Science is Magic!

About our guest speaker:

Samantha Gorney is a principal member of the group designing the experiences guests will enjoy in Lowell Observatory\’s Astronomy Discovery Center (ADC), slated to open in November 2024.

Gorney, who began participating in Lowell\’s outreach programs at the age of four, officially joined the staff in 2009. Before stepping into the role of ADC Interpretive Content Project Manager, she served as Educator, Supervisor, Education Coordinator, Outreach Manager, and Director of Education. She also spent several years working as a research assistant under the direction of Dr. David Schleicher. As Education Coordinator, Gorney designed and launched the Lowell Observatory Camps for Kids (LOCKs) – Preschool program and developed many of the lessons associated with the LOCKs – Elementary School camps.

Gorney graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arizona with a B.S. in applied mathematics.