Ana Marie Larson, Ph.D.

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Lecturer

• Astronomy 101 Introduction to Astronomy
• Astronomy 190 Discovery Seminar: Discovering the Universe from within the University (early fall start program)
• Astronomy 270 Observatory and Planetarium Outreach Training
• Astronomy 301 Astronomy for Scientists and Engineers
• Astronomy 421 Stellar Observations and Theory
• Astronomy 480 Introduction to Astronomy Observing and Data Reduction and Analysis
• Astronomy 500 Practical Methods for Teaching Astronomy
• Development of on-line labs and activities
• Teaching Methods

Outreach Activities

• Jacobsen Observatory
• Co-developer of Planetarium Presentations

• Expanding Your Horizons workshop leader (Seattle University, Spring 2000, 2001)
• Pacific Science Center Camp-In Session Instructor (Women in Astronomy)

• Summer Challenge: Physics of Roller Coasters co-instructor June/July 2001 - present for The Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars

Educational Background

• PhD Physics, September 1996, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
  "A Study of High Quality, Near-Infrared Spectra of Eight Spectral Type K Stars: Precise Radial Velocities, Chromospheric Emission, and Fundamental Stellar Parameters"
• BS Physics, BS Astronomy, 1990, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Research Interests

• Low-level, Radial Velocity Variations
• Study of High Quality Spectra using Spectrum Synthesis
• Chromospheric Activity of Stars
• Stellar Populations

Professional Publications

Educational Publications