Our 18th Annual !!!
Green Bank Star Quest
Optical "Star Party" & Conference
June 21 - June 24, 2023
Star Quest is a Production of the
Central Appalachian Astronomy Club
STAR QUEST 18
Keynote Presentations for 2023
June 21 thru June 24
WEDNESDAY (6/21/23):
Ryan Lynch - Staff Scientist, Green Bank Observatory, with interests in Pulsars and Fast Radio Bursts
THURSDAY (6/22/23):
Thomas Reinert - President, International Dark-Sky Association
FRIDAY (6/23/23):
Caitlin Ahrens, NASA Postdoctoral Program, Fellow at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, LRO Diviner Science Team Member. "Topic to be announced"
SATURDAY (6/24/23):
Ramin Lolachi - Planetary Scientist, University Of Maryland, Baltimore County/NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology (CRESTT) II
Complete list of presenters for 2023 Star Quest:
Bob Anderson Chief Telescope Engineer and Head of Telescope Operations (Retired), Green Bank Observatory
Maria Babiuc-Hamilton Ph.D., Professor, Department of Physics, College of Science, Marshall University
Dave Green Landscape Astrophotographer
Tim Hamilton Ph.D., Professor of Physics, Shawnee State University, Coordinator of the Clark Planetarium
David Holden The Meteorite Man
Don Knabb Chair, Mid East Region of the Astronomical League; Treasurer, Chester County Astronomical Society
Mark Indy Kochte aka Star Harvey Received a degree in Astronomy & Physics from The Ohio State University. Held positions with: Space Telescope Science Institute for Hubble; FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer); MESSENGER; CRISM (Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer) on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter; New Horizons; Solar Orbiter Mission.
Jay Lockman Astronomer at GBO: Undergraduate degree from Drexel University, Ph.D. from University of Massachusetts. Fellowship at Carnegie Institution of Washington, Director of the GBT for six years. Has published many articles in professional journals and edited several books. Involved in outreach regarding radio astronomy and related topics. Elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2013.
Terry Mann Past President of the Astronomical League, current Secretary of the Astronomical League, Chair of the Great Lakes Region of the AL, Co-Host for Astronomical League Live online program and President of the IDA-Ohio Chapter, Astro-Imager, Aurora Chaser
Brent Maynard Adjunct Professor Marshall University, Computer Science; Senior Director (Retired) Information Systems, Marshall University
Thomas Reinert President, International Dark-Sky Association
Josh Revels Education Outreach Specialist, Katherine Johnson NASA IV&V Education Resource Center
Nate Tehrani Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center