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Dr. Steve Kortenkamp has been promoted to (full) Professor of Practice. Steve's research  focuses on science education, with an emphasis on developing and exploring techniques, including development of 3D tactile resources, for teaching astronomy to students who are blind. He is also interested in planet formation and orbital dynamics of asteroids, dust particles, planetesimals. Steve has authored children’s science books for struggling readers in grades K-8. Dr. Kortenkamp teaches Planetary Sciences General Education classes, leads the Teaching Teams program and has been actively engaged with revising the General Education curriculum at the University of Arizona.