Courses Taught
Introductory Astronomy (ASTR 101) College Physics I (PHYS 203) College Physics II (PHYS 204) Physical Science I (PSCI 101) Physical Science II (PSCI 102) Introductory Astronomy Honors Module (ASTR 101 HM) Leadership Director of Montgomery College Astronomical Observatory (Fall 2009 to present) Lead MC Partner for FORTUNE Magazine's Most Powerful Women Summit Notebook Mentoring Program (Fall 2019) Faculty adviser for Student Astronomy Club (Fall 2010 to present) Faculty adviser for Future Female Leaders Club (Spring 2018 to Spring 2019) Faculty adviser for Student Aerospace Club (Fall 2009 - Spring 2012) Faculty adviser for NASA National Student Solar Spectrograph Competition |
Invited Talks
Nature Forward - "The Joys of Winter Astronomy" (December 2022) Montgomery College Television MCTV - "Is That Real?: How Astronomers Make the Invisible Visible" (September 2022) Audubon Naturalist Society - "Cold Nights and Clear Skies: The Joys of Winter Astronomy" ( December 2021) Audubon Naturalist Society - "Hunting for Treasures in the Summer Night Sky" ( June 2021) Smithsonian Associates - "Black Holes: A New Look" (January 2020) Smithsonian Associates - "Astronomy 101 Seminar" (July 2019) United States Treasury Department (2017) Sea and Sky Nonprofit (2011) Awards Innovation Grant (2021-2022) Co-recipient of DOER Fellowship Grant from the Open Education Group (2017) National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Award of Excellence (2015) Montgomery College Outstanding Faculty Award (2014) Innovation Grant (2012-2013) Montgomery College Observatory listed in The 35 Best College Observatories Service to the College Course Coordinator - Introductory Astronomy (Fall 2009 to present) MC Governance - Rockville Campus Council (Fall 2019 to Spring 2021) Scholarship of Excellence in Teaching Faculty Cohort (2019) Elite (formerly CTL) Workgroup Member (Fall 2012 to Fall 2019) Hiring Committee for Geosciences Lab Coordinator (Spring 2018) The Distance Education Advisory Committee (Fall 2015) College Area Review for Astronomy (2014) Hiring Committee for Admin Aide II (Spring 2013) Hiring Committee for Lab Coordinator (Spring 2012) College Area Review for Physical Science (2012) Service to the Community Science adviser to Rockville Science Center Solar System Ambassador (2015 to present) NASA Community College Network (2021 to present) Rockville Science Day Croyden Creek Nature Center Astronomy Day on the National Mall Science Bowl Sonya Kovalesky Day Resources YouTube channel |