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Jennifer Anne Pollock
Team Chair, NAEC team - New Zealand
Earth and Space Educators of New Zealand
I’ve taught Astronomy, including Planetary Science, Astrobiology and Space Exploration, for 5 decades. My aim has been to make Astronomy accessible to all ages and academic abilities. I retired in 2016 from a long career as a secondary school science teacher.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024
Team Chair, NAEC team - New Zealand
Earth and Space Educators of New Zealand
I’ve taught Astronomy, including Planetary Science, Astrobiology and Space Exploration, for 5 decades. My aim has been to make Astronomy accessible to all ages and academic abilities. I retired in 2016 from a long career as a secondary school science teacher.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024
Haritina Mogoșanu
Team Contact Person, NAEC team - New Zealand
New Zealand Astrobiology Network – Executive Director, Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand - member, Space Place at Carter Observatory – Senior Science Communicator, Blue Marble Space Institute
haritinaatastrobiology.nz
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024
Team Contact Person, NAEC team - New Zealand
New Zealand Astrobiology Network – Executive Director, Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand - member, Space Place at Carter Observatory – Senior Science Communicator, Blue Marble Space Institute
haritinaatastrobiology.nz
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024
Pauline Harris
Team Member, NAEC team - New Zealand
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024
Team Member, NAEC team - New Zealand
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024
Dr Karen Pollard
Team Member, NAEC team - New Zealand
University of Canterbury
Karen is an associate professor in the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences at the University of Canterbury (UC) and the Director of the UC Mt John Observatory. Her research involves investigating the structure and evolution of stars and planetary systems.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024
Team Member, NAEC team - New Zealand
University of Canterbury
Karen is an associate professor in the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences at the University of Canterbury (UC) and the Director of the UC Mt John Observatory. Her research involves investigating the structure and evolution of stars and planetary systems.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024
Carolle Varughese
Team Member, NAEC team - New Zealand
Royal Astronomical Society NZ
Carolle is an educator and a science communicator aiming to break perceived stereotypes to encourage sustainable diversity and accessibility in Science, Tech, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Her interest lies in inclusivity and intersectionality in STEM.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024
Team Member, NAEC team - New Zealand
Royal Astronomical Society NZ
Carolle is an educator and a science communicator aiming to break perceived stereotypes to encourage sustainable diversity and accessibility in Science, Tech, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Her interest lies in inclusivity and intersectionality in STEM.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024
Contact
To get in touch with the NAEC team for New Zealand please contact:
Haritina Mogoșanu via haritinaatastrobiology.nz
Astronomy Education in New Zealand
For more information on Astronomy Education in New Zealand, see the Astronomy Education in New Zealand document (PDF file 233.40 kB Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) icons) prepared by our NAEC team
The Office of Astronomy for Education is hosted by the Haus der Astronomie on the campus of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg. The Office of Astronomy for Education is an office of the International Astronomical Union, with substantial funding from the Klaus Tschira Foundation and the Carl Zeiss Foundation. The Shaw-IAU Workshops on Astronomy for Education are funded by the Shaw Prize Foundation.
