Andrew Fraknoi
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Emeritus Chair, Astronomy Department, Foothill College |
| Location | California, United States |
| Introduction | I recently retired as a professor of astronomy at Foothill College, near San Francisco and am now teaching short courses for retired people at the University of San Francisco and San Francisco State University. I also work with the non-profit Astronomical Society of the Pacific (where I served as Executive Director for 14 years). I teach classes on astronomy and "physics for poets" with over 900 students per year. Some of my other activities include founding and editing the on-line journal "Astronomy Education Review," being the lead author on a college-level astronomy textbook (Voyages through the Universe,) and appearing on local and national radio from time to time explaining astronomical developments in everyday language. I also wrote a children's book entitled "Disney's Wonderful World of Space." I organize and moderate the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, which has its YouTube Channel at: http://www.youtube,com/svastronomylectures Back in 2007, I was deeply honored to be selected as Professor of the Year for the state of California by the Carnegie Endowment for Higher Education. |
| Interests | science education, astronomy, music and astronomy, science fiction, training young astronomers in education and outreach |
| Favorite music | Mahler's 8th Symphony; the music of Jean Sibelius; musicals by Stephen Sondheim |