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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Input for the Committee." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Assessing NASA Science Activation 2.0: Progress, Achievements, and Strategic Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27989.

Appendix A

Input for the Committee

SCIACT 2.0 SPEAKERS

  1. Kristen Erickson (sponsor), Science Activation, NASA
  2. Lin Chambers (sponsor), Science Activation, NASA
  3. Kristi Manseth, Pacific Research and Evaluation, LLC
  4. Steve Rider, Pacific Research and Evaluation, LLC
  5. Taline Kuyumjian, Pacific Research and Evaluation, LLC
  6. Ben Hamlington, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  7. Carl Lewis, Fairchild Gardens
  8. Sue Allen, Allen & Associates
  9. Dennis Schatz, Pacific Science Center
  10. Jackie DeLisi, Education Development Center
  11. Eric Banilower, Horizon Research
  12. Colleen Manning, Goodman Research Group

SCIACT 2.0 SITE VISITS

  1. NASA Principal Investigator Meeting (Leesburg, VA)—Lin Chambers, SciAct Project Manager
  2. NASA HEAT (Dallas, TX)—Michael Kirk, Project Director, NASA HEAT—Eclipse week
  3. Exploratorium (San Francisco, CA)—Rob Semper, Principal Investigator; Robyn Higdon, Co-Principal Investigator
  4. NASA’s Neurodiversity Network (Sonoma State University)—Lynn Cominsky, Principal Investigator
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Input for the Committee." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Assessing NASA Science Activation 2.0: Progress, Achievements, and Strategic Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27989.
  1. NASA Night Sky Network (Oakland, CA)—Vivian White, Principal Investigator
  2. Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (SETI Institute, CA)—Dana Backman, Principal Investigator
  3. NASA Community College Network (San Francisco, CA)—Simon Steel, Principal Investigator
  4. Gulf of Maine Research Institute (Presque Isle, ME)—Leigh Peake, Principal Investigator
  5. Native Earth | Native Sky / Choctaw Cultural Center (Durant, OK)— Kathryn Gardner-Vandy, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University (OSU), and Principal Investigator, Native Earth | Native Sky; Juliana Utley, Retired Professor of Mathematics Education, OSU, and Co-Investigator, Native Earth | Native Sky; Sarah McDowell, PhD student in Science Education, OSU, and Graduate Research Associate, Native Earth | Native Sky; Kena Hawkins, Citizen of the Cherokee Nation and Program Coordinator, Native Earth | Native Sky
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Input for the Committee." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Assessing NASA Science Activation 2.0: Progress, Achievements, and Strategic Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27989.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Input for the Committee." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Assessing NASA Science Activation 2.0: Progress, Achievements, and Strategic Recommendations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27989.
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