Public Outreach
Involvement with Local Baltimore and Maryland Schools
River Hill High School and the Maryland Technology Honor Society Club (Apr 2015)
Goddard Preschool in Marriottsville MD (Feb 2015)
Career Day at Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School (Nov 2014)
Veterans Elementary School (Nov 2014)
STEM Event at Windsor Mill Middle School (Feb 2014)
Veterans Elementary School (Dec 2013)
Veterans Elementary School (Dec 2012, two talks)
Towson University "Saturday Science" (May 2012, two talks)
Judge at Centennial High School Science Fair (2012)
Veterans Elementary School (Dec 2011, two talks)
Triadelphia Elementary School (Jun 2011)
Holly Elementary School in BC Canada (May 2011)
Martin Luther King Middle School (Feb 2011, two talks)
Veterans Elementary School (Nov 2010, two talks)
Towson University "Saturday Science" (Sep 2010, two talks)
Presenter at Middleborough Elementary School Career Fair (2010)
Judge at Centennial High School Science Fair (2010)
Veterans Elementary School (Oct 2009, two talks)
Creative Kids Loch Raven Community Center (Oct 2009)
Midtown Academy Charter School (Feb 2009, two talks)
Veterans Elementary School (Jan 2009, two talks)
Astronomer at the Timonium Elementary School Annual Science Fair (2009)
Involvement with Groups Underrepresented in STEM
Keynote speaker at Living Classrooms Crossroads School 2015 Graduation (2015)
Keynote speaker at Morgan State Universities STEM fair (2014)
Video interview with livingclassrooms.org (2013)
Judge at Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics - ACT-SO (2012)
Judge at Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics - ACT-SO (2011)
Article for the National Society of Black Engineers Bridge Magazine (2010)
Speaker at the NASA Family Science Night at Polytechnic Institute (2010)
Presenter at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Career Fair (2010)
Judge at Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics - ACT-SO (2010)
NASA TV Interview for Asian Heritage Month (2009)
Speaker at the (all girls) St. Timothy's School (2009)
NASA TV Interview for Asian Heritage Month (2009)
Involvement in Education: Curriculum, Teachers, Training, and Libraries
Skype presentation to 80 students and 12 teachers for the 2014 Space Explorers Summer Camp at JMU (2014)
Invited speaker at the Johns Hopkins University "Quarknet" Teacher Conference (2012)
Invited speaker at the American Association of Physics Teachers Conference in Washington DC (2010)
Expert Reader for National Geographic School of Publishing - 3rd Grade Science Textbook (2009-2010)
Presenter to the North American Museum Professionals about Astronomical Discovery (2009)
"Be What I Want To Be" Maryland School Magazine Profile for the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education Teen Web Project (2009)
Meet the Scientist Website Feature for the 2009 Year of Science, Origins Education Forum Division (2009)
Scientific advisor for the 2009 USA Today Case Study on Educating Students about Telescopes (2009)
Participant in "Visions of the Universe, 400 Years of Discovery" American Library Association (ALA) Public Program (2009)
Other Public Outreach and Education
Presentation to grade 2/3 students at Kennedy Trail Elementary in BC, Canada (2015)
10+ interviews for Hubble's 25th anniversary (2015)
Astronomy presentation to Science Writers at Hubble 2020 Symposium (2015)
Annual public lecture for the National Academy of Sciences Space Science Week (2015)
Skype presentation to grade 8 students at Beaumont Middle School in Lexington KY (2015)
Baltimore Museum of Art discussion about Dario Robleto's art and "first light" (2015)
Chaired, organized, and spoke at SXSW panel (2015)
Invited speaker at the Charles Village Learning Place (2015)
Two presentations at Towson University's "Saturday Science" Program (2014)
Interview with Nathaniel Kahn about JWST (2014)
Interview with Xploration Outer Space for upcoming episode on stellar death (2014)
Interview with NHK of Japan for Cosmic Frontiers show on planetary nebula (2014)
Invited speaker at the East Los Angeles College (2014)
Invited speaker at the California Academy of Sciences Digital Planetarium (2014)
Led the SXSW 2015 submission of Hubble 25th anniversary proposal (2014)
Invited speaker at Columbia Vantage House (2014)
Presentation to JHU President's Office (2014)
Invited speaker to 4000 people at the ASMS annual conference (2014)
Invited speaker at Balticon (2014)
USA Science and Engineering Festival (2014)
Interview segment and essay for the "Academic Minute" (2014)
Radio interview with Marsha Jews "Keep it Moving" (2014)
Invited speaker at the Charles Village Learning Place (2014)
JWST tweet chats at SXSW and USA Science & Engineering Festival (2014)
Google hangout to discuss 30-year NASA Astrophysics Roadmap (2014)
Interview with "Reaching for the Stars" for an Astronomy eBook for visually impaired (2014)
Invited speech at Maryland Science Center (2013)
Invited speaker at NASA HQ Retiree Luncheon at Fort McNair (2013)
Invited speaker at Glenn Martin Maryland Aviation Museum (2013)
Invited speaker at Discworld convention in Baltimore (2013)
Invited speaker at Columbia Vantage House (2013)
Featured in the Baltimore Sun (2013)
Interview with SAS scientist, Ed Summers, on making eBook accessible to visually impaired kids (2013)
Invited speaker at Balticon (2013)
Participated in Hubble and JWST discussions at opening of new Star Trek movie in Richmond VA (2013)
Invited speaker to the Howard County Astronomical League (2013)
Invited speaker to the Westminster Astronomy Club (2013)
Multiple activities, presentations, interviews at the SXSW Festival (2013)
Invited speaker at the Environmental Sciences Institute "Hot Science, Cool Talks" (2013)
Invited speaker at the Charles Village Learning Place (2013)
Participated in astronomy outreach activities at NASA Pre-Inaugural Star Party at Arlington Planetarium (2013)
Invited speaker at the John C. Wells Planetarium at the James Madison University (2013)
Invited speaker at the William Brish Planetarium for the TriState Astronomers (2013)
Invited speaker at the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey CA (2013)
Interviewed by the Planetary Society Radio Show w/ Mat Kaplan (2013)
Presented to kids at the Division for Plenatary Sciences Annual Meeting in Reno NV (2012)
Presentation to North American Museum Professionals as a part of the Hubble Science Briefings (2012)
Regular contributor to "Speaking of Hubble" blog (2011, 2012)
Invited speaker at The Philadelphia Franklin Institute Night Skies Observatory program (2012)
Invited speaker at Balticon (2012)
Speaker at the US Science & Engineering Festival (2012)
Invited speaker at the Charles Village Learning Place (2012)
Speaker at STScI Evening Lecture Series (2011)
Presentation at IAU Symposium, "Communicating Astronomy to the Public" (2011)
Invited speaker at AIAA meeting Education Alley (2011, two talks)
Participant in the Maryland Science Center's Full Scale Model JWST Exhibit and public outreach speaker (2011)
Speaker at the JHU Association of University Architects Convention (2010)
Invited guest speaker at the Youth for Astronomy and Engineering Program Parent and Son Evening Under the Stars (2009)
1 hour presentation to North American Museum Professionals as a part of the Hubble Science Briefings (2009)