NOAO Office of Public Affairs and Educational Outreach
Connie Walker
Senior Science Education Specialist, Astronomer
Contact Information
Phone: 520-318-8535
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Connie Walker was trained as an astronomer but by trade is a science education specialist at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) in Tucson, Arizona. The best of both worlds are combined as she manages programs such the Arizona Project ASTRO and Family ASTRO programs, the international ASTRO-Chile program, NOAO’s partnership in GLOBE at Night, NOAO’s contribution to the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair FunFest, the solar research project in the national Astronomy Research Based Science Education program, and the Hands-on Optics program (for the Boys and Girls Clubs, etc). Within these programs, she conducts professional development for educators, develops curricula and kits for informal and formal science education programs and convenes conference sessions and workshops on hands-on science and research for students and teachers. Like a wide-eyed child gazing in awe at the infinite cosmos, she feels she has the best job in the world.
Interview in Explore Optics magazine. [201 KB jpg]
Connie Walker is a Senior Science Education Specialist in the NOAO Office of Public Affairs and Educational Outreach.
NOAO is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), Inc. under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation.