Dr. Larry A. Lebofsky
Senior Research Scientist. Solar system astronomy.
Ph.D.,
1974, MIT.
Contact:
Lunar and Planetary Lab
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
Office: Space Sciences 419
Phone: (520) 621-6947
Email: lebofsky
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Larry Lebofsky is now involved with science education outreach nearly
full time. He is the Education Officer for the Division for Planetary
Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. He is also on the program
committee and is district representative (Pima County) for the Arizona
Science Teachers Association, and serves on the advisory boards for the
local ASTRO and UA Space Grant programs as well as the national
Challenger Center Board. He is the Director of the UA/NASA Regional Educator
Resource Center located in LPL. Each summer he coordinates several
workshops for K-12 teachers and is involved with the development of
many hands-on astronomy-related actvities.
Since 1990, Lebofsky has inserviced over 300 K-12 teachers.
In partnership with staff and classroom teachers, he has given
over 75 presentations at 11 professional science and aerospace
meetings and over 30 national and regional science teacher
meetings. Through these presentations he has reached over 4500
teachers with hands-on activities. Lebofsky has authored or
co-authored a book, a book chapter, 4 refereed articles in science
education journals, 2 invited articles, and both written and video
curriculum materials.
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