Planetarium Director
University of California at Berkeley
El Sobrante, California, United States
Dr. Bryan Méndez is an astronomer at the University of California at Berkeley. He teaches classes for the Astronomy Department, creates educational programming for NASA missions at the Space Sciences Laboratory, and is the planetarium director at the Lawrence Hall of Science. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1997 with degrees in Astronomy, Physics, and Music; and continued his studies at the University of California at Berkeley, graduating in 2002 with a Ph.D. in Astrophysics. Bryan is a family man who loves to spend time with his wife and twin boys, a sci-fi/fantasy fan with particular obsessions for Star Wars and Star Trek, a saxophonist, and a film enthusiast. Bryan is multicultural, of Mexican and European heritage, and strives to foster diverse perspectives in his work.
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1C - Cultural Astronomy: Teaching Astronomy in a Broader Context
Thursday, August 22, 2024
9:55 AM – 10:45 AM US PDT
9D-2 - Planetarium Pilots: Visitors Take the Helm in the Dome
Friday, August 23, 2024
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM US PDT