Executive Steering Committee

  • Stephanie Diem: Professor, fusion engineer, and outreach advocate.
  • Derrick Pitts: Chief Astronomer, Franklin Institute (FI.edu/en/authors/derrick-pitts-hond).
  • David Grinspoon: Astrobiologist, musician, and science celebrity. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-grinspoon-2880b57/)
  • Kevin Grazier: Professor of physics, U.S. Military Academy and Science Advisor for TV and Film

Planning Committee

  • Charles Blue: Executive Communications Strategist, NASA (NCS); speaker and co-organizer of NASA’s participation in the 2024 DragonCon science program.
  • Heather Ross: Technical Writer/Educator: Global Public Health, Health Systems, Medical Research, FHI Clinical; program advisor for the Shore Leave fandom convention.
  • Valerie J. Mikles: Astrophysicist and writer; Convention advisor.
  • Jennifer Whitworth: Engineer, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center; science program advisor for ConCarolinas.
  • Thomas P. Donnelly: FarPoint science track organizer.
  • Alison Klesman: Senior editor Astronomy magazine and fandom con speaker.

Local Organizing Committee

  • Jotham Austin, II, PhD: Electron Microscopist, Author, and co-host of the Rabbit Hole of Research Podcast

Partners

  • Association of Science Communicators
  • Newswise
  • Science Service
  • Astronomy Magazine