Ensuring STEM Literacy

2013 Annual Report

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Dear Friends:

The roots of a plant are the foundation on which it is built, but the stem is the structure around which it is organized to grow, blossom and bear fruit. What we call “STEM”—Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics—works much the same way as the structure that supports our modern society and enables it also to grow and advance. And astronomy is an excellent avenue to introduce students, teachers and the public to the process and value of STEM disciplines needed to keep our civilization moving forward. Astronomy is appealing, photogenic, philosophically as well as practically impactful; it relates readily to most other sciences in interesting ways, and employs all four STEM categories to explore space, make astronomical discoveries, reconnoiter the Earth, and provide the cosmic con-text in which our planet and its people exist.

All of this means that the Astronomical Society of the Pacific is well-positioned to support and advance national STEM imperatives, the Next Generation Science Standards currently being adopted by many states, and other efforts that can use astronomy to advance sci-ence—and STEM—literacy, in alignment with our mission.

In the pages of this report—abbreviated to match the abbreviated seven-month fiscal year that bridges the gap to our new fiscal year start of October 1—you will find staff and supporters hard at work, growing ongoing programs, developing new initiatives, communicat-ing and educating and training and strengthening that STEM around which society is organized. And we’ve established a firm financial and operational foundation—stronger roots—over recent years, in spite of nationwide and worldwide economic challenges, to support these efforts.

Next year, the ASP celebrates its 125th birthday—a remarkable milestone for any institution, encompassing a stretch of history that has revolutionized our understanding of the universe. The anniversary finds our Society eager for the opportunities that lie ahead, thanks in no small measure to all of those who have taken the journey with us. I offer you my personal thanks for your support, and wish you smooth sailing in advancing the Society and making a difference in the world, using the sky we love!

Best regards,

James G. Manning Executive Director

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

Next year, the ASP celebrates its 125th birthday—a remarkable milestone for any institution, encompassing a stretch of history that has revolutionized our

understanding of the universe.

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Dear ASP Members, Donors and Stakeholders,

This annual report covers an abbreviated seven-month period as ASP changes its fiscal year and exciting times continue for the organization. Our marquee Annual Meeting in San Jose was a great success. Even with the challenge of reduced government funding, more than 250 people participated. I was impressed with the dedication and enthusiasm of attend-ees to further astronomy and science education, and their desire to learn from each other and share their experiences.

Speaking with attendees in San Jose reminded me what a diverse group composes ASP’s universe: educators, profes-sional astronomers, amateur astronomers, public outreach professionals, and armchair astronomers who enjoy learning and reading about astronomy. Uniting us all are two fundamentals: our passion for astronomy, and our commitment to sharing the wonder and excitement of astronomy with others. Together we are making a real difference. Our programs and publications influence current and future generations, expand scientific knowledge in the world of astrophysics, and inspire the general public to enjoy and appreciate the day and night skies.

On behalf of the Board of Directors I’d like to thank Jim Manning for his leadership of the ASP over the past seven years. As he steps down in early 2014, he leaves a legacy of securing ASP’s position as the resource for astronomy’s Education and Public Outreach community. He also helped to ensure the ASP’s sound and sustainable financial posi-tion. The ASP staff and board greatly appreciate his hard work and dedication. Thank you, Jim!

Gordon Myers President, ASP Board of Directors

BOARD PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

… what a diverse group composes ASP’s universe: educators, professional astronomers, amateur

astronomers, public outreach professionals, and armchair astronomers who enjoy learning and

reading about astronomy. Uniting us all are two fundamentals: our passion for astronomy, and

our commitment to sharing the wonder and excitement of astronomy with others.

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K–12 Education ProgramsGalileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP)

On July 20 and 21, as part of the ASP’s 125th Annual Meeting in San Jose, the ASP con-ducted a two-day GTTP workshop for 25 teachers that included the goals of:

• Teaching multicultural astronomy and engaging students from diverse populations• Teaching science in the context of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

The first goal was accomplished with the help of Lynn Moroney, a renowned story-teller and author of Native American heritage who demonstrated teaching techniques to engage students whose cultural backgrounds include a rich oral tradition, or whose cultures approach their observing of the night sky from a more metaphorical stand-point than that adopted by western science.

The second goal was accom-plished by incorporating into each GTTP program segment the eight science practices as detailed in the Framework for K–12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas, released by the National Research Council in July 2011 and the foundation for the NGSS. While each of the eight basic science practices was present in workshop sessions, the practice of “Engaging in Argument from Evidence” was em-phasized. This practice allows science instruction to take the lead in teacher implemen-tation of the Common Core Standards in Mathematics and English/Language Arts.

Project ASTRO

In 2013, San Francisco Bay Area Project ASTRO welcomed its 20th cohort of teacher-astronomer partnerships to the program. Twenty teachers and eighteen volunteer astronomers gathered at the College of San Mateo (CSM) for two days in August for the annual Partners’ Workshop. Diverse sessions engaged participants in hands-on astronomy activities and partner planning. Guest speakers included Brian Day from

NASA’s Lunar Science Institute, and Leif Svalgaard from the Stanford Solar Center. Several follow-up work-shops are planned for the coming year, including a Galileoscope workshop at CSM, and one on Mars exploration in partnership with Pascal Lee from the Mars Institute and taking place at the SETI Institute.

Other Project ASTRO activities in the Bay Area with crossover content from both the Galileo Teacher Training Program and Galileo Educator Network are seeking to engage future educators enrolled in pre-service teacher credentialing programs at universities. Visits to science methods classes took place in the spring of 2013, with more planned for the 2013–14 aca-demic year. Plans are also underway to conduct a half-day workshop on Astronomy for Pre-service Educators in November 2013. The goal of these efforts is to encourage and inspire pre-service teachers to include astronomy as an essential science in their future classrooms, and engage them in science practices to demonstrate how they can teach astronomy and space science in the context of the NGSS and Common Core.

The 2013 Project ASTRO National Network Site Leaders Meeting (SLM) took place at Towson University, hosted by the Baltimore Area Project ASTRO site leaders Dr. Jennifer Scott and Dr. Rommel Miranda, and coordinated by Dr. Karen Schaefer. Local program partners were represented by Brandon Lawton from the Space Telescope Science Institute, and Jim O’Leary of the Maryland Science Center. Eight other Network Sites were represented at the meeting.

Site Leaders provided updates about their site’s status, including recently conducted and upcoming planned workshops. It was noted that 2014 will mark the 20th anniver-

ASP SERVICES AND EXPERTISE

“I will be using this new information about the Moon

in my work with the American Indian Mobile Educational

Resources as I work with schools on the reservations in Arizona

and bordering schools. The Moon is very important in the Navajo culture, and learning more of the dynamics of the

Moon is exciting to the students.“

— Gene, Astronomy Outreach Coordinator, American Indian Mobile Navajo Nation program

in Arizona

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sary of the program.

Since the Project ASTRO Site Leaders met in May, a subsequent planning call has taken place — with more scheduled — to build on the synergy and best practices exploration of the Meeting. The Network is committed to increasing the relevance of its offerings to teachers, and developing programs and resources to enable them to incorporate key ele-ments of the NGSS into their curricula. Site Leaders are also committed to maintaining the Network’s momentum and to further expanding the program nationally.

Galileo Educator Network (GEN)

Now in its third year, the NASA-supported Galileo Educator Network (GEN) has evolved into a valuable opportunity to support educators in teaching astronomy and space science in the context of the Next Generation Science Standards. Using exem-plary and modified investigations from the Universe at Your Fingertips 2.0 and NASA resources, participants in GEN Institutes and professional development workshops are actively engaged in applying science practices and reflecting on the nature of science. Participants in the 2012 GEN Professional Development Institute (PDI) conducted several professional develop-ment workshops for teachers in their local areas, including Torrance, CA; Wallingford, CT; Asheville, NC; Brownsville, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and San Francisco, CA.

More than 80 educators ap-plied to participate in the 2013 GEN PDI, and 19 were selected for the two-day session at the Orlando Science Center. The institute engaged participants in exploring exemplary as-tronomy and space science investigations, and learning how to modify investigations.

Other sessions took an in-depth look at the science practices and astronomy content in the Next Generation Science Standards, and how to conduct a local GEN professional development workshop for teachers. Two members of the 2012 cohort joined the group via Skype to share their challenges and successes.

Informal Education ProgramsAstronomy from the Ground Up (AFGU)

AFGU is a network of approximately 1,000 informal science educators from science museums, nature centers, regional, state and national parks, who are expanding their public programming in astronomy to include astronomy. In 2013, the ASP wrapped up several grant-funded programs, giving our final Sky Rangers workshop and dis-tributing the “Our Magnetic Sun” toolkit to dozens more educators, bringing the total to 195 distributed. A final survey of Sky Rangers workshop participants indicated that all experienced significant gains in knowledge, skills and comfort in presenting astronomy to their audiences.

The ASP also conducted a workshop for NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE). The two-week online workshop was designed to bring the 50+ participants up to speed on how differently we view our Moon today compared to the ’70s at the end of the Apollo missions. Participants were also armed with educational materials that they can use to share new views of the Moon with their audiences.

ASP SERVICES AND EXPERTISE

“Thank you for all the wonderful resources. I just

watched the [LADDEE] video slide show and learned SO

MUCH. I am excited to share this with our Educators and guests. I know the activities from this workshop will be a great addition to ongoing

programming at the museum like summer and day camps, home school workshops, and

public programming.“

— Liz, The Franklin Institute Science Museum in

Pennsylvania

Map showing locations of GEN Fellows

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ASP SERVICES AND EXPERTISE

My Sky Tonight (MST)

MST is the next program under development to grow the AFGU community to include educators at children’s museums. Progress has been made to set the course for the early childhood astronomy toolkit that will be developed during this 4½ year project. Research partners have conducted studies at preschools in San Luis Obispo and San Jose Children’s Discovery Museums to find out more about young audiences’ awareness with regard to astronomy and space. Regular activity testing sessions were also conducted at the Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley. Both will be used to inform the activities that end up in the beta toolkit in 2014.

NASA Night Sky Network (NSN)

The Night Sky Network is a partnership of more than 450 amateur astronomy clubs around the U.S. dedicated to sharing their knowledge, time and telescopes with the public and schools. The popular network continues to grow, and has logged more than 25,000 events reaching 2.6 million people with their outreach events. To date, 205 “Our Magnetic Sun” outreach toolkits were shipped to active clubs in the network. More than 950 outreach events us-ing the new toolkit have been logged, serving an estimated 233,000 people. This fall, up-dates to the outreach materials on exoplanets will be shipped to all clubs, and the nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov website will be

relaunched with a fresh look and new content to better engage the public and connect them with exciting events that member clubs are organizing.

Astronomy Ambassadors

The first cohort of Astronomy Ambassadors — graduate students, post docs and young faculty trained in outreach — logged dozens of events this spring and put to work the skills learned in the first workshop hosted by the AAS in January 2013. Evaluation revealed that it was a valuable experience for participants to learn more outreach skills, and how to find many existing outreach resources. The second workshop is being planned for the 223rd Meeting of the AAS in Washington, DC in January 2014.

Additional ASP Science Education ProgramsStratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)

The ASP provides staff to NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) education and public outreach (E/PO) and public affairs activi-ties. SOFIA’s E/PO staff work at the SOFIA Science Center at NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, CA. In 2013, SOFIA E/PO completed the Cycle One Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors’ program, where educa-tors are given the opportunity to participate in airborne, infrared astronomy flights. Twenty-six teacher teams, with two members per team, participated, and included educators from Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. SOFIA’s public affairs staff escorted a number of TV news and documentary film crews on SOFIA flights, ranging from the Discovery Channel’s Mighty Planes, to Los Angeles news station KTLA, the Navajo Times, and the Orange County Register.

“…Night Sky Network astronomy activities are making it beyond the

astronomy clubs they were created for. I’m leading a training session for the

North Carolina Science Olympiad for 90 enthusiastic teachers eager to help their students tackle the “Sky Quest” event. Night Sky Network activities, particularly around eclipses and the sun/moon/earth, were particularly

helpful. We’ll be doing the “Why isn’t there an eclipse every month” activity

at each of the 3 workshop sessions tomorrow. Thanks for making these

resources available!“

— Tony, Chapel Hill Astronomical Society and NASA/JPL

Solar System Ambassador

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The ASP welcomed more than 250 educators (K–12, university)

and public outreach professionals to San Jose, CA for its Annual Meeting: Ensuring STEM Literacy, July 20 through 24 on the campus of San Jose State University. The event kicked off with series of public science talks, and the ASP extends its thanks to Lloyd Knox, Pamela Marcum, Brian Day, Chris McKay and Alex Filippenko. The Meeting line-up also featured a two-day Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP) workshop, and three days of workshops about science and STEM literacy in the classroom and in informal set-tings. Diverse plenary sessions covered topics from Kepler to NASA EPO funding threats to citizen science to Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to NGSS. Many thanks to all attendees who carved out time from their schedules and funds from their budgets in order to join us in San Jose. Thanks also to our many Meeting volunteers who helped keep things on the ground running smoothly!

The ASP’s Annual Supporters Luncheon was a great success in hosting nearly 150 people (special guests from around Silicon Valley and Meeting attendees). Our long-standing Project ASTRO program was introduced to many new audiences through the enthu-siastic discussion by teacher-astrono-mer partners, Anna Batalao and Dr. Erin Smith. Engaging keynotes were then provided by 30-year Lockheed Martin executive Julie Sattler and Silicon Valley Leadership Group VP Dennis Cima, who shared their front-line perspec-tives on the “Triple Crown of STEM

Literacy: Education, Public Policy, and Private Sector Employment and R&D.” The Luncheon raised nearly $10,000 in unrestricted funds for the ASP. Thank you!

The ASP’s 2013 Fraknoi Supporters Award recipient, Katherine Bracher, was also honored. Kate recently retired after more than 25 years as a prolific volunteer writer for Mercury Magazine.

Rounding out the whole Annual Meeting was the support and participation of our very generous sponsors and exhibitors. We simply could not succeed without you!

2013 ANNUAL MEETING: ENSURING STEM LITERACY

πENSURING STEM LITERACY

125th Annual MeetingEducation & Public Outreach • Cosmos in the Classroom

July 20–24, 2013San Jose, CA

2013 Meeting Sponsors

Andrew Fraknoi and Katherine Bracher

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The ASP annually presents awards recognizing excellence in scientific research, edu-cation, and amateur astronomy. In 2013, awards were presented at the annual ASP

awards banquet in San Jose, CA, in conjunction with the Society’s annual conference.

The 2013 Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal, the ASP’s most prestigious award for lifetime achievement in astronomy and one of the most notable awards in astronomy, was presented to Dr. James Edward Gunn of Princeton University. Dr. Gunn is considered the Leonardo de Vinci of his time, having made significant contributions to all three main branches of any science: theory, observation, and instrumentation development. He was a pioneer in adapting the Charged Coupled Device (CCD) for routine use in astronomy and also played a major role in designing the Wide Field and Planetary Camera on the Hubble Space Telescope.In addition to the Bruce medal, the ASP bestowed the following 2013 awards:The Robert J. Trumpler Award for a recent Ph.D. thesis considered unusually impor-tant to astronomy was given to Gurtina Besla, Columbia University, New York for her thesis entitled “Are the Magellanic Clouds on Their First Passage about the Milky Way?”

The Richard H. Emmons Award for excellence in the teaching of college-level introductory astronomy for non-science majors went to Charles Tolbert, Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia. His introductory astronomy sequence has been one of the most popular courses at the university for more than 40 years.

The Thomas J. Brennan Award for excellence in the teaching of astronomy in grades 9–12, was awarded to Gregg Williams, Planetarium Director for the Merrillville School

District in Indiana. Gregg has been an outstanding mentor to hundreds of students in grades 7–12, each year accepting 40 students from these grades into a Planetarium Astronomy Club.

The Klumpke-Roberts Award for contributing to the public understanding of as-tronomy was given to Dr. Mary Kay Hemenway of the University of Texas at Austin. Mary Kay is a national and international leader in astronomy education. She was the Education Officer for the American Astronomical Society for eight years, and also served as the President of IAU’s Division C on Education, Outreach and Heritage.

The Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award for outstanding public outreach to K–12 students and the public by an amateur astronomer was awarded to Chuck Bueter of South Bend, Indiana. As an amateur astronomer dedicated to science education through astronomy public outreach, Chuck Bueter has demonstrated exceptional skill, enthusiasm, creativity, and personal dedication in his many programs and activities for all ages.

The Bart and Priscilla Bok Award, jointly sponsored with the American Astronomical Society and presented to students at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair for meritorious of science fair entries, was given to Arjun Raghavan of Chapel Hill, NC, (first prize) and Michaela Brchnelova of Slovakia (second prize). The Bok Awards are in recognition of scientific merit. Observational, instrumental, theoretical, and interdisciplinary projects involving physics, mathematics, computer sciences, and engineering in support of astronomy are eligible.

2013 ASP AWARDS PROGRAM

Dr.James Edward Gunn Charles Tolbert Gregg Williams Dr. Mary Kay HemenwayGurtina Besla Chuck Bueter

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (PASP)Since the Society’s founding in 1889, the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (PASP) has been continuously produced, originally providing a variety of information about the Society, and in recent decades, serving as a vehicle for dissemi-nating peer-reviewed research papers to the scientific community.

The PASP publishes refereed papers on astronomical research covering all subject areas, as well as many papers on innovations in astronomical instrumentation and software, reviews of specific research areas and summaries of Ph.D. dissertations and conference proceedings.

In the first three quarters of calendar year 2013, issues 923 through 931 of volume 125 contained 94 articles, including 30 research articles as well as 57 papers on instrumen-tation, techniques, astrophysical data and analysis, or atmospheric phenomena. Two programs conducted with the Herschel Space Observatory provided just a glimpse of vast trove of information provided by this satellite observatory. The “Gas Survey of Protoplanetary Systems” (GASPS) program, which characterized the far-infrared spec-tral line and continuum properties of approximately 250 young stars in our galaxy, clar-ified our understanding of the early phases of the star formation process. An overview of the “Dwarf Galaxy Survey” (DGS) used submillimeter-wavelength spectroscopic and photometric measurements of low-metallicity dwarf galaxies to characterize the physical properties and evolutionary state of this important member of the galaxy zoo. Fifteen articles contained new research on various kinds of normal and peculiar single and binary stars, and eight articles dealt with extrasolar planets.

The instrumentation papers covered wavelengths from optical to radio with articles on spectrographs, coronographs, interferometers, IR cameras, filters as well as adaptive optics. Thirty-two papers appeared that described available new software for obtain-ing, reducing and analyzing ground and space observatory data. One new Ph.D. disser-tation summary on molecular and ionozed gas in galaxies was included in this volume.

ASP Conference SeriesThe ASP continues to publish the widely-read Conference Series, as it has for 25 years. During the abbreviated 2013 fiscal year, the Conference Series published seven vol-umes on a wide range of topics in astronomy and one new Monograph, a commemora-tive volume highlighting 20 years of annual Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) meetings. While the distinctive printed books are still popular with conference participants and subscribers, the impact of the Conference Series extends more broadly around the world through electronic publication. During the last seven months, readers accessed more than 900,000 abstracts and downloaded 100,000 pa-pers through the NASA Astrophysics Data System, which is in addition to the 50,000 unique visitors who download 100,000 papers annually from the ASP’s web servers. These readers come from more than 150 separate nations.

During the past few months, the Conference Series rolled out its new editor and au-thor user interface, which streamlines communications and simplifies the submission process to better serve contributors and speed publication of the proceedings volumes. The ASP is excited about this new development as we continue to strive to publish more quickly, reduce the effort required to publish volumes, and enhance the quality of our products for the benefit of the international astronomical community.

MercuryMercury, our exclusive quarterly membership magazine, is provided to all general and technical members. The Spring and Summer 2013 issues included feature ar-ticles “Better Conference Talks” by Emily Lakdawalla and “The James Webb Space Telescope” by Jonathan P. Gardner and Heidi B. Hammel.

Astronomy BeatAstronomy Beat is a monthly, member-only column that provides an insider’s per-spective of space science, astronomy, amateur astronomy, or astronomy education. Recently, the series has included articles by Mars Exploration Program Landing Site Scientist Matt Golombek (“Why Curiosity Landed in Gale Crater”), and a two-part special by NASA Goddard Astrophysicist and Nobel Laureate John Mather (“Giving Birth to the James Webb Space Telescope”).

COMMUNICATING ASTRONOMY RESEARCH

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Statement of Activities For the seven months ended September 30, 2013

Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted TotalRevenues:

Government grants $ 837,057 $ 10,000 $ - $847,057Grants and contributions 55,352 33,500 - 88,852Membership dues 41,262 - - 41,262Publications of the ASP 226,435 - - 226,435Sales of educational materials, net 9,920 - - 9,920Sales of conference series, net 145,333 - - 145,333Program service revenues 38,584 - - 38,584Meeting registrations and exhibitor fees 61,563 - - 61,563Investment income (loss) 568 61,044 - 61,611Other revenue 213 - - 213Net assets released from restriction 119,037 (119,037) - -

Total revenues 1,535,323 (14,493) - 1,520,830

Expenses:Program services:

Meeting and awards 132,792 - - 132,792Membership 43,552 - - 43,552Publications 284,579 - - 284,579Classroom teacher programs 82,853 - - 82,853Informal educator programs 389,551 - - 389,551Public outreach 211,666 - - 211,666Educational materials 13,140 - - 13,140Lobbying 4,216 - - 4,216

Supportive services:Administration 600,615 - - 600,615Fundraising 87,813 - - 87,813

Total expenses 1,850,777 - - 1,850,777

Change in net assets (315,454) (14,493) - (329,947)Net assets, beginning of period 474,412 210,207 992,685 1,677,304

Net assets, end of period $ 158,958 $ 195,714 $ 992,685 $ 1,347,357

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

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Statement of Financial Position September 30, 2013

ASSETSCurrent assets:Cash and cash equivalents $ 668,907Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,000 280,587Conference series inventory, net 195,239Retail inventory, net 33,643Prepaid expenses and deposits 14,096.15Total current assets 1,192,472

Non-current assets:Restricted cash and cash equivalents 33,102Investments 1,177,597Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation 572,472Total non-current assets 1,783,171Total assets $ 2,975,643 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETSCurrent liabilities:Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 417,397Deferred revenue 104,207Notes payable - current portion 22,000Total current liabilities 543,605

Long-term liabilities:Loan payable - non current 1,084,682Total long term liabilities 1,084,682Total liabilities 1,628,286

Net AssetsUnrestricted:Undesignated 71,458Board designated for endowments 74,200Temporarily restricted 209,013Permanently restricted 992,685Total net assets 1,347,356

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 2,975,643

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

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THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC WISHES TO THANK the following organizations and individuals for their generous philanthropic support. This list reflects gifts and grants received between March 1 and September 30, 2013 of $100 or more. Funds raised support the ASP’s mission to foster scientific curiosity, advance science literacy, and share the joy of exploration and discovery — to encourage tomorrow’s science, technology, and academic leaders. Although each star shines alone, they add up to a glittering night sky. Likewise, each donation adds to the next to make a great impact. Thank you for believing in the ASP!

ASP’S GENEROUS BENEFACTORS 2013

President’s Circle ($5,000-$24,999)Gordon+ & Diane Myers

Edward S. Holden Society ($2,000-$4,999)Kyle W. BlackmanIBM Corporation Catherine G. Langridge+Ron C. Rosano

ASP Associate ($1,000-$1,999)Michael A. BennettSally & Walter Bonsack

Charitable FundEugene E. EpsteinJohn E. Gaustad in memory of

Martin Schwarzschild & Lyman Spitzer, Jr.

James G. Manning** in memory of Teri Gipson

ASP Sponsor ($500-999)Noelle+ & Alexei Filippenko

in memory of Weidong Li & Wallace L.W. Sargent

Marc A. Gineris

John W. Glaspey and Katy D. Garmany

Mary Kay HemenwayJudy D. KassMichael W. KoopPhilip M. KurjanRichard S. PostSchyleen Qualls+Nancy G. Roman

ASP Contributor ($250-$499)Agilent Technologies

FoundationPaul Deans**Edna K. DeVore in honor of

Michael BennettFrancis W. Keeler, Jr.Laurel E. LadwigBruce PartridgeMelita W. ThorpeMarshall W. Walker

Friends of the ASP ($100-249)Douglas G. AitkenThomas B. AkeAllan AlcornYvonne R. AlexanderBarbara J. Anthony-TwarogFrank N. Bash

Gibor S. BasriDennis C. BlanchardKatherine BracherJudith E. Braffman-Miller in

memory of Lorraine BraffmanBrian W. CaseyCoral ClarkHarold G. CorwinPaolo A. CustodiRobert J. Dukes, Jr. in memory of

Raymond E. White, Jr.Sandra M. FaberRichard T. FienbergDebra A. FischerDaniel W. FongAndrew G. Fraknoi in honor of

Michael BennettJames N. FryGartner, Inc.Harold A. Geller in memory of

Richard B. GellerMichael G. Gibbs+Thomas P. GreeneKathryn R. Harper**Cinndy HartJames E. HesserLynne A. HillenbrandBeth Hufnagel in memory of

Appollonia KoglinNick ItsinesJoseph B. Jensen**

Clyde R. Jolie-Ashe in memory of Steven M. Ashe

Richard R. JoyceAlan S. KaneIsaac M. KikawadaArnold R. KlemolaDavid C. KooLouis W. KunzShawn A. Laatsch+Cliff LaiRobert L. LaymanJeffrey F. Lockwood in honor of

Andrew FraknoiLoris MagnaniJohn C. MatherChristopher W. MaucheLiam McDaidNancy D. MorrisonTerry D. OswaltJohn R. PercyShirlee D. PerkinsLaura M. Peticolas in honor of

Karen MeyerJulia D. PlummerStephen M. Pompea in honor of

Lyle and Barbara BergquistFrederick J. RaabMartin Ratcliffe in memory of

Matt RempeJohn W. Reed in memory of Drs.

Eli & Nola A. Haynes, and Dr.

Frank N. Edmunds, Jr. and Mr. Russell C. Maag

Miguel A. RiveraJeffrey D. Rosendhal in honor of

Nancy Grace RomanKimie SeatonRichard A. ShawSeth ShostakDenise A. SmithMichael L. Sowle**Donn R. StarkeyJeff L. StonerPaula SzkodyJohn D. TrascoRobert G. TullConstance E. Walker+William J. WelchAnne G. Young

Family MembershipLes & Mary AndersonMarni & Richard BerendsenStephen & Mary Helen

BurroughsAlice G. EnevoldsenRoger A. Freedman & Caroline

RobillardThomas P. GreeneBrewster W. LaMacchiaPatricia Lawton & Joel

OffenbergLarry & Nancy Lebofsky

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Brian & Maureen MaerzKirsten MaynardLiam McDaid & Maria Del Agua

RozalenKendra SibbernsenMichele Stark & Rajib GangulyTerry& Linda StephensonThomas E. WhittemoreEdward J. YoungNorbert & Marion Zacharias

Supporter’s Circle MembershipIsmar CintoraEdward K. ConklinAndrea K. DobsonMarc A. GinerisDouglas T. HanksWilliam R. Hearst, IIILynne A. HillenbrandSteve B. HowellFrancine JacksonJames G. Manning**Alexander R. PetersThomas E. PruittJohn W. ReedDennis L. SchatzW. Thomas Stalker, IIILarry T. Woods

Program SupportCalifornia Space Grant in

support of GTTP

PASP ContributorsDaniel G. Fabricant

(Associate Editor)Robert P. KraftToby Smith (Associate Editor)PASP Reviewers

Mercury ContributorsJennifer BirrielKatherine BracherDavid BruningStephen CaseBethany E. CobbClifford J. CunninghamPaul Deans**Daniel D. DurdaJonathan P. GardnerHeidi B. HammelEmily JosephShawn LaatschEmily LakdawallaJames LochnerJeff MangumJames G. Manning**Christopher Wanjek

+ ASP Board Member and/or Officer

* Corporate Matching Gift** ASP Staff Member

ASP’S GENEROUS BENEFACTORS 2013

give for tomorrowAstronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another

— Plato

Astronomy shows us that we are part of something much greater than ourselves, and that our ac-tions on Earth have a lasting impact. A legacy gift to ASP as part of your estate planning reflects this understanding, and will support future generations as they look up, wonder, and reach for the stars.

If you have lost a family member or friend, a memorial gift can be a meaningful way to honor someone’s memory while helping to ensure science literacy through the exponential impact of the ASP’s programs and services.

The ASP invites you to explore how you can protect your loved ones, your assets and your legacy. Please visit www.astrosociety.org/tomorrow for more information.

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ASP StaffHeadquarters — San Francisco, CAJames Manning, Executive DirectorWilson Chung, Accounting AssistantNoel Encarnacion, Inventory and Customer Service ManagerSuzy Gurton, Astronomy Education ManagerKathryn Harper, Director of Development and

CommunicationsAnna Hurst Schmitt, Astronomy EducatorBrian Kruse, Lead Formal EducatorPablo Nelson, Project Coordinator,

Astronomy from the Ground UpDavid Prosper, Communication SpecialistLeslie Proudfit, Senior Designer/WebmasterCharlene Quach-Thai, Membership CoordinatorGreg Schultz, Director of EducationAlbert Silva, Office AdministratorMichael Sowle, Director of Finance and OperationsPerry Tankeh, Accounting ManagerVivian White, Astronomy Educator

PASPJeff Mangum, NRAODaniel G. Fabricant, Associate Editor (CfA)

Mercury MagazinePaul Deans, Editor

SOFIA – Moffett Field, CANick Veronico, Public Affairs Officer Kassandra Bell, Social Media SpecialistLeslie Proudfit, Media Specialist

Conference Series — Orem, UTJoseph Jensen, Managing EditorJonathan Barnes, Associate EditorBlaine Haws, E-book SpecialistCindy Moody, Editorial AssistantPepita Ridgeway, Publication Manager

Board OfficersGordon Myers (President), IBM (retired)Connie Walker (Vice President), National Optical Astronomy

Observatory (NOAO)Michael G. Gibbs (Secretary), Planetary Science InstituteCathy Langridge (Treasurer), Levi Strauss & Co.

Board of DirectorsRuss Carroll, Miva MerchantWilliam Cochran, University of Texas at AustinEdna DeVore, SETI InstituteNoelle Filippenko, piZone.org public outreach & educationChris Ford, Pixar Animation StudiosChris Impey, University of ArizonaKelsey Johnson, University of Virginia/NRAOChristine Jones, Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryJudy Kass, AAASShawn A. Laatsch, Imiloa Astronomy Center of HawaiiSchyleen Qualls, Arkeon Entertainment & Arkeon EducationAlexander Rudolph, Cal State Pomona

Advisory CouncilFrank N. Bash, The University of Texas at Austin

(emeritus professor)Jeanne Bishop, Westlake Schools Planetarium, OhioTerry BrennanCindy Brennan, MDBruce Carney, Provost, University of North Carolina

at Chapel HillRick Fienberg, Press Officer / Education & Outreach

Coordinator, AASAlex Filippenko, Department of Astronomy University of

California, BerkeleyCatharine D. Garmany, National Optical Astronomy ObservatoryMarc Gineris, Incyte Capital HoldingsRuss Harding (retired educator)Mary Kay Hemenway, University of Texas at AustinJim Hesser Director, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory,

Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada

William E. Howard III (retired)

Robert P. Kraft, Astronomer/Professor emeritus UCO/Lick Observatory University of California, Santa Cruz

Terry Mann President, Astronomical LeagueJohn R. Percy, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and

of Science Education University of TorontoJeffrey D. Rosendhal (retired) NASA ConsultantWayne Rosing, Las Cumbres ObservatoryBob Thomason (retired business executive)Virginia Trimble, University of California, Irvine Las Cumbres

ObservatoryHarold F. Weaver, Professor of Astronomy Emeritus University

of California, BerkeleyAl Whaley, Co-Founder Internet Travel Network

ASP STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Annual Report CreditsEditorialJim Manning, Executive DirectorKathryn Harper, Director of Development and Communications

DesignLeslie ProudfitAll editorial content contributed by ASP staff

Image creditsFront cover (insets, left to right): ASP, Tony Brunswick, Annette OliveiraFront cover background: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)Page 2: ASPPage 3: ASPPage 4: Paul DeansPage 5: Google MapsPage 6: NASA / ASP / N. VeronicoPage 7: Andrew FraknoiPage 8: Images courtesy of the award recipients.Page 13: ASPBack cover: xkcd.com

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