Curriculum Vitae Michelle Beauvais Larson Vice Provost Professor ...

Curriculum Vitae
Michelle Beauvais Larson
Vice Provost
Professor of Physics, Professional Practice
Office of the Provost
(435) 797–1121 (direct)
1435 Old Main Hill (435) 797–0121 (office)
Utah State University
michelle.larson@.usu.edu
Logan, UT 84322
Education:
Montana State University - Bozeman Physics B.S. 1993
Montana State University - Bozeman Physics M.S. 1995
Montana State University - Bozeman Physics Ph.D. 2001
Post-Degree Education:
California Institute of Technology - Postdoc High Energy Physics 2002 - 2003
Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Leadership Institute 2007
Leadership Utah 2009-2010
Harvard Institute for Management and Leadership in Education 2011
Administrative Expertise
Experienced in higher education administration at the university level. Educated in,
experienced at, and personally motivated by the Land Grant mission. Known for
excellence in reasoning, budget management, communication, and bringing
complicated, multi-year projects to completion. Skilled at representing and providing
leadership across the full breadth of academic disciplines. Sincere appreciation and
enthusiasm for all areas of scholarship and creative endeavors, teaching, and
meaningful service. Professionally motivated by advancing faculty initiatives through
leadership that enables good ideas to further the academic mission of the institution.
Development Experience
Worked with the USU Foundation Board to secure $500,000 toward the establishment
of an institution-wide Science, Technology, Engineering, Education, and Mathematics
(STE 2 M) Center. Met regularly with USU faculty to understand and further develop their

vision, served as the lead communicator of the Center’s vision to the USU Foundation
Board, and met with individual donors to secure the funds necessary to launch the
STE 2 M Center.
Externally-Funded Grant Experience
First-hand experience with the demands of proposal preparation. Solid understanding of
the support infrastructure necessary to help faculty succeed. Comfortable and
experienced at mentoring and supporting faculty in the pursuit of obtaining external
grant resources. Employed exclusively for five years (2001 - 2006) on grant dollars.
Understanding of what is necessary to prepare and submit a competitive grant proposal.
Externally-funded grant experience ranges from being a federally-funded PI to being a
member of the administrative team at a multi-million dollar National Science Foundation
(NSF) research center. Deputy director of a $5 Million NSF Physics Frontier Center at
The Pennsylvania State University, responsible for oversight of review team site visits
and co-investigator and proposal coordinator on the $10 Million renewal proposal. At
Caltech, funded by the NSF as project coordinator for a multisite scintillator detector
cosmic ray observatory. Funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) at the University of California, Berkeley as lead developer and author of the
Education and Public Outreach component on several SMEX and MIDEX mission
teams.
Science Outreach Experience
Twenty two years experience in science outreach ranging from: $1 - $2 million
education outreach program development for NASA missions, including the
development of classroom activities resulting in peer-reviewed publications; to project
coordinator for a distributed array of scientific cosmic ray detectors at Los Angeles area
high schools; to director for education and public outreach at an NSF Physics Frontier
Center. Creator and co-chair of Science Unwrapped at Utah State University, a monthly
presentation and associated experience stations that unwrap the process of science for
a lay audience. Science Unwrapped has reach over 8500 attendees in its first three
years. Regular presenter of public lecturers on astronomy and astrophysics to
audiences including: youth groups and senior centers; amateur astronomy clubs and
regional star parties; museums; teacher development workshops; and national
monuments and parks.
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Administrative Positions
Vice Provost (2011 - present), Assistant Provost (2006-2011)
Utah State University
• A broad portfolio that includes: primary responsibility for strategic projects that
address the dynamic priorities and needs of a comprehensive research
university; overseeing the budget for the Office of the Executive Vice President
and Provost; and serving as Utah State University’s representative to the Chief
Academic Officers council in the Utah System of Higher Education.
• Direct supervisor to five staff, including the Provost’s budget officer. Operational
and fiscal supervisor to four unit directors: Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity;
Analysis, Assessment & Accreditation; Faculty Assistance Center for Teaching;
and Honors Program.
• Creator and co-chair of Science Unwrapped a monthly presentation and
associated experience stations that unwrap the process of science for a lay
audience. The program is hosted by USU’s College of Science, has featured
research from all academic colleges, and consistently attracts between 200 - 400
people to every event, reaching more than 8000 in the first three years.
• Provided academic leadership during the merger of a two-year community and
technical college with Utah State University. Worked to place all faculty into an
appropriate academic department and oversaw the process of incorporating and
synchronizing course offerings and academic policies. In less than one year after
the merger date all faculty had tenure status and a signed role statement within a
USU academic department, and students from both institutions were able to
register under a single academic catalog.
• Served as the academic program lead during the merger of the Swaner
EcoCenter and Preserve, the largest philanthropic gift in USU’s history. Led four
separate working groups to develop multi-year programming plans focused on 1)
Community, 2) Youth, 3) For-Credit Courses and 4) the Land.
• Responsible for bringing all university academic business before the USU Board
of Trustees and the Utah Board of Regents for approval. A 100% success rate in
program approval in the four years since assuming this responsibility, including
successfully navigating through the process two proposals that had been
previously denied, and several challenging proposals that were solid
academically, but had political opposition.
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• Responsible for designing and implementing a five-year plan to increase the
operating budgets of all academic departments at USU by $1.5 Million.
Conducted a fiscal analysis to determine the metric by which operating budget
increases would be determined and distributed.
• Leader of Extra Service Compensation reform on campus. Six years experience
developing and implementing a step-by-step campus-wide plan to bring extra
service into compliance with policy.
• Chair of the University Space Management committee. Responsible for
negotiating resolution in multi-college space conflicts. Responsible for organizing
complex, multi-unit building relocations.
• Chair of the University Course Fee Review committee. Responsible for
conducting a detailed analysis and review of university-wide course fee revenue
and student course fee burden by major to inform the course fee review process.
• Served as the campus lead for the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Ten-Year Recertification of Utah State University. Responsibilities in
addition to lead coordinator included chief report writer, Academic Integrity
Committee member and Steering Committee member. Currently serve as the
Utah State University NCAA Athletics Certification Liaison.
Deputy Director, Center for Gravitational Wave Physics (2004 - 2006)
The Pennsylvania State University
• Responsible for primary administration tasks of the Center for Gravitational Wave
Physics (CGWP) including budget management, coordinating annual reports and
site visits, scientific workshop planning and proposal writing.
• Fostered research partnerships between national and international astrophysics
and gravitational wave physics communities, and built outreach partnerships
between the CGWP and other national centers, labs and informal education
venues. Established the first national network of Physics Frontier Center (PFC)
outreach coordinators resulting in a united PFC presence at national conferences
and increased visibility of PFC efforts within the NSF.
• Responsible for communicating the frontier research science performed by the
Center to fellow scientists and broad audiences. Author of ten research
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informational nuggets, and editor of The Gravitational Lens, a newsletter
summarizing recent, published results in the field of gravity.
• Created and directed research science outreach efforts and public outreach
programs to increase the general understanding of gravitational physics and
awareness of recent progress in gravitational wave research among broad
audiences, including scientists of all disciplines. Successfully facilitated research
efforts between students and faculty in distant locations as far away from
Pennsylvania as Washington State.
Deputy Director, Montana Space Grant Consortium & EPSCoR (2003 - 2004)
Montana State University
• Primary administrator of research initiation grants, education enhancement
grants, undergraduate research grants and student fellowships.
• Coordinated and led 21 state consortium affiliates to strengthen research and
education in aeronautics and space science in the state of Montana.
• Assisted research faculty in identifying national partnerships and stimulating
competitive research throughout the state.
• Coordinated and led students in Earth-orbiting satellite, high altitude balloon and
space science outreach programs.
CHICOS Project Coordinator, Kellogg Radiation Laboratory (2002-2003)
California Institute of Technology
• Identified and secured detector sites and built a ground-based cosmic ray
detector array deployed on school rooftops in Los Angeles.
• Built partnerships with school district administrators, and served as lead project
liaison to teachers and students.
• Commissioned and calibrated detector equipment, and facilitated the research
efforts of students, postdocs and fellow scientists in the collaboration.
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Scientific Positions
As a scientist who is passionate about research-infused public outreach I routinely give
public lectures and present at teacher development workshops. I have developed fifteen
science-based hands-on activities, many of which received national recognition by the
National Science Teachers Association and/or have been published in peer-reviewed
journals. Selected accomplishments and responsibilities are discussed below.
Professor of Physics, Professional Practice (2012 - Present)
Associate Professor of Physics, Adjunct (2006 – 2011)
Utah State University
• Provide leadership for campus-wide STEM and STEM education efforts.
• PI of a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary team working on a $2.5 Million
university-wide NSF proposal to increase the number of graduates in STEM
disciplines. (To be submitted in Fall 2012).
• Regularly work with faculty to leverage broader impact funding in traditional
research proposals through department, college or campus programs.
• Mentor to students majoring in physics, or considering physics as a major,
particularly students from underrepresented groups.
Research Associate, Department of Physics (2004-2006)
The Pennsylvania State University
• Served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Gravitational Lens - An international
newsletter highlighting recent work relevant to gravitational physics. Each issue
contained summaries (written at a level for scientists in any discipline) that
highlighted gravity-related preprints of broad interest.
• Developed seven StarDate Radio Episodes, “Gravity (6.27.05); Gravitational
Waves I (6.28.05); Gravitational Waves II (6.29.05); Speed of Gravity (7.01.05);
Twirling Timebomb (4.26.06); Rippling Encounters (4.27.06); Star Probes
(4.28.06), in collaboration with Univ. of Texas McDonald Observatory.
• Script developer for the WPSX-TV public television show, “What’s in the News –
Grasping for Gravity”, April 30, 2004.
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Postdoc (2002), Staff Scientist (2003) Kellogg Radiation Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
• Led a scientific team of undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs and
laboratory technicians to build, deploy, and operate a distributed array of cosmic
ray scintillator detectors. Efforts resulted in peer reviewed publications.
• Designed and coordinated a summer research program for high school students
and teachers who worked side-by-side with our group to build the equipment
used in the experiment.
Public Outreach Scientist, Space Sciences Laboratory (2001-2002)
University of California – Berkeley
• Script developer and on-screen participant in the Emmy-winning NASA Connect
television show, “Having a Solar Blast”, March 2002
• Developed the outreach proposal concept, and coordinated the installation of an
array of all-sky cameras and magnetometers at schools across the northern
United States as part of the NASA THEMIS mission. Efforts resulted in a peerreviewed
publication.
Graduate Research Fellow, Department of Physics (1995-2001)
Montana State University
• Founder and co-director of the Space Public Outreach Team, a team of trained
undergraduate science majors who travel to schools across Montana to give
presentations on active NASA missions and space topics of current interest. The
program is still in operation after 16 years.
• Lead website and classroom activity developer for the Yohkoh Public Outreach
Project, one of NASA’s earliest forays into bringing scientific data to the public
through the internet.
• Co-Director of Peaks and Potentials, a summer, residential science camp for
Montana students in grades 6-9.
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Refereed Publications
1. L.M. Peticolas, N. Craig, S.F. Odenwald, A. Walker, C.T. Russell, V. Angelopoulos,
C. Willard, M.B. Larson, W.A. Hiscock, J.M. Stoke, M.B. Moldwin, The Time History of
Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) Education and
Outreach (E/PO) Program, Space Science Review, 141, 557 (2008)
2. L.J. Rubbo, S.L. Larson, M.B. Larson, D.R. Ingram, Hands-on Gravitational Wave
Astronomy: Extracting astrophysical information from simulated signals, The American
Journal of Physics, 75, 597 (2006).
3. M.B. Larson, L.J. Rubbo, K.D. Zaleski, S.L. Larson, Science Icebreaker Activities: An
Example from Gravitational Wave Astronomy, The Physics Teacher 44, 416 (2006).
4. L.J. Rubbo, S.L. Larson, M.B. Larson, K.D. Zaleski Gravitational Waves: New
Observatories for New Astronomy, The Physics Teacher, 44, 420 (2006).
5. B.E. Carlson, E. Brobeck, C.J. Jillings, M.B. Larson, T.W. Lynn, R.D. McKeown, J.E.
Hill, B.J. Falkowski, R. Seki, J. Sepikas, G.B. Yodh, Search for Correlated High Energy
Cosmic Ray Events with CHICOS, Journal of Physics G: Nuclear Particle Physics 31,
409 (2005).
6. M.B. Larson, Universe Interactive: Static displays with active components, The
Physics Teacher 43, 19 (2005).
7. M.B. Larson, Constructing a Portable Sundial in Insights Into the Universe: Effective
Ways to Teach Astronomy, American Association of Physics Teachers (2003), Eds. T.F.
Slater, M. Zeilik.
8. R. D. McKeown, J. Gao, M. B. Larson, R. Seki, A.Shoup, G. B. Yodh, California High
School Cosmic Ray Observatory (CHICOS), SPIE: Astronomical Telescopes and
Instrumentation Proceedings, (2002).
9. M.B. Larson et al., The Yohkoh Public Outreach Project in Multiwavelength
Observations of Coronal Structure and Dynamics, COSPAR Colloquia Series 13,
Elsevier Science (2002), Eds. P.C.H.Martens, D. Cauffman.
10. N. Craig, M.B. Larson, Our Sun - The Star of Classroom Activities and Public
Outreach Events in Multiwavelength Observations of Coronal Structure and Dynamics,
COSPAR Colloquia Series 13, Elsevier Science (2002), Eds. P.C.H. Martens, D.
Cauffman.
11. M.B. Larson, B. Link, Simulations of Glitches in Isolated Pulsars, MNRAS 333, 613
(2002).
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12. M.B. Larson, B. Link, Superfluid Friction and Late-time Thermal Evolution of Neutron
Stars, Astrophysical Journal 521, 271 (1999).
13. M.B. Larson, Constructing a Portable Sundial, The Physics Teacher 37:2, 113
(1999).
14. T.F. Slater, M.B. Larson, D.E. McKenzie, Bringing Physics of the Sun to the Public,
Technological Horizons in Education Journal, 26:3, 74 (1998).
Additional Publications:
1. D. Ingram, M.B. Larson, F. Raab, J. Thacker, S. Whitcomb, Educational Support
Materials for Einstein's Messengers , White paper submitted to the NSF (2006).
2. The Gravitational Lens: (Editor-in-Chief, Lead Writer) - An e-newsletter highlighting
recent work relevant to gravitational physics. Each issue contained summaries (written
at a level for scientists in any field) that highlight gravity-related research preprints of
broad interest (2005-2006).
3. R. D. McKeown, J. Gao, M. B. Larson, C. Zheng, R. Seki, A. Shoup, G.B. Yodh, C.
Jillings, K. Ganezer, J. Hill, W.E. Kieg, J. Sepikas, CHICOS: Status and Prospects, 28th
International Cosmic Ray Conference Proceedings, (2003).
4. R. D. McKeown, J. Gao, M. B. Larson, A. Shoup, G.B. Yodh, CHICOS Detector
Stations, 28 th International Cosmic Ray Conference Proceedings, (2003).
5. L. W. Acton, A. Davey, M. B. Larson and S. L. Larson, Museum of the Rockies
Observatory (MoRO): An idea document, White paper submitted to Museum of the
Rockies, Bozeman, MT
(2001).
Competitive Grants
Title: STEM Talent Expansion Program: A Collaborative Effort to Engage, Recruit, and
Retain STEM Majors
Position: PI, Status: In Preparation
Source: National Science Foundation
Total Award Amount: $2,496,639
Starting and Ending Date: 07/01/13 – 06/30/18
Title: Science Unwrapped – Engaging Youth and Rural
Communities in Science and with Scientists
Position: PI, Status: Pending
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Source: American Honda Foundation
Total Award Amount: $72,854
Starting and Ending Date: 07/01/12 – 06/30/13
Title: Instructional Materials for the Einstein’s Messengers Video
Position: Co-I Status: Funded
Source: National Science Foundation
Total Award Amount: $30,240
Starting and Ending Date: 05/01/06 – 04/30/07
Title: Supplemental participant support for ”LISA Data: Analysis, sources, and
Science” Aspen Summer workshop
Position: PI, Status: Funded
Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Total Award Amount: $10,000
Starting and Ending Date: 05/01/05 – 04/30/06
Classroom Learning Activities Developed:
1. High Altitude Balloon Model (BOREALIS and HARBOR High Altitude Balloon
Programs)
2. Building A Pocket Sundial (YOHKOH Mission)
3. Coronal Weather Report (STEREO-IMPACT Mission)
4. Cosmic Ray Air Shower Icebreaker Puzzle (CHICOS Project)
5. Do You See What I See: Astronomical Imaging (YOHKOH Mission)
Selected for SciLinks designation by the National Science Teachers Association
6. GPS1: Follow Me If You Can (BOREALIS and HARBOR High Altitude Balloon
Programs)
7. GPS2: Catch Me If You Can (BOREALIS and HARBOR High Altitude Balloon
Programs)
8. Gravitational Wave Data/Template Icebreaker Activity
(Published in The Physics Teacher)
9. Lifting Balloon Payloads (BOREALIS and HARBOR High Altitude Balloon
Programs)
10. Reconstructing Cosmic Ray Showers (CHICO Project)
11. Solar X-ray/White Light Icebreaker Activity (YOHKOH Mission)
12. Solar Sequence Puzzle
(Yohkoh Mission, featured on the 10th Anniversary Yohkoh Poster)
13. Understanding Galactic Coordinates: A 3D Model (CHIPS Mission)
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14. X-ray Candles: Solar Flares on Your Birthday
(RHESSI Mission, featured in NASA Connect’s “Having a Solar Blast”, 2002)
15. Yohkoh Satellite Model (YOHKOH Mission)
Science Outreach Program Development
Science Unwrapped
(Utah State University, ongoing since 2009)
www.usu.edu/science/unwrapped/
The goal of Science Unwrapped is to raise the visibility of science in the local
community and on campus, to provide opportunities for non‐scientists to interact with
career scientists, and to engage participants with science in an accessible way. The
"unwrapped" aspect of the program reflects a goal to illuminate the process of science
by showing what scientists actually do every day ‐‐‐ that they have problems that must
be resolved, that there are questions they don't know the answers to, and that
inspiration comes unexpectedly from strange places! Monthly presentations feature
USU scientists and their colleagues as well as renowned national talent that overlaps
with the subject matter in a particular theme. In addition to a formal presentation about
science, Science Unwrapped provides a venue that allows academic departments to
engage the public at hands‐on activity stations following the talk. I developed this
program in 2008 with a collaborator. A planning committee, which I co-chair, now
organizes each event. Science Unwrapped attracts several hundred participants to
every event, reaching more than 8000 people in the first three years.
The Space Public Outreach Team (SPOT) Program
(Montana State University, ongoing since 1996)
solar.physics.montana.edu/spot/
The Space Public Outreach Team program trains and mobilizes undergraduate
students who travel the state of Montana to deliver engaging presentations on NASA
missions to K-12 classrooms, youth programs and community groups. In addition to the
NASA Mission presentation, the undergraduate students, who relate well to those they
present to, discuss relevant college majors for pursuing space science and other
careers with NASA. I developed this program with a collaborator in 1996, with the first
presentations focusing on the Mars Pathfinder mission. We co-directed the SPOT
program until 2001. Sixteen years later the program remains strong, consistently
reaching thousands of school children every year.
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Yohkoh Public Outreach Project (YPOP)
(Montana State University/Lockheed Martin Solar Astrophys. Lab, ongoing since 1994)
solar.physics.montana.edu/ypop/
In 1994, when the Internet was just beginning to gain public interest, I was recruited by
NASA to participate in the development of the Yohkoh Public Outreach Project (YPOP).
The goal of YPOP was to provide the pubic access to x-ray movies of the Sun taken by
the NASA-funded x-ray telescope on the Yohkoh mission. In addition to offering
internet access to solar x-ray images and movies, my colleagues and I built an
educational platform around these data at a time when the exploration into educational
uses of the world wide web was in its infancy. My contributions to YPOP include the
design and development of the movie theater theme, authorship of educational content,
and the development of several classroom activities. An award-winning effort, YPOP
continues to serve the public, teachers and students, and has outlasted the Yohkoh
satellite itself.
Professional Conferences Organized:
1. Teaching General Relativity to Undergraduates, AAPT Workshop, Syracuse, NY
July 20-21, 2006
2. Pulsar Timing Array, Center for Gravitational Wave Physics, State College, PA
July 21-23, 2005
3. LISA Data: Analysis, Sources, and Science, Aspen Center for Physics, Aspen,
CO, May 29 – June 18, 2005
4. Statistics for Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Center for Gravitational Wave
Physics, State College, PA, May 19-21, 2005
5. Special Session on Gravitational Wave Astronomy, American Astronomical
Society , San Diego, CA, January 13, 2005
6. Imagining the Future: Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Center for Gravitational
Wave Physics, State College, PA, October 27-30, 2004
7. Highly Energetic Physical Processes and Mechanisms for Emission from
Astrophysical Plasmas, International Astronomical Union Symposium 195,
Bozeman, MT, July 6-10, 1999
Invited Presentations
1. One Star, Two Star, Red Star, Blue Star: An exploration of the variety of objects
called STAR, Cache Valley Stargazers, 10 February 2012
2. What Some Stars Become: Understanding Neutron Stars and Pulsars, Cache
Valley Stargazers, 14 October 2011
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3. How Stars Evolve, Ogden Astronomical Society, 20 August 2011
4. Probing the Stellar Graveyard: Neutron stars and other compact remnants, Table
Mountain Star Party, 28 July 2011
5. Here Comes the Sun: There Goes the Sun, Cache Valley Stargazers, 11
February 2011
6. The Superhero's Universe: Observing the Cosmos with X-ray Vision and Beyond,
Science Unwrapped, Swaner EcoCenter, 2 October 2010
7. The Fossil Record of the Milky Way Galaxy, Fossil Butte National Monument, 7
August 2010
8. Our Star the Sun, Hyrum Senior Center, 14 July 2010
9. From the Top: Attracting and Retaining Women to Careers in STEM, Panelist:
NASA STS-131 Launch Education Forum on Women in Engineering and
Robotics 3 April 2010
10. Sun Spotting: Exploring astronomy in the broad daylight, Cache Valley
Stargazers, 8 January 2010
11. Keynote Speaker, USU Women’s Center Spring Luncheon, 17 November 2009
12. Alternate Career Paths for Physicists, USU Careers in Physics Course, Guest
Lecturer, 9 November 2009
13. Reaching Higher for an Education: The US, USU and You, Keynote Speaker,
USU Advising Conference, 11 August 2009
14. The Superhero's Universe: Observing the Cosmos with X-ray Vision and Beyond,
Science Unwrapped, 29 May 2009
15. Leadership Insights, USU Women and Leadership Course Guest Lecturer, 26
March 2008
16. Science Has a Story to Tell: Sharing Your Research in Prime Time, USU Physics
Colloquium, 14 October 2008
17. A Physicist in the Provost’s Office, USU Careers in Physics Course, Guest
Lecturer, 23 October 2007
18. Probing the Stellar Graveyard: Neutron stars and other compact remnants, Salt
Lake Astronomical Society, 16 October 2007
19. Keynote Speaker, Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium Advisory Board
Meeting, 8 May 2007
20. Leadership Insights, USU Women and Leadership Course Guest Lecturer, 4
April 2007
21. Superfluid Effects on Thermal Evolution and Rotational Dynamics of Neutron
Stars, USU Physics Colloquium, 24 April 2007
22. Probing the Stellar Graveyard: Neutron stars and other compact remnants, USU
Student Astronomy Club, 22 February 2007
23. Facilitating Outreach Collaboration-wide with University Scientists, LIGO
Program Advisory Committee Meeting, December 2005
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24. The Physics Frontier Centers Education Outreach Network (PFC EON), National
Science Foundation, November 2005
25. Probing the Stellar Graveyard: Neutron Stars and other Compact Remnants,
Central Pennsylvania Observers, August 2005
26. Gravitational Wave Outreach: Communicating the gist without the geodesic,
Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy, October 2004
27. Space Grant Involvement in the THEMIS Mission, National Space Grant
Director’s Meeting, March 2004
28. Detecting the Invisible: Cosmic Rays, Montana Star Watch, August 2003
29. The CHICOS Project: Teaching Science Through Modern Research, American
Chemical Society, November 2002
30. Two Through Your Head Every Second: Cosmic Rays!, Oregon Star Party,
August 2002
31. Up On The Rooftop: Detecting Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays, MSU
Department of Physics Colloquium, April 2002
32. Probing the Stellar Graveyard: Neutron Stars and Other Compact Remnants,
Chabot Space and Science Center, February 2002
33. Living with a Star: Our Dynamic Sun and Sun-Earth Connections, Oregon Star
Party, August 2001
34. Living with a Star: Our Dynamic Sun and Sun-Earth Connections, Astronomical
Institute of the Rockies, May 2001
35. Superfluid Effects on Thermal Evolution and Rotational Dynamics of Neutron
Stars, MSU Department of Physics Colloquium, April 2001
36. Probing the Stellar Graveyard: Neutron Stars and Other Compact Remnants,
Montana Starwatch, August 1999
37. Probing the Stellar Graveyard: Neutron Stars and Other Compact Remnants,
Imaginarium Science Museum, May 1999
38. Investigating Our Nearest Star From Your Own Computer, Community Internet
Festival, April 1999
39. Probing the Stellar Graveyard: Neutron Stars and Other Compact Remnants,
Museum of the Rockies/Southwest Montana Astronomical Society, March 1999
40. Probing the Stellar Graveyard: Neutron Stars and Other Compact Remnants,
Astronomical Institute of the Rockies, February 1999
Teacher Workshops
1. Beyond Einstein Teacher Focus Group, partnership with Goddard Space Flight
Center and Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, Penn State University, 2005
2. Penn State In-Service Workshops in Astronomy, Penn State University, 2005
3. Amateur Telescopes and the Night Sky, Montana Tribal College Faculty Retreat,
2004
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4. Space Science Network Northwest and Montana Space Grant, Montana Ed.
Assoc./Science Teachers Assoc. meeting 2003
5. CHICOS New Teacher Workshop, California Institute of Technology, 2003
6. CHICOS New Teacher Workshop, California Institute of Technology, 2002
7. Touch the Sun: Solar B Workshop, Chabot Space and Science Center, 2002
8. CHICOS New Teacher Workshop, California Institute of Technology, 2002
9. Touch the Sun: Solar B Workshop, Chabot Space and Science Center, 2001
10. Do You See What I See? A Lesson About Astronomical Imaging, AAS
Centennial meeting, 1999
11. Fun Time With Sunshine: Making Sundials in the Classroom, Montana Ed.
Assoc./Montana Science Teachers Assoc. meeting 1998
12. Studying the Sun in Real Time with the Internet, National Science Teachers
Assoc. Meeting, 1998
Selected Service Contributions
1. Lumina Foundation, State of Utah Tuning Team for General Education
Mathematics (2011 - 2013)
2. Adopt a Physicist, International Program of the American Physical Society,
(2008, 2009, 2010)
3. NASA’s Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium Advisory Board Member
(2006 – 2008)
4. Space Science and Astronomy Committee, American Association of Physics
Teachers (AAPT) (2003-2005, Chair 2005)
5. World Year of Physics Committee, American Association of Physics Teachers
(2003-2005)
6. US National Physics Talent Search Committee (2004- 2005)
7. Eberly College of Science Outreach Council, Pennsylvania State University
(2004-2006)
8. Eberly College of Science Mentoring Committee for Underrepresented Graduate
Students, Pennsylvania State University (2005-2006)
9. Referee, The Physics Teacher Journal (ongoing)
10. Proposal and Site Visit Review Panelist, NSF & NASA (ongoing)
Media Collaborations:
1. Utah Public Radio, Access Utah Radio Talk Show, May 29, 2009
2. StarDate Radio Episodes, “Gravity (6.27.05); Gravitational Waves I (6.28.05);
Gravitational Waves II (6.29.05); Speed of Gravity (7.01.05); Twirling Timebomb
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(4.26.06); Rippling Encounters (4.27.06); Star Probes (4.28.06), in collaboration
with Univ. of Texas McDonald Observatory.
3. WPSX-TV public television show, “What’s in the News - Grasping for Gravity”,
April 30, 2004
4. Emmy-winning NASA Connect television show, “Having a Solar Blast”, March
2002
5. Coffee Break Public Radio Talk Show, Helena, Montana, May 2001
6. Coffee Break Public Radio Talk Show, Helena, Montana, June 1998
Professional Affiliations
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
American Astronomical Society (AAS)
American Council on Education (ACE)
Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
American Physical Society (APS)
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Pi Sigma
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