Do you have a relevant professional backgound?
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I've been an electronic technician for the last 30 years. I've worked on just about everything from military systems that still had tubes up to microelectronic circuitry which required the use of a 2 to 10 power microscope and laser trimming, as well as a 1000 power microscope to verify static (or other) damage on the "chip" and currently, a military "passive" detection system.
I'm an amateur astronomer and living in Las Vegas is great because I can drive for 30 minutes and be out in the middle of nowhere. With no city glow, just looking up at the stars is an amazing sight. My job site is quite a distance to the north of the city and it, too, is out in the desert so at night I see the same amazing sky.
I'm an amateur astronomer and living in Las Vegas is great because I can drive for 30 minutes and be out in the middle of nowhere. With no city glow, just looking up at the stars is an amazing sight. My job site is quite a distance to the north of the city and it, too, is out in the desert so at night I see the same amazing sky.
The dust in my apartment could be as old as the Universe.
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?Relevant? background
I am currently unemployed (but I'm also searching for a job in my spare time!!). I have a B.Sc. degree with a Sociology major and a Psychology minor. My last job was as a Manager at a hospital that underwent budget cuts and I was the part of the budget that was cut... I actually spent a lot of time teaching medical staff (nurses, techs, etc.) how to use computerized order entry and medication administration programs, and helped write policies and procedures related to information security. I have been a never-satisfied science fiction reader since I was first able to access the adult side of the public library where I grew up in Michigan, a self-taught pianist who was a piano major at college, so I have both the love of the unknown and that wherewithall to learn new things on my own. I am humbled by the opportunity to do this project, as people like me who are not "scientists" might never have had the chance to see this up close. Thanks to those who set up this project and for letting me participate!!!
I am a Wildlife Biologist and Entomologist. I own a company that specializes in humane capture and relocation of wildlife. I have participated in research and studies before (more of the Southern Big Brown Bat Routes and Triangulation kind). I think I would have rather been an astronomer (thanks to Sagan) , hence my addiction to stardust.
I have started dreaming about dust particles!
Crystal
I have started dreaming about dust particles!
Crystal
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Crystal Keele
Orlando, FL
Crystal Keele
Orlando, FL
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I'm an electronics tech turned engineer who is currently trying to get a teaching degree in Science education at the secondary level. My electronics background includes analysis of fine detail, orientation, and alignment. My engineering classes provided greater understanding of physics and materials.
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