YSPA Staff
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Dr. Michael FaisonAcademic Director |
Dr. Michael Faison has been the Director of the Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium and a lecturer in the Yale Astronomy Department since 2004. He has taught physics and astronomy at Reed College, Beloit College, and Northwestern University. He has served as either Academic Director or Associate Academic Director of the Summer Science Program for 6 years, and he was also a staff instructor for the CUREA summer enrichment program at Mt. Wilson Observatory for 8 years. He received his bachelor’s degree in physics from Oberlin College and his PhD in astrophysics from U. Wisconsin, Madison. In his spare time, he enjoys dancing, long-distance cycling, rock climbing, and playing bluegrass music on his mandolin. |
Faculty Oversight Committee:
- Dr. Héctor Arce, Associate Professor of Astronomy, Yale University
- Dr. Jeffrey Kenney, Professor of Astronomy, Yale University
- Dr. Priyamvada Natarajan, Professor of Astronomy and of Physics, Yale University
Alumni database (coming soon!)
YSPA Class of 2017 (and some visitors from YSPA 2016)