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Ms. Cathy Clemens
CfA
Ms. Clemens holds a B. A. in Fine Arts from
Boston College and a B. S. in Physics and a M.S. in Astronomy from the
University of Arizona. She has conducted research in radio, infrared
and optical astronomy in the fields of cometary and planetary science,
star formation and cosmology. Since 1998, she has served as Coordinator
for the Boston Chapter of Project ASTRO -- a collaborative project of
the Museum of Science (MOS) and the Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics (CfA). During the past four years, she has fostered, trained, and supervised
more than 90 partnerships between volunteer astronomers (including herself)
and K-12 teachers. Through these partnerships, the scientists and educators
are given training, and then are assigned to work together in the classroom
implementing hands-on learning activities in space science.
More recently,
Cathy has begun Family Astro which concentrates on partnering astronomers
with community leaders. Cathy has also worked directly with astronomer
mentors to bring students a love of science in general and a better
understanding of scientific processes. Ms. Clemens has developed a solid
network among 60+ schools in 40+ school systems in the Greater Boston
Area, Rhode Island, and southern New Hampshire. Her strong people skills
have led to synergistic working relationships with other E/PO areas
in NASA and the CfA, thereby amplifying her efforts with Project
ASTRO, Family ASTRO, and NESSIE. |
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