Lynn Cominsky
Lynn Cominsky is an American
Early career
Cominsky began her undergraduate studies at
For two years following her post-doctoral work at UC Berkeley, Cominsky managed various aspects of Stuart Bowyer's Extreme UltraViolet Explorer Satellite project, including the design of the science operations and ground data analysis system.[4]
Sonoma State University
Cominsky joined the faculty at
Cominsky founded EdEon, formerly called Education and Public Outreach group,[5] at Sonoma State University in 1999 and is the project director and principal investigator on over $17 million in grants and final technical reviewer for all products.[6] She is also co-principal investigator on additional $5 million in federal grants. The mission of the SSU EdEon group is to develop exciting formal and informal educational materials to inspire students in grades 5–14 to pursue STEM careers, to train teachers nationwide in the classroom use of these materials, and to enhance science literacy for the general public.[7][8]
EdEon's largest NASA-funded project was the Education and Public Outreach program for the
Starting in 2013, and in partnership with SSU's Early Academic Outreach program led by Susan Wandling, Cominsky's group began to develop a two-year high school curriculum called "Learning by Making." This five-year project is one of 18 funded by the U.S. Department of Education's
Cominsky has been a member of many different advisory committees, including the Chandra User's Group, the Structure and Evolution of the Universe Subcommittee of NASA's Space Sciences Advisory Committee, and the LIGO Program Advisory Committee. She has served on the executive committees for the High Energy Astrophysics Division of the American Astronomical Society, and for the Division of Astrophysics of the American Physical Society. Currently she is also chair of the APS California Section. For a decade, she was the deputy press officer for the American Astronomical Society, and she continues as the press officer for both the Fermi and Swift missions. In these positions, she often interprets astronomical discoveries to the public.
Honors and awards
In 1993, Cominsky was named both SSU Outstanding Professor and California Professor of the Year by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). In 2008, Cominsky was named a Fellow of the California Council on Science and Technology, in 2009, she was named a
References
- ^ Lucas, Chuck (2009). "Dr. Lynn Cominsky, Astrophysicist/Rancher" (PDF). Penngrove Proud. p. 14. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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- ^ "NASA - Dr. Lynn Cominsky - NASA Fermi Astrophysicist, Fermi Press Officer, and Education and Public Outreach Lead". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "Lynn Cominsky | Iaf". www.iafastro.org. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "E/PO Announces New Name: EdEon". School of Science and Technology at Sonoma State University. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "Dr. Lynn R Cominsky". Department of Physics & Astronomy at Sonoma State University. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "People You Should Know: Dr. Lynn Cominsky". www.northbaybiz.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "5 Things About Me: Astronomer Lynn Cominsky". AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- arXiv:1303.0042 [astro-ph.IM].
- ^ "Astrophysicist/Educator Lynn Cominsky Wins Three Awards". www.spaceref.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "WOMEN IN AEROSPACE HONORS SIX EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN WITH ITS 2014 AWARDS" (PDF). Women In Aerospace. September 5, 2014. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "Lynn Cominsky – EdEon". Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Past Awardees". www2.calstate.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "AAS Fellows". AAS. Retrieved 27 September 2020.