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Kelsey Johnson

Stargazing! The Birth of Globular Star Clusters
October 25, 2007
Roanoke, VA

About the speaker

Kelsey Johnson
Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy

Professor Johnson is a Assistant Professor in the Astronomy Department at the University of Virginia. She also serves as adjunct assistant astronomer, at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Johnson is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award; recipient of the University of Virginia FEST award; recipient of UVa Excellence in Diversity Fellowship; and winner of the prestigious Hubble, Spitzer, NSF, and Jansky Fellowships.

She has served on numerous national and international advisory committees.

Kelsey Johnson is a graduate of Carleton College and has a Ph.D./M.S. from the University of Colorado.

HONORS & AWARDS 2000-present

* David & Lucile Packard Foundation Fellow (2007)

* Distinguished young investigator FEST Award (2007)

* National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2006)

* Excellence in Diversity Fellowship, UVa (2005)

* Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow (2004-2005)

* Spitzer Postdoctoral Fellowship offer (2004)

* NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow (2001-2004)

* Jansky Postdoctoral Fellowship offer (2001, 2004)

* NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) Fellowship (1998-2001)

* Dorothy Martin Woman Doctoral Student Award, awarded annually to top female graduate student in any discipline at U. Colorado (2000)

On the web

The University of Virginia serves over one million people every year through more than 400 public service and outreach programs. For more information about outreach at UVa, visit http://www.virginia.edu/outreachvirginia/, an interactive web-based listing of public service programs searchable by region, interest, audience, or type of program.

Some programs you can find in OutreachVirginia database include the following:

Astronomy Adult Enrichment Course
The Astronomy Department offers an introductory astronomy class for members of the Charlottesville community who are interested in learning about astronomy but do not need formal credit.

Astronomy Public Nights at McCormick Observatory
McCormick Observatory is open to the public on the first and third Friday night of each month, except holidays. Weather permitting, visitors can view celestial objects through the historic McCormick Refractor and two smaller telescopes. Visitors can also see presentations by the Astronomy Department faculty and exhibits.

Space Science for Teachers Workshop
The Space Science for Teachers workshop is a two week program where teachers learn basic astronomy using hands-on, inquiry based activities, observe objects in the night sky with small telescopes and the historic 26-inch McCormick Refractor, and share ideas on how to teach astronomy.