Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Our first episode! This week we try out podcasting for the first time with Fiske Planetarium’s director Dr. John Keller. We talk with him about his journey to becoming our director and lessons that he’s learned along the way. We also talk with him about his research in astronomy and science education.
Dr. John Keller is a professor in the department of astrophysical and planetary sciences at CU Boulder and serves as Director of Fiske Planetarium. He is currently Co-PI for the Research and Education Cooperative Occultation Network (RECON), an NSF-funded citizen science astronomy research project involving communities across the western United States to measure the sizes of Kuiper Belt Objects. He is also a leader for the Collaborative Around Research Experiences for Teachers (CARET) and active with 100Kin10, an organization of over 280 stakeholders committed to preparing and recruiting 100,000 science, math, engineering, and mathematics teachers by 2021.
For more information on the RECON and CARET projects visit:
tnorecon.net
https://serc.carleton.edu/StemEdCenters/caret.html
Fiske is one of the largest planetariums in the US, having served CU Boulder & the local community since 1975. We offer a diverse range of fulldome films, live talks, laser and liquid sky shows, as well as public gatherings for astronomical and NASA-related events.
Follow Fiske Planetarium:
Website | https://www.colorado.edu/fiske
Instagram | instagram.com/fiskeplanet
Facebook | facebook.com/teamfiske
Our first episode! This week we try out podcasting for the first time with Fiske Planetarium’s director Dr. John Keller. We talk with him about his journey to becoming our director and lessons that he’s learned along the way. We also talk with him about his research in astronomy and science education.
Dr. John Keller is a professor in the department of astrophysical and planetary sciences at CU Boulder and serves as Director of Fiske Planetarium. He is currently Co-PI for the Research and Education Cooperative Occultation Network (RECON), an NSF-funded citizen science astronomy research project involving communities across the western United States to measure the sizes of Kuiper Belt Objects. He is also a leader for the Collaborative Around Research Experiences for Teachers (CARET) and active with 100Kin10, an organization of over 280 stakeholders committed to preparing and recruiting 100,000 science, math, engineering, and mathematics teachers by 2021.
For more information on the RECON and CARET projects visit:
tnorecon.net
https://serc.carleton.edu/StemEdCenters/caret.html
Fiske is one of the largest planetariums in the US, having served CU Boulder & the local community since 1975. We offer a diverse range of fulldome films, live talks, laser and liquid sky shows, as well as public gatherings for astronomical and NASA-related events.
Follow Fiske Planetarium:
Website | https://www.colorado.edu/fiske
Instagram | instagram.com/fiskeplanet
Facebook | facebook.com/teamfiske
