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Nahide Craig - Astronomer, Lead of WISE Education and Public Outreach
A research astronomer with 10 years' involvement in the EUVE mission and the SSL Experimental Astrophysics Group, Dr. Craig has worked for both the EUVE and the ORFEUS missions, specializing in the ground-based observations for the studies of late-type stars, cataclysmic variables, white dwarfs, and the local interstellar medium. During the last five years she has been working as Education and Outreach Scientist and Manager of the SEGway Program at Center for Science Education at Space Sciences Laboratory. SEGway is a national consortium of science museums, research institutions, and educators working together to adapt the latest NASA scientific research for students, teachers, and the general public via the Internet. SEGway program serves as an infrastructure for education and outreach materials for NASA's RHESSI, FAST, CHIPS, STEREO/IMPACT, THEMIS and WISE space science satellite missions. Dr. Craig is the lead Scientist, Director and Manager of numerous UCB mission E/PO efforts, including the RHESSI, FAST, STEREO/IMPACT and THEMIS Missions. Dr. Craig is responsible for designing and implementing overarching themes for K-12 science education and contributes to the dissemination and expansion of the E/PO programs at national level.

Bryan Méndez - Astronomer, E/PO Specialist
Dr. Méndez received his Ph.D. in Astophysics from UC Berkeley in 2002, his research interests were in extragalactic astronomy and large scale structure in the Universe. Currently, Dr. Méndez is an Education and Public Outreach Specialist for the SEGway program at UC Berkeley's Center for Science Education at the Space Sciences Laboratory. He creates classroom lessons for grades K-12, in collaboration with teachers and the E/PO team. He also organizes and conducts professional development experiences for teachers around space science topics. As an E/PO specialist working on NASA programs such as RHESSI, CHIPS, and the NVO, he leverages efforts from multiple missions that are studying everything from the Sun to the Universe itself.

Amy Shutkin - Administrative Analyst
Amy Shutkin will assist with the E/PO budget and provide overall administrative support. She will schedule the E/PO partnership meetings, keep a master calendar, update the ledgers and track the Mission master schedule. She will also help coordinate the logistics of the teacher workshops, format and print classroom materials, and edit and format web-based activities and text.

Thomas Shefler - Science Teacher
Granada High School, Livermore, CA

Lonny Villalobos - Science Teacher
Elk Grove Middle School, Sacramento, CA

Partners
American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)
Brian Abbott, Software Engineer

Astronomical Society of Pacific (ASP)
Michael Bennett, Executive Director

Ball Aerospace and Technologies (Ball)

Denise Cook-Clampert, E/PO Specialist

Cornerstone Evaluation Associates (CEA)
Allyson Walker, Executive Director

Hands-On Universe (HOU)
Carl Pennypacker, US EUSO E/PO Manager

National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)
Stephen Pompea, Astronomer & Manager of Science Education

Spitzer Science Center
Michelle Thaller, Manager Spitzer Education and Outreach

SOFIA
Edna deVore , Co-Director of SOFIA Education and Public Outreach

Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL)
Gayle Bowen, E/PO Specialist

Space Science Institute (SSI)
Paul Dusenbery, Executive Director


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