Alumni
Hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students interested in planetarium operations and science education and outreach have received training, experience, and mentoring in the SFSU Planetarium. Many have gone on to careers in informal or formal education in the Bay Area and beyond. Here are a few examples.
Aaron White
graduate student
Planetarium presenter
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CA
Miranda Waters
B.S. Astrophysics, 2017
Planetarium presenter
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CA
Jacqueline Benitez
B.A. Astronomy, 2012
Education Specialist
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CA
M. Joshua Roberts
B.A. Astronomy, 2012
Planetarium Manager
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CA
Theresa Summer
B.A. Astronomy, 2007
Astronomy Educator
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
San Francisco, CA
Vivian White
B.A. Physics, 2006
Director, Free Choice Learning
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
San Francisco, CA
Jason Dorfman
B.S. Astrophysics, 2004
Planetarium Staff
Bays Mountain Planetarium
Kingsport, TN
Lynda Williams
M.S. Physics, 1996
Professor of Chemistry and Physics
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
Keith Waxman
M.S. Physics, 1995
Professor of Astronomy
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
Linda Shore
M.S. Physics, 1986
Chief Executive Officer
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
San Francisco, CA
Ron Hipschman
M.A. Physics, B.A. physics
Staff Scientist
Exploratorium
San Francisco, CA