teaching

Teaching at CU Boulder

• Fall semester, 2020: ASTR 3750: Planets, Moons, and Rings

• Fall semester, 2019: ASTR/GEOL 5800: Planetary Surfaces and Interiors

• Fall semseter, 2018: ASTR 1030: Accelerated Introductory Astronomy I

• Spring semester, 2018: ASTR/ATOC-3720: Planets and their Atmospheres

  • Lecture notes posted on GitHub, rendered by nbiewer:
    • Introduction
    • Review: Physics of Gases
    • Formation of Planets and Atmospheres
    • Retaining an Atmosphere
    • Hydrostatic Equilibrium
    • Adiabatic Lapse Rate
    • Radiation
    • Dynamics

Outreach activities

Ad Astra Academy

Through partnerships with educators and scientists in local communities, we are seeking to engage young students in the exploration of their world through the scientific method. Driven by their curiosity, these students develop hypotheses, seek data, and formulate their own conclusions. The capstone of previous programs has been acquiring images of Mars from using HiRISE camera onboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. More information can be found over at Ad Astra Academy.

Science and exploration can be accessible to curious minds all over the world. Young people in under-resourced communities throughout the developing world deserve the same opportunities afforded to students at the best schools in America.