All ages are welcome to learn more about the upcoming solar eclipse.

Our presenter, Dr. Hook, teaches General Physics, AP Physics, Solar System Astronomy, and Galactic Astronomy classes at the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities. She received her B.S. degree in 2010 from Ball State University in Physics with minors in Astronomy and Geology. Her master’s thesis focused on the use of an Echelle spectrograph, describing and conducting data analysis on the accretion disc of the binary star system X Persei.

She completed her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction: Physics Education from Purdue University. Dr. Hook has published in journals such as Planetary and Space Science Journal and the Journal of the Southern Association for Research in Astronomy. She has presented research at the 39th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in 2007 and participated in poster sessions of her research at the American Astronomical Society (AAS): Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting in 2008 and the American Astronomical Society / American Association of Physics Teachers Joint Meeting in 2006.

Free! Call 765-478-3335 to register.