San Diego Space Society

Space Telescopes with Rica Sirbaugh French

Posted by Chris Radcliff in Astronomy, Calendar on October 1, 2009

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Location:
Serra Mesa Branch Library (map)
9005 Aero Dr, San Diego, CA

Join Rica Sirbaugh French, Professor of Astronomy at MiraCosta College, for a presentation on space telescopes. This lecture is presented by the Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Branch Library as part of World Space Week 2009.

Originally from Nashville, Rica earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from Middle Tennessee State University and a graduate degree in astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin. She has worked for the Maria Mitchell Observatory, the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy, and the National Optical Astronomy Observatories. Her astrophysical research is mainly on open star clusters, utilizing data from observatories such as McDonald, Kitt Peak, Mauna Kea, and the Hubble Space Telescope. She divides her time now between building MiraCosta’s Astronomy Program and working with NASA’s Center for Astronomy Education as a member of the Collaboration of Astronomy Teaching Scholars, doing research on, and educating instructors about, the teaching and learning of astronomy for nonscientists.