Affiliate Members

Academic Affiliates / Campus Associate Directors

College of Southern Nevada

College of Southern Nevada

Andrew Kerr

Planetarium Director
andrew.kerr@csn.edu
702-651-4138
Truckee Meadows Community College

Truckee Meadows Community College

Matt Leathen

Instructor, Chemistry
mleathen@tmcc.edu
775-673-7089
Desert Research Institute

Desert Research Institute

Farnaz Hosseinpour

Assistant Research Professor, Atmospheric Science
farnaz.hosseinpour@dri.edu
775-673-7458
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

George Rhee

Astronomy
grhee@physics.unlv.edu
702-895-4453
Great Basin College

Great Basin College

Rita Pujari

Biology Professor
rita.bagwe@gbcnv.edu
775-727-2005
University of Nevada, Reno

University of Nevada, Reno

Josh Baker

Associate VP for Research
jebaker@unr.edu
775 327-2363
Nevada State University

Nevada State University

El Hachemi Bouali

Assistant Professor of Geosciences
elhachemi.bouali@nsc.edu
702-992-2745
Western Nevada College

Western Nevada College

Elizabeth Tattersall

Community College Professor, Chemistry
elizabeth.tattersall@wnc.edu
775-782-2413

Business and Industry Affiliates

Sustainable Grounding Systems

Sustainable Grounding Systems

Scott Fisher

President
ScottSGS2015@gmail.com
http://www.sgsgrounding.com/
Digital Solid State Propulsion

Digital Solid State Propulsion

Wayne Sawka

Founder and CEO
WSawka@dsspropulsion.com
http://dsspropulsion.com/
Abaris Training Resources

Abaris Training Resources

Michael Hoke

President
mjh@abaris.com
https://www.abaris.com

Planetariums / Observatories, Museums and Centers

Challenger Learning Center of Northern Nevada

Challenger Learning Center of Northern Nevada

Melodi Rodrigue

Lecturer
775-784-7049
http://www.nevadachallenger.org/
Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center

Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center

Paul S. McFarlane

Director
pmcfarlane@unr.edu
775-784-4812
https://www.unr.edu/planetarium
Jack C. Davis Observatory

Jack C. Davis Observatory

Thomas Herring

Community College Professor, Physics
thomas.herring@wnc.edu
775-445-4277
https://www.wnc.edu/jack-c-davis-observatory/
The Planetarium

The Planetarium

Andrew Kerr

Planetarium Director
andrew.kerr@csn.edu
702-651-4759
http://www.csn.edu/planetarium/
DRI's ScienceAlive

DRI's ScienceAlive

Emily McDonald-Williams

STEM Education Program Manager
Emily.mcdonald-williams@dri.edu
(775) 673-7389
https://sciencealive.dri.edu/