Méndez, Bryan J.

RESOURCE: Méndez, Bryan J.

Published: December 24, 2008, 7:09 pm
Lead Author: Matthew H Wallace
Topics: Contributors Astronomers & Astrophysicists

Bryan J. Méndez, Ph.D.
Space Science Education and Public Outreach Specialist
Space Sciences Laboratory
University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, California, USA.

The Universe of Bryan Méndez
Full Curriculum Vitae

Biographical Sketch

Educational Background

Current Focus

2002 - Present: Specialist for the Science Education Gateway program (SEGway), a part of the Center for Science Education at the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory (CSE@SSL).

  • Conduct science education and public outreach (E/PO) programs on a national scale.
  • Collaborate with schools of Education, science departments, NASA missions, school districts, science museums, and planetaria.
  • Develop high quality, customer focused E/PO products and services, facilitate scientist involvement in E/PO, participate in events communicating space science to the public, and provide professional development opportunities for educators.

Fellowships and Honors

  • Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, University of California, Berkeley, 2001.
  • Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship for Minorities, 1997 - 2001.
  • GEM Consortium Ph.D. Fellowship, 1997 - 1999.
  • College Honors (Dean's List), University of Michigan, 1996 - 1997.
  • Inducted into Sigma Pi Sigma physics honors society, 1997.
  • Cutcheon Travel Award, Honors Program, University of Michigan, 1996.
  • Scholar Recognition Award, University of Michigan, 1992 - 1996.
  • Disabled American Veterans Scholarship, 1992.

Professional Memberships

  • American Astronomical Society (AAS).
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU).
  • Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP).
  • Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS).
  • National Science Teachers Association (NSTA).
  • California Science Teachers Association (CSTA).

Publications

  • Mendez, B.; Craig, N.; Haisch, B.; Lindblom, J.; Hanisch, R.; Summers, F.; Abbott, B., The Digital Universe Coalition: Building a Prototype NVO E/PO Portal. 2004. American Astronomical Society Meeting 204, #78.05.
  • Peticolas, L. M.; Manzanares, R. M.; Craig, N.; Luhmann, J. G.; Campion, E.; Mendez, B., Informal education: space weather music using sonification of solar wind data. 2004. American Astronomical Society Meeting 204, #78.01.
  • Craig, N.; Price, A.; Mattei, J.; Mendez, B.; Hawkins, I., National Virtual Observatory Outreach: A Needs Analysis Study of Amateur Astronomers. 2004. American Astronomical Society Meeting 203, #118.18.
  • Mendez, B. J.; Peticolas, L. M.; Schultz, G.; Craig, N., High Leverage NASA Education & Public Outreach Teacher Professional Development Programs. 2003. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2002, abstract #ED41D-1192.
  • Peticolas, L. M.; Mendez, B.; Schultz, G.; Luhmann, J. G.; Craig, N., Using backward design in NASA educational resources. 2003. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2002, abstract #ED51C-1207.
  • Mendez, B. J.; Craig, N., Education and Public Outreach Programs for Structure and Evolution of the Universe Themed Missions: CHIPS and SPIDR. 2003. American Astronomical Society Meeting 202, #10.19.
  • Craig, N.; Mendez, B. J.; Peticolas, L., Education and Public Outreach Programs for RHESSI and STEREO/IMPACT Missions. 2003. American Astronomical Society Meeting 202, #10.18.
  • Craig, N.; Mendez, B.; Luhmann, J.; Sircar, I., Sounds of space: listening to the Sun-Earth connection. 2003. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly, abstract #12731.
  • Mendez, B.; Davis, M.; Newman, J.; Madore, B. F.; Freedman, W. L.; Moustakas, J., The Enigmatic Local Hubble Flow: Probing the Nearby Peculiar Velocity Field with Consistent Distances to Neighboring Galaxies. 2003. American Astronomical Society Meeting 201, #23.06D; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 34, #4.
  • Mendez, B. J., The enigmatic local Hubble flow: Probing the nearby peculiar velocity field with consistent distances to neighboring galaxies. 2002. Thesis (PhD). UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, Source DAI-B 64/02, p. 764, Aug 2003, 168 pages..
  • Mendez, B.; Davis, M.; Moustakas, J.; Newman, J.; Madore, B.F.; Freedman, W.L. Deviations from the Local Hubble Flow. I. The Tip of the Red Giant Branch as a Distance Indicator. 2002. The Astronomical Journal, Volume 124, Issue 1, pp. 213-233.
  • Leisawitz, D.; Digel, S. W.; Guo, Z.; Mendez, B.; Hanson, M. M. A Study of the Infrared Spectral Energy Distributions of H II Regions. 1998. Star Formation with the Infrared Space Observatory, 24-26 June 1997, Lisbon, Portugal, edited by Joao Yun and Rene Liseau, Publisher: ASP, as volume 132 of ASP Conference Series. P. 101.
  • Guo, Z.; Digel, S.; Hanson, M.; Leisawitz, D.; Mendez, B. JHK Observations of Star Formation Regions. 1997. American Astronomical Society, 191st AAS Meeting, #06.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 29.
  • Mendez, B.; Seitzer, P.O. Precision CCD Astrometry. 1996. American Astronomical Society, 187th AAS Meeting, #73.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 28.

 

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