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From our origins as humans to the origins of our Solar System, from species’ interactions in an ecosystem to Earth’s interaction with the Sun, from climate change to the possibility of life elsewhere in the Universe, sheer curiosity and passion for knowledge will always keep us at the cutting edge of exploration.

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Pamela Gay

Southern Illinois University

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Pamela Gay is passionate about using new media to engage people in science and technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Texas, Austin and is presently an assistant research professor in the STEM center at Southern Illinois University.

She specializes in communicating astronomy through numerous vehicles including the AstronomyCast podcast series and her latest citizen science project CosmoQuest.

Her numerous popular articles have appeared in such periodicals as Astronomy, Sky and Telescope, and Lightspeed. She has also appeared in and voiced science shows on the History Channel, National Geographic Channel, and PBS.

Gay received her PhD in Astronomy from the University of Texas, Austin, in 2002 and a BS degree in Astrophysics from Michigan State University in 1996. She works as an assistant research professor in the STEM center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Gay was on the Council (Board of Directors) for the American Association of Variable Star Observers, as well as its Educational Committee Chair.