FORMAL TEACHING​ (at the University of Washington)



-Teaching Assistant, ASTBIO 115, Life in the Universe, University of Washington (Autumn 2012)



- Lecturer on Mars atmospheric evolution, ESS 495, NASA Space Grant Seminar: Rocks-n-Stars (May 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND GUEST LECTURES:



- Stedwick Elementary School (Montgomery County, MD):

"Science adviser" to a 5th grade class that is learning math and science by designing a human colony on Mars. Stedwick is a NASA Explorer School (2012-present).

 

- Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center (Bellevue, WA): I have been invited to speak to high school students taking  a course on environmental sciences and technology through the Pacific Science Center (10/2013 and 1/2014).

News article about the class, briefly highlighting my talk

 

- University of Washington (Seattle, WA):

• Invited talk to UW Astronomy Club: "Atmospheric Modeling of Earth and Mars" (2/2014)

*Talks to high school students taking an astrobiology course:

• "The Atmospheric Bathtub: How did O2 come to fill up 21%? (1/2014)

• "Astrobiology in Iceland" (1/2013)

 *Volunteer at Department of Astronomy public open house (6/2013)

 

- Edmonds Community College (Lynwood, WA):  Guest lecturer in ASTR 110, The Solar System (11/2013).

 

-A Child Becomes Preschool (West Seattle, Seattle, WA): Guest speaker on planets in our solar system (1/2013).

 

-Seattle Town Hall (Seattle, WA):  I gave a public talk entitled "Tracking Down Mars' Strange ​Salt" (5/2013).

 

 

-Seattle Center (Seattle, WA): I organized an Astrobiology booth and ran activities with fellow members of the UW Astrobiology Program at the Seattle Science Festival Science EXPO day (6/2012).