent one summer doing an REU at UCLA, where he worked with Spitzer data.
Ryan Moore: Attending University of Missouri-Rolla majoring in astronomy.
Tim Mosca: A second year graduate student at Harvard in neurobiology. Graduated from Yale in 2003 with both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Molecular and Cellular Biology.
John Moustakas: Received his PHD in astronomy in 2006 from The University of Arizona. Now a postdoctoral fellow at UC-San Diego. A 2000 graduate from Berkeley.
Corey Myers: Graduated in 2010 from St. Thomas More High School, in Lafayette, LA. Corey will be attending LSU majoring in Physic Astronomy.
Kerry Neal: A junior physics major at Oberlin College. Last January she did research at Arecibo with her advisor. In January 2005, she has an REU research experience at Arecibo.
Joshua Neubert: A sophomore at MIT studying astronomy. He is President of the MIT Mars Society. After leaving Astronomy Camps, Josh placed highly in the National Young Astronomer Award competitions in 1998 and 1999.
Kristina Nyland: Graduating this year from the University of Michigan with a double major in astronomy and physics and a minor in Italian. She will be attending graduate school in astronomy this coming fall at New Mexico Tech. She is doing research in high-energy-astrophysics using Chandra images of galaxy clusters. She is also actively involved in astronomy outreach/inreach programs.
Ben Oppenheimer: Received his PhD in astronomy from Steward Observatory in 2008. He has been researching star formation regions and brown dwarfs.
Nick Patengale: In Sept. '06, he starts a PhD program in Bioinformatics at UC San Diego. Now working at Sandia National Labs but has also worked at Los Alamos National Labs and JPL. Graduated from New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Technology (2001) in Computer Science and now has a Masters degree from University of New Mexico. He continues his interest in astronomy by checking out the night skies from New Mexico with a 10-inch Dobsonian telescope which he built from scratch.
Josh Polacheck: Works for the State Department in the Dominican Republic leading activities in cultural education.
Molly Potter: Graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach with a BS in Engineering-Physics in 2007. She joined the Air Force as developmental engineering officer and is now a munitions test engineer at Eglin Air Force base.
Teresa Prince: a junior at the University of Nebraska majoring in journalism. She has a job as a photographer for the campus newspaper, the Daily Nebraskan, and was a photo intern for the Lincoln Journal Star.
JoHanna Przybylowski: A sophomore at MIT studying aersoapce and engineering and minoring in astronomy. She is the President of the MIT Society of Physics Students (SEDS). In 2001, she won third place in the National Young Astronomer Award, the AIAA Greater Philadelphia chapter Paul Gorsuch Memorial Scholarship and was selected as an alternate to the international science fair.
Ezra Rapoport: Graduated from Harvard in electrical engineering. He was part of a team that took first place in the 2005 Harvard Entrepreneurial Contest. He was a Finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Search based on his research into a novel speech compression project.
Sarah Rapoport: A Freshman at Brown University. She was one of the 2006 USA Today's 20 memorable high school students and was a Finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Search.
Paul Readly: graduated from Penn State University in 2003 with a degree in horticulture. His new job is Assistant Flower Breeder for the American Takii seed company in Salinas, CA.
Jessica Reynolds: Has probably graduated in physics from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. This summer she used the Wisconsin H-alpha Mapper telescope to study the interstellar medium and high-velocity clouds.
Lauren Rich: Is in an optics PhD program at Univ. of Central Florida. Graduated December 2008 from UMR-Rolla in physics.
Henry Roe: He is a tenure-track astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. His research involves weather on Saturn's large moon (Titan) and exploring objects in the Kuiper Belt. He was the O.K. Earl Postdoctoral Scholar in Planetary Science at Caltech. Received his PhD in astronomy from UC Berkeley around 2003. Graduated in Chemistry/Astronomy from Williams College.
Jason Rudd: Received a M.Sc. in Neurolinguistics in 2006 from the Universities of Potsdam (Germany) and Groningen (The Netherlands), and will begin a Ph.D. in 2008 in language revitalization and revival of the Salish language Lushootseed at whichever university accepts him. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington.
Mike Safford: Now working in San Francisco with a software company.
Betsy Schroeder: A sophomore at Whitman College studying psychology and biology.
Eli Sidman: A senior at Bowdoin College in Maine, majoring in physics. His senior research honors project involves galaxy clusters. Last summer the Maine Space Grant Consortium funded his internship at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center working on the upcoming GLAST space telescope. After graduation he will probably attend art school, and possibly physics/astronomy grad school somewhere down the line.
Rob Simcoe: A Postdoctoral Fellow in astronomy at MIT. Received his PhD in astronomy from Caltech in Spring 2003. Graduated in Physics from Princeton University.
Sarah Sinks: Working on her Masters Degree in teaching at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in Finland. Minnesota.
Katrina Smart: A freshman at UCLA.
Elise Stefanik: Graduated from Harvard University majoring in Political Science. She was a student leader in the Institute of Politics at the JFK School of Government.
Rick St. Clair: Graduated from the US Navy's Nuclear Power School and Nuclear Prototype submarine training. After two years in the Navy he is an E-5 and instructor at the Prototype school. He is married and has a one-year old daughter.
John Synder: Currently a sophomore at Wesleyan University and likely majoring in Science in Society, a multi-disciplinary program. He works at their observatory's campus telescopes (16,20,24") one night a week, taking images for faculty and student research.
Vera te Velde: A junior at MIT. She was a Finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Search.
Amy Tempkin: Graduated from Brandeis University and is now in Medical School at the University of Arizona.
Kate Theisen: A junior physics major at New Mexico Tech. She spent the summer working as a SURF student at the California Institute of Technology. She has also worked with Dr. Mike Brown at CalTech monitoring clouds on Triton when the discovery of the tenth planet was announced. Won a trip to Washington, DC from the Citizens for Space Exploration to talk with Congress about the importance of space exploration.
Aaron VanWieren: Now working as a contract archaeologist in Louisiana.
Sean Wahl: A freshman at MIT, interested in planetary geology. Sean was an Finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search for his research on the evolution of plate tectonic systems at Cal Tech with geophysicist and planetary geologist DJ Stevenson
Brian Walsh: A sophomore at The College of William and Mary. He has been helping with public observing sessions at the observatory.
Michelle Walter: A junior at the University of Minnesota majoring in astrophysics.
Elizabeth Waterhouse: Graduated in 2001 from Harvard. Now rumored to be part of a dance company touring in Germany. She received her Masters in Fine Arts at Ohio State University. Her premier article "The Children of the Blue Marble" was published in Mercury magazine (1997, vol. 26, 10-15). She received second place in the National Young Astronomer Award for research on the Hubble Constant begun at the 1996 Advanced Astronomy Camp.
Leanne Wilson: Studies astronomy and communication disorders at Case Western Reserve University.
Shelley Witte: As a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Shelley is majoring in Secondary Earth Science Education with an emphasis in geology. She has already been assisting in middle school classrooms. She is an avid sports fan (footbal, basketball, and hockey) and is especially enthusiastic about Minnesota Twins baseball!
Leanne Wilson: A sophomore at Case Western Reserve University majoring in astronomy and minoring in physics. She plans to teach high school.
Gina Wolf: Studying Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University and participating in the Cooperative Education Program. Also working for ATA Airlines as a Reliability Engineer. She has black-belt status in Taekwondo.
Fan Wu: A junior at University of Wisconsin majoring in biomedical engineering.
Kristy Yancey: Has moved to San Antonio, TX.
Abby Youngblood: Graduated in physics from Bryn Mawr in 2001. A semi-finalist in the 1997 Westinghouse science competition.
Sarah Basnett (Mains): A senior at Texas A&M majoring in education. She expects to teach middle school science after graduating thie December.
Becky Bertsch: A senior physics major at Colorado College.
Jennifer Brussow: A sophomore at the University of Kansas studying English and German.
Laura Boon: Studied abroad in Auckland, New Zealand last spring and will graduate in physics in May 2009, from Case Western Reserve University. She plans to attend graduate school in particle physics.
Ellen Brown: A freshman biology major at Purdue.
Isaac Campbell: A junior at Roanoke College majoring in biology. The winner of the 2002 Horkheimer award from the Astronomical League for service to astronomy. In addition to his freshman studies in Virginia, Isaac is also an Animal Curator at the Science Museum of Western Virginia.
AJ Carver: A 2006 graduate from University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in astronomy and physics.
Yvette Cendes: Obtaining her Master's degree in Physics at Case Western Reserve University. Graduated in Jan. 2009 from Case Western Reserve University with a physics degree and history minor. After graduation she traveled around the globe visiting 25 countries on four continents for six months. Her research interests center on active galaxies and gravitational lensing. As an undergraduate she did an REU research experience at the SETI Institute.
Amber Chesborough: As an LFM Fellow (Leaders for Manufacturing) at MIT, she will soon be receiving her MBA and an MS degree in engineering. A 1999 graduate of University of Florida in Materials Science & Engineering.
Bob Cordwell: Has graduated from the University of New Mexico with a major in mathematics. Won fourth place in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search competition.
Vicki Crosson: A sophomore at MIT, studying physics
Anna Czoksi: A junior at the University of Washington studying digital arts and experimental media. Won the 2004 Horkheimer Award from the Astronomical League.
Greyson Daugherty: A sophomore at Vanderbilt studying physics, math, and Russian. Spent the past summer working at Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Katherine Davis: has been admitted into the prestigious Texas Academy of Math and Science.
Rebecca Dell: Graduated in Physics/ Astronomy from Harvard in 2005. After several happy years in astrophysics, Rebecca Dell decided she would prefer to observe something a little closer, so will soon start her PhD at MIT in the physics of the ocean and atmosphere. Before that, she plans to spend next year studying fluid dynamics at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England.
Jason Dittmann: Currently a high school senior, he attended the 2005 International Astronomy Youth Camp in Slovakia.
Ewan Douglas: Graduated from Tufts with a major in physics. He has been working at the gravity wave observatory (LIGO) and will be attending graduate school at Boston University in fall 2009, studying space physics.
Nathan Eck: A freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in engineering.
David Eisler: Graduated from Cornell University. He is a commissioned officer for the US Army, did a tour in Iraq earlier this year but currently stationed in Germany. At Cornell he did research in plasma astrophysics. He is also an excellent instrumental guitarist.
Ethan Engle: A junior astronomy major at Case Western Reserve, helping out with the SEGUE project (Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration), and involved in the cycling club.
Dan Estes: Graduated from the US Naval Academy in Electrical Engineering.
Jill Fadal: A freshman at Texas Tech University studying medical science
Stevi Fawcett: A graduate student in astronomy at the University of Wyoming. Graduated from the University of Colorado (Boulder) majoring in physics. Graduated from the University of Colorado in 2005. One year after the Advanced Astronomy Camp, Stevi was awarded third place in the National Young Astronomer Award.
Caroline Feinberg: Graduated from Stanford majoring in Geophysics.
Austin Federa: Leads theatre tech at his high school, designing lighting for shows and theatrical productions.
Ariel Fisher: Graduated from Wellesley College in 2005. She is a graduate student in Landscape Architecture at The University of Arizona.
Anne Foster: Graduated from the University of Virgina. Now attending law school at Richmond. Interested in environmental law. An amazing singer, she participates in a very selective women's chorale group at UVA.
Becky Fox*: Received her PhD in Animal Behavior from UC Davis in May 2007. She has completed postdoctoral research in ornithology at Univ. Nevada - Reno. She is now an Assistant Professor of biology at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY. Graduated in 2000 summa cum laude from Arizona State University in 2000, majoring in biology. Did an honor's thesis on Comet Hyakutake. Received her M.S. (June 2002) in Avian Studies at UC Davis with research relating to the behavioral development in parrot chicks.
Lucille Frey: Graduated May 2008 from Case Western Reserve University with an astronomy degree. Currently working at Los Alamos and applying to graduate school.
Zach Garrett: Founded Garrett Optical, a major seller of astronomy binoculars: http://www.garrettoptical.com/. Graduated from Oral Roberts in Tulsa.
Scott Gottilla: Now works in the Computer Support Group at Steward Observatory. Formerly Owned a computer service company specializing in networking, web design, and custom applications in Windows and Linux. He lives in Tucson.
Susana Hancock: A sophomore at Connecticut College. In 2003, she won the Gold Medal in astrophysics in the Science Olympiad. Received a $3500 grant from the Maine's NASA Space Grant Consortium to study asteroid rotational light-curves. She is also very active in science education: speaking, newspapers, planetaria, and radio!
Rochelle Hand: graduated as the Salutatorian of her high school and is now pursuing a bachelors degree in computer science at Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan.
Katherine Hartman: A junior at MIT majoring in Material Science and Engineering. She interned at Lucent Technologies this summer. She was a Finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Search competition.
Jessica Hejnal: Studying for a graduate degree in Library Sciences at the University of Missouri. Attended Truman State University majoring in biology.
Ben Herbert: A sophomore at Cornell majoring in physics and astronomy.
Christina Jaworsky: A junior studying materials science at MIT, class of 2011.
Becky Jensen-Clem: A sophomore studying physics at MIT, class of 2012.
Emily Joseph: A freshman at Case Western Reserve University who plans to major in astronomy.
Amy Jordan: A senior and astrophysics major at UC Berkeley. She has been working at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Lab and at Lowell Observatory studying planetary science.
Ananta Karki: A civil engineering major at the University of Sydney.
Mansi Kasliwal: She is studying physics, advanced calculus, and astronomy at Bryn Mawr College. She's also interested in astrochemistry!
Stephen Kelley: currently in his 8th term(junior year) at the Milwaukee School of Engineering(MSOE) going for Mechanical Engineering with a minor in physics. He plans on attending the flight program in the Marines after graduation, with hopes to fly a CH-53.
Patrick Kelly: Currently an astronomy graduate student at Stanford. Graduated from Harvard in 2005 in physics and Astronomy. His thesis concerned the progenitors of supernovae and their connection to Gamma Ray Bursts using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey data. He was an Finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search.
Lindsey Kennard: A second semester freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Albany, New York with a double major in Physics and Computer Science.
Daniel Krecklow: A sophomore at Wake Forest University majoring in Business Administration. This year he is serving as a Resident Technical Advisor in a freshmen dormitory. The college provides all students with laptops and has a staff of RTAs to provide technical expertise with computer problems.
Michael Kuhn: A sophomore at Swarthmore College.
Charlie Lawton: Now enrolled in the PhD program at the Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado. He will be researching alpine environments that are analogues to Mars. Charlie graduated from the University of Denver in May 2005 with a degree in ecology. He was the astrobiology content specialist at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Patrick Leslie: Now working at the Cape Eleuthera Island School and Institute in the area of wind and solar power. He soon plans to enroll in business school and pursue an MBA. Formerly on the Faculty of the Phillips Exeter Academy with the position of Environmental Education Fellow.
Dr. Joanna Levine: Received her PhD in Astronomy from the University of Florida in 2006. Graduated in Physics & Astronomy at Univ. of Massachusetts.
Melody Lindsay: A freshman at Princeton University studying chemical engineering. She was fortunate to be part of a team studying the effects of global warming on the growth of coral polyps at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science this past semester. She will be participating in a summer REU program with the astrobiology group at the University of Hawaii Institute of Astronomy, studying ground- and space-based low resolution infrared spectra that will hopefully lead to determining the composition of the first generation ice mantles in molecular clouds.
Vivian Liu: Graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2003 with a BS in Mathematics. She now works for an insurance company as a bodily injury claims adjuster.
Teresa (Longazo) Jiles: Now a graduate student at The University of Arizona studying topics relating to astrobiology. Married Martin in December 2004. in Graduated from ASU May 2000 with a B.S. in Geology (emphasis in planetary geology). She recently interned with Lunar and Planetary Institute working with microbial weathering. Accepted job as Martian Meteorite Data Coordinator for the Johnson Space Center Astrobiology Group, which is part of the new group at NASA called ARES.
Mark Macias: Graduated from San Diego State University.
James Mackey: Graduated from Northwestern College in Theater and continues his strong interests in amateur astronomy.
Sebastian Magraner: is a Junior at the University of Houston, majoring in History and Public Relations. He is also pursuing a Marine Option in the Naval ROTC.
Sarayu Mangipudi: Attends University of New Hampshire. She is a sophomore pursing Biology with the intent of going to medical school.
Vikas Mangipudi: Finished his junior year at high school and will be skipping his senior year to attend Boston University where he intends to study physics. He was the founding member of his high school astronomy club, learned to operate the planetarium, and helped commission a mobile radio telescope from Haystack Observatory.
Chris Martin: Received his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Princeton University. Has completed several triathlons. A 1998 graduate of MIT in Chemical Engineering. He obtained his Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering at MIT.
Jeremy Mathews: Attending Weber State University majoring in physics and chemistry.
Lindsay Renick Mayer: A graduate student in journalism at Northwestern. Graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She spent a summer working for NASA in the Office of Public Affairs in Maryland and has written fact sheets and press releases about several NASA projects and scientists. Her first article in Astronomy magazine was published in August 2001. Named Wisconsin's Journalist of the Year!!
David McCarthy: An accountant at KPMG in Phoenix. Received his MBA in accounting in May 2005 from The University of Arizona. Graduated in 2001 from Wheaton College majoring in Biblical archaeology. Completed his Masters Degree at Wheaton in 2002.
Debbie McCarthy: Married Jason Fields in August 2004, Living in Los Angeles and now doing educational research for her PhD in education at UCLA. Graduated in 1998 from Wheaton College in Christian Education and Bible. Obtained her Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction in the Education Dept. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Nicole Miklus: is a Hydrologist at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources. She received her Masters degree in Geosciences in Syracuse in Fall 2006. Her research focused on seasonal changes in the Eocene time period. She received her undergraduate degree from Kent State University.
Franco Michel-Sendis: Now studying Theoretical Physics at the University of Paris. He will graduate in 2002 and is planning to pursue a career in astronomy.
Mary Milewski: graduated from high school in 2007. She has been admitted into the Doctor of Pharmacy program at the University of Mississippi.
Kurtz Miller: Graduated in 2000 from Denison University in geology and education. In 2001, received his Masters in Science Teaching at the Wright State University Department of Physics. Received his Masters degree in geology in November 2004. Now teaches Physical Science at Piqua High School in Ohio.
Elan Mitchell: Graduates in May from Spelman College with a degree in an international studies and a minor in environmental studies. Plans to pursue graduate school and also wants to work with NASA! In Geneva, Switzerland she participated in the 2007 World Model United Nations Conference. In the fall of 2007, she will be studying abroad in Argentina for a semester. This summer I will most likely be working in a congressional office hopefully, focusing on scientific issues. In the summer of 2004, Elan was a NASA SHARP- Summer High School Research Apprentice at Georgia Institute of Technology in Aerospace Engineering researching Wind Turbine Technology.) Her research about globular clusters won numerous awards and she was a Finalist in the International Science and Engineering Fair in 2004.
Max Moe: A graduate student in astronomy at Harvard. Graduated from the University of Colorado in 2009. Won First-Place in the National Young Astronomer Award in 2003.
Ben Mohlie: Currently working for a defense contractor in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was a physics major at RPI and spent one summer doing an REU at UCLA, where he worked with Spitzer data.
Ryan Moore: Attending University of Missouri-Rolla majoring in astronomy.
Tim Mosca: A second year graduate student at Harvard in neurobiology. Graduated from Yale in 2003 with both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Molecular and Cellular Biology.
John Moustakas: Received his PHD in astronomy in 2006 from The University of Arizona. Now a postdoctoral fellow at UC-San Diego. A 2000 graduate from Berkeley.
Corey Myers: Graduated in 2010 from St. Thomas More High School, in Lafayette, LA. Corey will be attending LSU majoring in Physic Astronomy.
Kerry Neal: A junior physics major at Oberlin College. Last January she did research at Arecibo with her advisor. In January 2005, she has an REU research experience at Arecibo.
Joshua Neubert: A sophomore at MIT studying astronomy. He is President of the MIT Mars Society. After leaving Astronomy Camps, Josh placed highly in the National Young Astronomer Award competitions in 1998 and 1999.
Kristina Nyland: Graduating this year from the University of Michigan with a double major in astronomy and physics and a minor in Italian. She will be attending graduate school in astronomy this coming fall at New Mexico Tech. She is doing research in high-energy-astrophysics using Chandra images of galaxy clusters. She is also actively involved in astronomy outreach/inreach programs.
Ben Oppenheimer: Received his PhD in astronomy from Steward Observatory in 2008. He has been researching star formation regions and brown dwarfs.
Nick Patengale: In Sept. '06, he starts a PhD program in Bioinformatics at UC San Diego. Now working at Sandia National Labs but has also worked at Los Alamos National Labs and JPL. Graduated from New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Technology (2001) in Computer Science and now has a Masters degree from University of New Mexico. He continues his interest in astronomy by checking out the night skies from New Mexico with a 10-inch Dobsonian telescope which he built from scratch.
Josh Polacheck: Works for the State Department in the Dominican Republic leading activities in cultural education.
Molly Potter: Graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach with a BS in Engineering-Physics in 2007. She joined the Air Force as developmental engineering officer and is now a munitions test engineer at Eglin Air Force base.
Teresa Prince: a junior at the University of Nebraska majoring in journalism. She has a job as a photographer for the campus newspaper, the Daily Nebraskan, and was a photo intern for the Lincoln Journal Star.
JoHanna Przybylowski: A sophomore at MIT studying aersoapce and engineering and minoring in astronomy. She is the President of the MIT Society of Physics Students (SEDS). In 2001, she won third place in the National Young Astronomer Award, the AIAA Greater Philadelphia chapter Paul Gorsuch Memorial Scholarship and was selected as an alternate to the international science fair.
Ezra Rapoport: Graduated from Harvard in electrical engineering. He was part of a team that took first place in the 2005 Harvard Entrepreneurial Contest. He was a Finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Search based on his research into a novel speech compression project.
Sarah Rapoport: A Freshman at Brown University. She was one of the 2006 USA Today's 20 memorable high school students and was a Finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Search.
Paul Readly: graduated from Penn State University in 2003 with a degree in horticulture. His new job is Assistant Flower Breeder for the American Takii seed company in Salinas, CA.
Jessica Reynolds: Has probably graduated in physics from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. This summer she used the Wisconsin H-alpha Mapper telescope to study the interstellar medium and high-velocity clouds.
Lauren Rich: Is in an optics PhD program at Univ. of Central Florida. Graduated December 2008 from UMR-Rolla in physics.
Henry Roe: He is a tenure-track astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. His research involves weather on Saturn's large moon (Titan) and exploring objects in the Kuiper Belt. He was the O.K. Earl Postdoctoral Scholar in Planetary Science at Caltech. Received his PhD in astronomy from UC Berkeley around 2003. Graduated in Chemistry/Astronomy from Williams College.
Jason Rudd: Received a M.Sc. in Neurolinguistics in 2006 from the Universities of Potsdam (Germany) and Groningen (The Netherlands), and will begin a Ph.D. in 2008 in language revitalization and revival of the Salish language Lushootseed at whichever university accepts him. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington.
Mike Safford: Now working in San Francisco with a software company.
Betsy Schroeder: A sophomore at Whitman College studying psychology and biology.
Eli Sidman: A senior at Bowdoin College in Maine, majoring in physics. His senior research honors project involves galaxy clusters. Last summer the Maine Space Grant Consortium funded his internship at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center working on the upcoming GLAST space telescope. After graduation he will probably attend art school, and possibly physics/astronomy grad school somewhere down the line.
Rob Simcoe: A Postdoctoral Fellow in astronomy at MIT. Received his PhD in astronomy from Caltech in Spring 2003. Graduated in Physics from Princeton University.
Sarah Sinks: Working on her Masters Degree in teaching at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in Finland. Minnesota.
Katrina Smart: A freshman at UCLA.
Elise Stefanik: Graduated from Harvard University majoring in Political Science. She was a student leader in the Institute of Politics at the JFK School of Government.
Rick St. Clair: Graduated from the US Navy's Nuclear Power School and Nuclear Prototype submarine training. After two years in the Navy he is an E-5 and instructor at the Prototype school. He is married and has a one-year old daughter.
John Synder: Currently a sophomore at Wesleyan University and likely majoring in Science in Society, a multi-disciplinary program. He works at their observatory's campus telescopes (16,20,24") one night a week, taking images for faculty and student research.
Vera te Velde: A junior at MIT. She was a Finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Search.
Amy Tempkin: Graduated from Brandeis University and is now in Medical School at the University of Arizona.
Kate Theisen: A junior physics major at New Mexico Tech. She spent the summer working as a SURF student at the California Institute of Technology. She has also worked with Dr. Mike Brown at CalTech monitoring clouds on Triton when the discovery of the tenth planet was announced. Won a trip to Washington, DC from the Citizens for Space Exploration to talk with Congress about the importance of space exploration.
Aaron VanWieren: Now working as a contract archaeologist in Louisiana.
Sean Wahl: A freshman at MIT, interested in planetary geology. Sean was an Finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search for his research on the evolution of plate tectonic systems at Cal Tech with geophysicist and planetary geologist DJ Stevenson
Brian Walsh: A sophomore at The College of William and Mary. He has been helping with public observing sessions at the observatory.
Michelle Walter: A junior at the University of Minnesota majoring in astrophysics.
Elizabeth Waterhouse: Graduated in 2001 from Harvard. Now rumored to be part of a dance company touring in Germany. She received her Masters in Fine Arts at Ohio State University. Her premier article "The Children of the Blue Marble" was published in Mercury magazine (1997, vol. 26, 10-15). She received second place in the National Young Astronomer Award for research on the Hubble Constant begun at the 1996 Advanced Astronomy Camp.
Leanne Wilson: Studies astronomy and communication disorders at Case Western Reserve University.
Shelley Witte: As a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Shelley is majoring in Secondary Earth Science Education with an emphasis in geology. She has already been assisting in middle school classrooms. She is an avid sports fan (footbal, basketball, and hockey) and is especially enthusiastic about Minnesota Twins baseball!
Leanne Wilson: A sophomore at Case Western Reserve University majoring in astronomy and minoring in physics. She plans to teach high school.
Gina Wolf: Studying Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University and participating in the Cooperative Education Program. Also working for ATA Airlines as a Reliability Engineer. She has black-belt status in Taekwondo.
Fan Wu: A junior at University of Wisconsin majoring in biomedical engineering.
Kristy Yancey: Has moved to San Antonio, TX.
Abby Youngblood: Graduated in physics from Bryn Mawr in 2001. A semi-finalist in the 1997 Westinghouse science competition.
Campers Now Attending the University of Arizona
Undergraduate Students:
Kayla Barnett: A senior majoring in business. Plans to obtain her MBA in accounting from UA's Eller School.
Justin Dittman: A sophomore.
Tristan Fitzgerald: Graduated in 2009 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Air Force via the ROTC program in December. During his undergraduate career, he was employed as jack-of-all-trades at the Mt. Lemmon Observatory.
Dustin Keys: A junior majoring in mathematics and physics.
Kelsey Norton: A junior majoring in physics. She holds a prestigious Galileo Circle Scholarship, continues to be a leader of Residence Advisors, and is active in Air Force ROTC.
Steven Peugh: A senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. A tremendous road biker!
Amy Robertson: A junior majoring in Physics and Astronomy
Brianna Smart: A freshman physics student.
Jake Turner: A junior majoring in Physics and Astronomy
Graduate Students:
Dr. John Moustakas: Received his PhD in astronomy from The University of Arizona in 2006 and is now a postdoctoral fellow at NYU. A 2000 graduate from Berkeley.
Dr. Ben Oppenheimer: Received his PhD in astronomy from The University for Arizona in 2008. A 1999 graduate from Harvard University. He has researched star formation regions and brown dwarfs.
Matthew Whitehouse: Received his Masters degree (2007) in Organ and Composition at the UofA and is now a PhD student.
Kayla Barnett: A senior majoring in business. Plans to obtain her MBA in accounting from UA's Eller School.
Justin Dittman: A sophomore.
Tristan Fitzgerald: Graduated in 2009 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Air Force via the ROTC program in December. During his undergraduate career, he was employed as jack-of-all-trades at the Mt. Lemmon Observatory.
Dustin Keys: A junior majoring in mathematics and physics.
Kelsey Norton: A junior majoring in physics. She holds a prestigious Galileo Circle Scholarship, continues to be a leader of Residence Advisors, and is active in Air Force ROTC.
Steven Peugh: A senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. A tremendous road biker!
Amy Robertson: A junior majoring in Physics and Astronomy
Brianna Smart: A freshman physics student.
Jake Turner: A junior majoring in Physics and Astronomy
Graduate Students:
Dr. John Moustakas: Received his PhD in astronomy from The University of Arizona in 2006 and is now a postdoctoral fellow at NYU. A 2000 graduate from Berkeley.
Dr. Ben Oppenheimer: Received his PhD in astronomy from The University for Arizona in 2008. A 1999 graduate from Harvard University. He has researched star formation regions and brown dwarfs.
Matthew Whitehouse: Received his Masters degree (2007) in Organ and Composition at the UofA and is now a PhD student.
Campers Who Graduated from The University of Arizona
Cathy Ai (2001 - Molecular & Cellular Biology): Graduated from the UCLA School of Dentistry in 2005. She completed a year of general dentistry residency and is currently a pediatric dental resident at University of Minnesota, expecting to finish that program in 2008.
John Barentine (2000 - Physics): Now an astronomy graduate student at the University of Texas - Austin. While working as a telescope operator for the Apache Point Observatory 3.5m telescope, John received his Masters degree in physics in July 2002 from Colorado State.
Noah Barker: Currently majoring in Near Eastern Studies and also working with the company Southwest trekking.
Matt Berkman: A medical student at the University of Arizona.
Tim Bowers* (2002 - Physics, Science Education) A second-year graduate student in astronomy at the University of Colorado - Boulder. Previously, taught high school physics in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Caitlin Casey (2007 - Physics & Astronomy) She has accepted a prestigious Gates-Cambridge Fellowship to pursue graduate study in cosmology at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge. She received a Goldwater Scholarship in 2006.
Mary Comfort Connor (1996 - Elementary Education): Received her Masters Degree in Educational Policies and Foundations of Administration from Portland State University. Married former camper Steve Conner (UA 1997).
Steve Conner (1997 - Electrical & Computer Engineering): Technical Assistant to Intel's Chief Technology Officer in Portland, Oregon. Received his Masters Degree at the University of Arizona. Steve and Mary Comfort (UA 1996) were married in June 1998!
Matt Corradi (1994 - Fine Arts): Is a production technician in TV services at The University of Arizona.
Jennifer Maynard (Dannemille) r (2001 - Science Education in Chemistry): Married former Camper Matt Maynard in 2004. Now living in Virigina, she is attending attending seminary. She taught middle school math and science at the Accelerated Learning Laboratory in Tucson, Arizona.
Sidney Edsall (1996 - Microbiology; 2002 - MD): Has finished her psychiatry residency at Stanford Hospital and now has her own psychiatric practice in San Francisco.
Gil Esquerdo:
Shelly Flores:
Cyndi Gentry (1996 - Microbiology; 2002 - PhD in Neuroscience): She is the Staff Scientist and Medical Writer for CEDRA Clinical Research in Austin, Texas.
Leisa Glennie (1996 - Physics & Astronomy): Obtained her teaching certificate from University of Arizona in 1998 after receiving her double major in Physics/Astronomy. She has been an Applications Engineer at ASM Lithography, a semiconductor company in Phoenix. Now married to Brian with two young children!
Mindee Hall: (2004)
Erika Hendrickson (1998 - English): Now in graduate school in Creative Writing.
Carrie Ikeda (1997 - Geosciences)
Sarah Jaeggli (2005 - Physics & Astronomy): An astronomy graduate student at the Institute for Astronomy in Hawaii, specializing in solar astronomy and instrumentation. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Ariane Lee (2005 - Physics & Astronomy): Joined the Peace Corps for two years and taught computers in The Gambia, West Africa. Now lives in Chicago working for a non-profit tutor/mentor program for inner-city kids and serves as the eLearning and Technology Coordinator.
Chris Limbach (2009 - Physics & Astronomy): Graduated from the University of Arizona in 2009 with degrees in Engineering Physics and Astronomy. His graduate studies in Princeton's Aerospace Engineering department will focus on applications of plasma physics to hypersonic and space propulsion. Winner of the 2005 National Young Astronomer Award and a National Merit Finalist.
Andy Lowe* (2000 - Computer Science): Works at Embedded Systems in Tucson.
Tina Lowe* (1997 - Linguistics; 2001 - Masters degree in Speech and Hearing Science)
Matt Maynard (2000 - Computer Science): Married former Camper Jennifer Dannemiller in 2004. Now living in Virginia, Matt is writing software for an Internet company. For a while after graduation, he worked as a Computer Software Specialist at Photon Engineering in Tucson, Arizona.
Clinton Mielke:
Katie Moore (2005 - Mathematics, Astronomy): Is now a science educator at the National Air and Space Museum. She finished her Masters degree in Museum Education at George Washington University in August 2007, and had been working as "Planetarium Outreach Educator" at the South Florida Science Museum where she taught outreach programs in local schools, revamped the programs, and worked on production and facilitation of planetarium shows.
Melissa (Eichman) Nilsson (Elementary Education): Attended the Astronomy Camps during the summers of 1992 and 1993. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor's in Elementary Education. She is married to Daniel Nilsson and has no children. She is currently working as a fourth grade teacher at the Academy of Math & Science, a charter school in central Tucson. She has also began her graduate work to pursue a Masters in Education.
Sarah O'Brien (1997 - Physics & Astronomy): Has accepted a job as software engineer at Micro Encoder in Seattle. Sarah has been a Research Analyst at Arete Associates in Tucson, a small firm specializing in underwater remote sensing. She does image processing and modeling of data taken of underwater objects with a "laser camera". She was married in March 2000.
Maria Orejita:
Hannah Peacock:
Diana Perry (2004 - Chemical Engineering): Graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Has a Black Belt in Taekwondo and is an instructor in the Tucson area. She was a valued Astronomy Camp counselor in 2004.
Hannah Pierce Carlson:
Jeremy Royall (2001 - Electrical Engineering)
Gail Schneller (1997 - Physics & Astronomy): Now working at Microsoft in Seattle, WA.
Shawna Shaked (2002 - Physics and Astronomy): Served as President of the University Astronomy Club.
Scott Sims: (1997 - Computer Science)
Chris Sinclair: Graduated with a degree in Mathematics.
David Stevenson:
Amy Tempkin (2001 - MD)
Mark Vitale (1996 - Microbiology; 1998 - MBA): He is now Director of Marketing for the Presido Hotel Group in Tucson.
Christina Vitale (2002 - History with music minor): Graduated magna cum laude. Received her Juris Doctor degree from American University's Washington College of Law in May 2005.
Brenda Wilden (1998 - Physics & Astronomy): Attended graduate school in astronomy at Santa Cruz.
Jennifer Wyatt (2007 - Lingustics): Now entering a PhD program in Linguistics at UC Santa Cruz.
John Barentine (2000 - Physics): Now an astronomy graduate student at the University of Texas - Austin. While working as a telescope operator for the Apache Point Observatory 3.5m telescope, John received his Masters degree in physics in July 2002 from Colorado State.
Noah Barker: Currently majoring in Near Eastern Studies and also working with the company Southwest trekking.
Matt Berkman: A medical student at the University of Arizona.
Tim Bowers* (2002 - Physics, Science Education) A second-year graduate student in astronomy at the University of Colorado - Boulder. Previously, taught high school physics in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Caitlin Casey (2007 - Physics & Astronomy) She has accepted a prestigious Gates-Cambridge Fellowship to pursue graduate study in cosmology at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge. She received a Goldwater Scholarship in 2006.
Mary Comfort Connor (1996 - Elementary Education): Received her Masters Degree in Educational Policies and Foundations of Administration from Portland State University. Married former camper Steve Conner (UA 1997).
Steve Conner (1997 - Electrical & Computer Engineering): Technical Assistant to Intel's Chief Technology Officer in Portland, Oregon. Received his Masters Degree at the University of Arizona. Steve and Mary Comfort (UA 1996) were married in June 1998!
Matt Corradi (1994 - Fine Arts): Is a production technician in TV services at The University of Arizona.
Jennifer Maynard (Dannemille) r (2001 - Science Education in Chemistry): Married former Camper Matt Maynard in 2004. Now living in Virigina, she is attending attending seminary. She taught middle school math and science at the Accelerated Learning Laboratory in Tucson, Arizona.
Sidney Edsall (1996 - Microbiology; 2002 - MD): Has finished her psychiatry residency at Stanford Hospital and now has her own psychiatric practice in San Francisco.
Gil Esquerdo:
Shelly Flores:
Cyndi Gentry (1996 - Microbiology; 2002 - PhD in Neuroscience): She is the Staff Scientist and Medical Writer for CEDRA Clinical Research in Austin, Texas.
Leisa Glennie (1996 - Physics & Astronomy): Obtained her teaching certificate from University of Arizona in 1998 after receiving her double major in Physics/Astronomy. She has been an Applications Engineer at ASM Lithography, a semiconductor company in Phoenix. Now married to Brian with two young children!
Mindee Hall: (2004)
Erika Hendrickson (1998 - English): Now in graduate school in Creative Writing.
Carrie Ikeda (1997 - Geosciences)
Sarah Jaeggli (2005 - Physics & Astronomy): An astronomy graduate student at the Institute for Astronomy in Hawaii, specializing in solar astronomy and instrumentation. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Ariane Lee (2005 - Physics & Astronomy): Joined the Peace Corps for two years and taught computers in The Gambia, West Africa. Now lives in Chicago working for a non-profit tutor/mentor program for inner-city kids and serves as the eLearning and Technology Coordinator.
Chris Limbach (2009 - Physics & Astronomy): Graduated from the University of Arizona in 2009 with degrees in Engineering Physics and Astronomy. His graduate studies in Princeton's Aerospace Engineering department will focus on applications of plasma physics to hypersonic and space propulsion. Winner of the 2005 National Young Astronomer Award and a National Merit Finalist.
Andy Lowe* (2000 - Computer Science): Works at Embedded Systems in Tucson.
Tina Lowe* (1997 - Linguistics; 2001 - Masters degree in Speech and Hearing Science)
Matt Maynard (2000 - Computer Science): Married former Camper Jennifer Dannemiller in 2004. Now living in Virginia, Matt is writing software for an Internet company. For a while after graduation, he worked as a Computer Software Specialist at Photon Engineering in Tucson, Arizona.
Clinton Mielke:
Katie Moore (2005 - Mathematics, Astronomy): Is now a science educator at the National Air and Space Museum. She finished her Masters degree in Museum Education at George Washington University in August 2007, and had been working as "Planetarium Outreach Educator" at the South Florida Science Museum where she taught outreach programs in local schools, revamped the programs, and worked on production and facilitation of planetarium shows.
Melissa (Eichman) Nilsson (Elementary Education): Attended the Astronomy Camps during the summers of 1992 and 1993. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor's in Elementary Education. She is married to Daniel Nilsson and has no children. She is currently working as a fourth grade teacher at the Academy of Math & Science, a charter school in central Tucson. She has also began her graduate work to pursue a Masters in Education.
Sarah O'Brien (1997 - Physics & Astronomy): Has accepted a job as software engineer at Micro Encoder in Seattle. Sarah has been a Research Analyst at Arete Associates in Tucson, a small firm specializing in underwater remote sensing. She does image processing and modeling of data taken of underwater objects with a "laser camera". She was married in March 2000.
Maria Orejita:
Hannah Peacock:
Diana Perry (2004 - Chemical Engineering): Graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Has a Black Belt in Taekwondo and is an instructor in the Tucson area. She was a valued Astronomy Camp counselor in 2004.
Hannah Pierce Carlson:
Jeremy Royall (2001 - Electrical Engineering)
Gail Schneller (1997 - Physics & Astronomy): Now working at Microsoft in Seattle, WA.
Shawna Shaked (2002 - Physics and Astronomy): Served as President of the University Astronomy Club.
Scott Sims: (1997 - Computer Science)
Chris Sinclair: Graduated with a degree in Mathematics.
David Stevenson:
Amy Tempkin (2001 - MD)
Mark Vitale (1996 - Microbiology; 1998 - MBA): He is now Director of Marketing for the Presido Hotel Group in Tucson.
Christina Vitale (2002 - History with music minor): Graduated magna cum laude. Received her Juris Doctor degree from American University's Washington College of Law in May 2005.
Brenda Wilden (1998 - Physics & Astronomy): Attended graduate school in astronomy at Santa Cruz.
Jennifer Wyatt (2007 - Lingustics): Now entering a PhD program in Linguistics at UC Santa Cruz.
Adult Campers
Janet Howard: has continued to pursue her astronomy education through course work and traveling across the globe. She has become a Solar System Ambassador for NASA. She has also been a data analyst for the Stardust mission.
Marsha Wolf received her PhD in astronomy at the University of Texas (Austin) in 2005 and is now a postodctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She has helped commission the 9m HET telescope.
John Chumack shares an wonderfully illustrated summary of his Advanced Adult Camp (1996) in this journal .
Marsha Wolf received her PhD in astronomy at the University of Texas (Austin) in 2005 and is now a postodctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She has helped commission the 9m HET telescope.
John Chumack shares an wonderfully illustrated summary of his Advanced Adult Camp (1996) in this journal .
Camp Counselors
Dr. Ana Biscaya received her PhD in astronomy at the University of Arizona. She and husband now live in Boston where she works for a software company.
Tim Bowers teaches high school physics in Flagstaff, Arizona. Married in Spring 2004!
AJ Carver completed his master's degree in quantitative economics from the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. In 2006 he graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison majoring in physics and astronomy-physics.
Steve Conner graduated from The University of Arizona in May 1997 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He received his Masters degree and now works for Intel in Portland, OR.
Diana Johnson Coppenbarger received her Masters in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Rochester. She now works as Lead Programmer/Analyst and is the only woman Shot Director at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics in Rochester, NY. She and husband Matt have three wonderful children, one of whom is almost ready for Astronomy Camp!
Jennifer Dannemiller now teaches middle school math and science at the Accelerated Learning Laboratory.
Ewan Douglas: Graduated from Tufts and now works as a Telescope Operator at the LIGO gravitational wave detector.
Kim Dow received her Masters Degree in astronomy from The University of Arizona. She is now enrolled in a PhD program in science education at Harvard.
Jason Fields: now works at the Aerospace Corporation in Los Angeles. He is finishing his Masters degree in physics. Married Debbie McCarthy in August 2004.
Dr. Rose Finn is a Professor of physics/astronomy at Siena College in Albany, NY. She is finishing a postdoctoral appointment at Univ. of Massachusetts where she has a unique NSF Fellowship combining teaching and research. he studies the environments of quasars using wide-field imaging in the visible and near-infrared. She has helped Don build a fantastic new infrared camera. Rose has a bouncing two year-old boy, James and a new daughter, Caitlin.
Anne Foster: Graduated from the University of Virgina. Now attending law school at Richmond. Interested in environmental law. An amazing singer, she participates in a very selective women's chorale group at UVA.
Becky Fox graduated from Arizona State University in 2000, majoring in biology. She continues her research on comets and hopes to specialize in exo-biology.
Melissa Giovanni is a graduate student in geosciences at UCLA. She graduated from The University of Arizona, majoring in geosciences, and becoming one of the first recipients of the Galileo Circle scholarships sponsored by the College of Science. She will be attending graduate school at UCLA.
Leisa Glennie until recently worked for a semi-conductor fabrication company SIMG near Phoenix. She has two young children. She graduated from The University of Arizona in 1996 with a double major in Physics & Astronomy. In 1998, she obtained her teaching certificate from the University of Arizona. She is now an Applications Engineer at ASM Lithography, a semiconductor company in Phoenix. Leissa was married in 2000.
Chris Gottbrath develops computer software used by astronomers and other scientists. Received his M.S. in astronomy at Steward Observatory: Use of Computers in Astronomy, Modeling, High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy, Active Galactic Nuclei, Galaxy Formation, Astrophotography
Dr. Chris Groppi finished his PhD in astronomy at Steward Observatory and now works for NRAO. He got to pursue his PhD research in Antarctica!
Lucia Galvan: is the Directora del Instituto de Emprendedores Tecnológicos, División de Extensión y Graduados at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Sonora Norte. She has develoepd an Astronomy Camp on Mt. Lemmon for talented students from her school.
Dr. Todd Henry is a full-Professor at Georgia State University and continues his research in brown dwarfs and extra-solar planets at Harvard. In 1996, he set a PR of 2:35 in the Chicago marathon.
Dr. Joannah Hinz finished her PhD astronomy at Steward Observatory and is a member of the Spitzer Space Telescope team associated with Arizona's MIPS instrument.
Dr. Phil Hinz is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Steward Osbervatory. He received his astronomy PhD in 2001, specializing in a new technique (nulling interferometry) for directly imaging extra-solar planets in the infrared. Phil is a Michelson Postdoctoral Fellow and Principal Investigator of the University's Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer.
Dr. Eric Hooper a former Steward grad student, is now working the University of Wisconsin - Madison on a topics relating to quasars and science education.
Janet Howard: has continued to pursue her astronomy education through course work and traveling across the globe. She has become a Solar System Ambassador for NASA. She has also been a data analyst for the Stardust mission.
Julie Kane: Working in Seattle as a Patent Agent with a NYC-based law firm called Darby & Darby, PC. She works with inventors to write patent applications and help them get their applications approved. She has applied to law school and will likely be attending Stanford Law in 2007.
Dr. Susan Benecchi (Kern) received her PhD in planetary science at MIT in 2006 and now works at the Space Telescope Science Institute. She is a frequent observer on the 6.5 meter Magellan telescope in Chile. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 2000, majoring in physics/astronomy and religious studies. Her research on the icy surfaces of Kuiper Belt Objects.
Dr. Davy Kirkpatrick is an astronomer at IPAC/Caltech where he continues to research brown dwarfs and nearby stars. He recently received widespread recognition for establishing a new spectral class for low luminosity stars.
Karen Knierman: works as a science educator with Mars missions at Arizona State University. She has also researched the effects of minor mergers among galaxies.
Dr. Wilson Liu Received his PhD (2007) in astronomy at Steward Observatory. He uses "nulling interferometry" to image circumstellar material which may accrete into planetary systems.
Dr. Craig Kulesa, the Astronomy Camp Spectroscopist!, received his PhD research in astronomy and works at Steward Obseravtory doing infrared and submillimeter astronomy. He is currently on his fourth research trip to the South Pole. He continues to fly model airplanes and run road races.
Teresa (Longazo) Jiles married Martin Jiles in December 2004! She works for the National Parks Service and has specialized in studies of light pollution. She worked as a Telescope Operator at the UA's SMT Submillimeter Telescope. Graduated from ASU May 2000 with a B.S. in Geology (emphasis in planetary geology). She has interned with Lunar and Planetary Institute working with microbial weathering and held a job as Martian Meteorite Data Coordinator for the Johnson Space Center Astrobiology Group.
David McCarthy finished his MBA degree at the Eller School of Management at The University of Arizona and now works for KPMG in the UNited Arab Emirates. He also has a Masters degree in Biblical Archaelogy from Wheaton College.
Debbie McCarthy is doing educational research for her PhD at UCLA. She received her Masters degree in educagtion in 2002 from the University of WIsconsin - Madison and was Director of Christian Formation at a Presbyterian church in Madison.
Dr. Don McCarthy remains an Astronomer at The University of Arizona. He continues to build infrared equipment for imaging/ spectroscopy, and adaptive optics, and is involved in the Large Binocular telescope project. He is the director of the education/outreach aspects of the near-infrared camera (NIRCam) for NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope. He has taken up long distance biking.
Nicole Miklus Now works at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center as a science educator. Worked as a Hydrologist at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources. She received her Masters degree in Geosciences in Syracuse in Fall 2006. Her research focused on seasonal changes in the Eocene time period. She received her undergraduate degree from Kent State University.
Jackie Monkiewicz She is pursuing extragalactic research and is a very avid hiker.
Katie Moore Is a science educator at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington. She earned a Masters degree in Museum Education at George Washington University and, earlier, taught high school physics in Georgia.
Dr. John Moustakas received his PhD in astronomy at Steward Obseravtory in 2006 and is now a postdoctoral fellow at New York University.
Sarah O'Brien graduated from The University of Arizona in 1997 with a double major in Physics & Astronomy. Sarah is a Research Analyst at Arete Associates in Tucson, a small firm specializing in underwater remote sensing. She does image processing and modeling of data taken of underwater objects with a "laser camera". She was married in March 2000.
Dr. Sally Oey received her PhD in astronomy in 1996 and was a postdoc at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University, England and at the Space Telescope Science Institute. Shw was awarded the Annie Cannon award for her research on massive stars and their interaction with the interstellar medium. Sally has accepted an appointment at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ.
Diana Perry graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Has a Black Belt in Taekwondo and is an instructor in the Tucson area. She was a valued Astronomy Camp counselor in 2004.
Dr. Tim Pickering is a staff scientist at the Multiple Mirror Telescope Observatory in Tucson. He obtained his PhD research in astronomy in 1998 and was a postdoc at the Kapetyn Institute in Groningen. He now works as Assistant Staff Scientist at the MMT observatory at the University of Arizona.
Paul Readly: graduated from Penn State University in 2003 with a degree in horticulture. His new job is Assistant Flower Breeder for the American Takii seed company in Salinas, CA.
Jeff Regester is a Physics Educator at Greensboro High School in North Carolina. Formerly, he was a lab instructor and engineer in the Astronomy Dept. at Wellesley College in MA. He proposed to his future wife, Martha, at Astronomy Camp in 1995. They have two children. Jeff leads the Astronomy Camp for Educators. He serves in the Naval Reserve.
Dr. Greg Rudnick is an astronomer at the National Optical Astronomy Observatories in Tucson. He received his PhD in astronomy in 2001 at the University of Arizona. He is continuing his research in Germany.
Wayne Schlingman is a graduate student in astronomy at Steward Observatory. He is currently working toward his PhD with specialities in radio astronomy and science education.
Gail Schneller Now working with Microsoft in Seattle and married Jared in Fall 2007. She is working towards a Masters Degree in Medical Engineering. Gail graduated from The University of Arizona in 1997 with a degree in Astronomy with emphasis in Electrical Engineering. She continues to explore a great variety of interests including camping, photography, ballet, graphic art design, etc.!
Elise Stefanik graduated from Harvard University in 2006 majoring in Political Science. She was a student leader in the Institute of Politics at the JFK School of Government.
Elizabeth Waterhouse: Now rumored to be part of a dance company touring in Germany. She received her Masters in Fine Arts at Ohio State University. Graduated in 2001 from Harvard in physics and astronomy.
Matthew Whitehouse: A Masters and PhD student in Organ and Composition at The University of Arizona.
Dr. Patrick Young: is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University. He finished his PhD in astronomy at Steward Observatory in the area of stellar evolution.
Abby Youngblood: Passionate about all things related to food (growing, distributing, environment, health, governmental policy), she is working at the Caretaker Farm in Williamstown, MA. She graduated in physics from Bryn Mawr in 2001. A semi-finalist in the 1997 Westinghouse Science competition. After a year of traveling widely to Kenya, India, Russia, she has been living in Philadelphia. Abby has worked with the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger on the Food Stamp Enrollment Campaign.
If you know of any other news about former Campers and Counselors, please email dmccarthy@as.arizona.edu.
Tim Bowers teaches high school physics in Flagstaff, Arizona. Married in Spring 2004!
AJ Carver completed his master's degree in quantitative economics from the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. In 2006 he graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison majoring in physics and astronomy-physics.
Steve Conner graduated from The University of Arizona in May 1997 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He received his Masters degree and now works for Intel in Portland, OR.
Diana Johnson Coppenbarger received her Masters in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Rochester. She now works as Lead Programmer/Analyst and is the only woman Shot Director at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics in Rochester, NY. She and husband Matt have three wonderful children, one of whom is almost ready for Astronomy Camp!
Jennifer Dannemiller now teaches middle school math and science at the Accelerated Learning Laboratory.
Ewan Douglas: Graduated from Tufts and now works as a Telescope Operator at the LIGO gravitational wave detector.
Kim Dow received her Masters Degree in astronomy from The University of Arizona. She is now enrolled in a PhD program in science education at Harvard.
Jason Fields: now works at the Aerospace Corporation in Los Angeles. He is finishing his Masters degree in physics. Married Debbie McCarthy in August 2004.
Dr. Rose Finn is a Professor of physics/astronomy at Siena College in Albany, NY. She is finishing a postdoctoral appointment at Univ. of Massachusetts where she has a unique NSF Fellowship combining teaching and research. he studies the environments of quasars using wide-field imaging in the visible and near-infrared. She has helped Don build a fantastic new infrared camera. Rose has a bouncing two year-old boy, James and a new daughter, Caitlin.
Anne Foster: Graduated from the University of Virgina. Now attending law school at Richmond. Interested in environmental law. An amazing singer, she participates in a very selective women's chorale group at UVA.
Becky Fox graduated from Arizona State University in 2000, majoring in biology. She continues her research on comets and hopes to specialize in exo-biology.
Melissa Giovanni is a graduate student in geosciences at UCLA. She graduated from The University of Arizona, majoring in geosciences, and becoming one of the first recipients of the Galileo Circle scholarships sponsored by the College of Science. She will be attending graduate school at UCLA.
Leisa Glennie until recently worked for a semi-conductor fabrication company SIMG near Phoenix. She has two young children. She graduated from The University of Arizona in 1996 with a double major in Physics & Astronomy. In 1998, she obtained her teaching certificate from the University of Arizona. She is now an Applications Engineer at ASM Lithography, a semiconductor company in Phoenix. Leissa was married in 2000.
Chris Gottbrath develops computer software used by astronomers and other scientists. Received his M.S. in astronomy at Steward Observatory: Use of Computers in Astronomy, Modeling, High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy, Active Galactic Nuclei, Galaxy Formation, Astrophotography
Dr. Chris Groppi finished his PhD in astronomy at Steward Observatory and now works for NRAO. He got to pursue his PhD research in Antarctica!
Lucia Galvan: is the Directora del Instituto de Emprendedores Tecnológicos, División de Extensión y Graduados at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Sonora Norte. She has develoepd an Astronomy Camp on Mt. Lemmon for talented students from her school.
Dr. Todd Henry is a full-Professor at Georgia State University and continues his research in brown dwarfs and extra-solar planets at Harvard. In 1996, he set a PR of 2:35 in the Chicago marathon.
Dr. Joannah Hinz finished her PhD astronomy at Steward Observatory and is a member of the Spitzer Space Telescope team associated with Arizona's MIPS instrument.
Dr. Phil Hinz is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Steward Osbervatory. He received his astronomy PhD in 2001, specializing in a new technique (nulling interferometry) for directly imaging extra-solar planets in the infrared. Phil is a Michelson Postdoctoral Fellow and Principal Investigator of the University's Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer.
Dr. Eric Hooper a former Steward grad student, is now working the University of Wisconsin - Madison on a topics relating to quasars and science education.
Janet Howard: has continued to pursue her astronomy education through course work and traveling across the globe. She has become a Solar System Ambassador for NASA. She has also been a data analyst for the Stardust mission.
Julie Kane: Working in Seattle as a Patent Agent with a NYC-based law firm called Darby & Darby, PC. She works with inventors to write patent applications and help them get their applications approved. She has applied to law school and will likely be attending Stanford Law in 2007.
Dr. Susan Benecchi (Kern) received her PhD in planetary science at MIT in 2006 and now works at the Space Telescope Science Institute. She is a frequent observer on the 6.5 meter Magellan telescope in Chile. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 2000, majoring in physics/astronomy and religious studies. Her research on the icy surfaces of Kuiper Belt Objects.
Dr. Davy Kirkpatrick is an astronomer at IPAC/Caltech where he continues to research brown dwarfs and nearby stars. He recently received widespread recognition for establishing a new spectral class for low luminosity stars.
Karen Knierman: works as a science educator with Mars missions at Arizona State University. She has also researched the effects of minor mergers among galaxies.
Dr. Wilson Liu Received his PhD (2007) in astronomy at Steward Observatory. He uses "nulling interferometry" to image circumstellar material which may accrete into planetary systems.
Dr. Craig Kulesa, the Astronomy Camp Spectroscopist!, received his PhD research in astronomy and works at Steward Obseravtory doing infrared and submillimeter astronomy. He is currently on his fourth research trip to the South Pole. He continues to fly model airplanes and run road races.
Teresa (Longazo) Jiles married Martin Jiles in December 2004! She works for the National Parks Service and has specialized in studies of light pollution. She worked as a Telescope Operator at the UA's SMT Submillimeter Telescope. Graduated from ASU May 2000 with a B.S. in Geology (emphasis in planetary geology). She has interned with Lunar and Planetary Institute working with microbial weathering and held a job as Martian Meteorite Data Coordinator for the Johnson Space Center Astrobiology Group.
David McCarthy finished his MBA degree at the Eller School of Management at The University of Arizona and now works for KPMG in the UNited Arab Emirates. He also has a Masters degree in Biblical Archaelogy from Wheaton College.
Debbie McCarthy is doing educational research for her PhD at UCLA. She received her Masters degree in educagtion in 2002 from the University of WIsconsin - Madison and was Director of Christian Formation at a Presbyterian church in Madison.
Dr. Don McCarthy remains an Astronomer at The University of Arizona. He continues to build infrared equipment for imaging/ spectroscopy, and adaptive optics, and is involved in the Large Binocular telescope project. He is the director of the education/outreach aspects of the near-infrared camera (NIRCam) for NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope. He has taken up long distance biking.
Nicole Miklus Now works at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center as a science educator. Worked as a Hydrologist at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources. She received her Masters degree in Geosciences in Syracuse in Fall 2006. Her research focused on seasonal changes in the Eocene time period. She received her undergraduate degree from Kent State University.
Jackie Monkiewicz She is pursuing extragalactic research and is a very avid hiker.
Katie Moore Is a science educator at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington. She earned a Masters degree in Museum Education at George Washington University and, earlier, taught high school physics in Georgia.
Dr. John Moustakas received his PhD in astronomy at Steward Obseravtory in 2006 and is now a postdoctoral fellow at New York University.
Sarah O'Brien graduated from The University of Arizona in 1997 with a double major in Physics & Astronomy. Sarah is a Research Analyst at Arete Associates in Tucson, a small firm specializing in underwater remote sensing. She does image processing and modeling of data taken of underwater objects with a "laser camera". She was married in March 2000.
Dr. Sally Oey received her PhD in astronomy in 1996 and was a postdoc at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University, England and at the Space Telescope Science Institute. Shw was awarded the Annie Cannon award for her research on massive stars and their interaction with the interstellar medium. Sally has accepted an appointment at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ.
Diana Perry graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Has a Black Belt in Taekwondo and is an instructor in the Tucson area. She was a valued Astronomy Camp counselor in 2004.
Dr. Tim Pickering is a staff scientist at the Multiple Mirror Telescope Observatory in Tucson. He obtained his PhD research in astronomy in 1998 and was a postdoc at the Kapetyn Institute in Groningen. He now works as Assistant Staff Scientist at the MMT observatory at the University of Arizona.
Paul Readly: graduated from Penn State University in 2003 with a degree in horticulture. His new job is Assistant Flower Breeder for the American Takii seed company in Salinas, CA.
Jeff Regester is a Physics Educator at Greensboro High School in North Carolina. Formerly, he was a lab instructor and engineer in the Astronomy Dept. at Wellesley College in MA. He proposed to his future wife, Martha, at Astronomy Camp in 1995. They have two children. Jeff leads the Astronomy Camp for Educators. He serves in the Naval Reserve.
Dr. Greg Rudnick is an astronomer at the National Optical Astronomy Observatories in Tucson. He received his PhD in astronomy in 2001 at the University of Arizona. He is continuing his research in Germany.
Wayne Schlingman is a graduate student in astronomy at Steward Observatory. He is currently working toward his PhD with specialities in radio astronomy and science education.
Gail Schneller Now working with Microsoft in Seattle and married Jared in Fall 2007. She is working towards a Masters Degree in Medical Engineering. Gail graduated from The University of Arizona in 1997 with a degree in Astronomy with emphasis in Electrical Engineering. She continues to explore a great variety of interests including camping, photography, ballet, graphic art design, etc.!
Elise Stefanik graduated from Harvard University in 2006 majoring in Political Science. She was a student leader in the Institute of Politics at the JFK School of Government.
Elizabeth Waterhouse: Now rumored to be part of a dance company touring in Germany. She received her Masters in Fine Arts at Ohio State University. Graduated in 2001 from Harvard in physics and astronomy.
Matthew Whitehouse: A Masters and PhD student in Organ and Composition at The University of Arizona.
Dr. Patrick Young: is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University. He finished his PhD in astronomy at Steward Observatory in the area of stellar evolution.
Abby Youngblood: Passionate about all things related to food (growing, distributing, environment, health, governmental policy), she is working at the Caretaker Farm in Williamstown, MA. She graduated in physics from Bryn Mawr in 2001. A semi-finalist in the 1997 Westinghouse Science competition. After a year of traveling widely to Kenya, India, Russia, she has been living in Philadelphia. Abby has worked with the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger on the Food Stamp Enrollment Campaign.
If you know of any other news about former Campers and Counselors, please email dmccarthy@as.arizona.edu.
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