1. Heidi Hammel Planetary Astronomer (1960- ) By Erin Waters

2. About Heidi Hammel… Lives in Ridgefield Connecticut with husband and 3 kids Studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982 The University of Hawaii in 1988 Senior Research Scientist and co-Director of Research at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado Interdisciplinary Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) http://www.google.com/imgres?q=heidi+hammel&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1680&bih=920&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=lUDnIVruzEDlzM:&imgrefurl=http://ne wscenter.nmsu.edu/news/article/2332/&docid=n-NebXk51pdvIM&w=400&h=600&ei=pf54Tuy5F- fm0QHP6MjuDA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=293&page=1&tbnh=142&tbnw=93&start=0&ndsp=51&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:0&tx=49&ty=67

3. What she studies & Why Worked with Hubble, Gemini, and Keck telescopes

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5. What she studies & Why Worked with Hubble, Gemini, and Keck telescopes Main focus on Neptune and Uranus Why? It’s fun, new, and exciting!

6. Accomplishments 1996 Urey Prize from the American Astronomical Society Exploratorium 1998 Public Understanding of Science Award 2002 Sagan Medal of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences Public Understanding of Science Award

7. Is she a role model? As a student she had people telling her she wasn’t good enough, and she proved them wrong through hard work EPO- Education and Public Outreach- "Live from the Hubble Space Telescope.”  Quote: “Get out there and find the things you like to do, and do them well, and do them for the people, and that will be a very great way to do successful EPO.” None of us is capable of “doing it all” in isolation.