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Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium

Staff

	Dr. Tim Holst Dr. Tim Holst is the Administrative Director of the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium, and the Associate Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at UMD. Tim is a geologist with a specialty in structural geology and tectonics. He also has long been interested in astronomy, planetary geology, stellar evolution and the early history of the solar system. He has been involved in teaching astronomy at the college level since 1970.
	Dr. Howard Mooers Dr. Howard Mooers is Director of the Planetarium and Professor and Head of the Department of Geological Sciences. Howard teaches Introduction to Astronomy as well as numerous courses in geology. An avid amateur astronomer since his youth, Howard spends evenings with his 8-year-old daughter in his private observatory.
	Joshua Carlson Josh is a senior majoring in Economics with a minor in Mathematics. He has been interested in Astronomy from a very young age, and is the planetarium expert on the planets and mythology. In his spare time, Josh enjoys watching baseball and spending time with his fiance, Michelle.
	Ehren Inkel Ehren is a 5th year senior and is majoring in Geological Sciences. He spent the 2007-2008 academic year studying in sunny ole England. He has participated in geological expeditions to Malawi and the Philippines. In his spare time he works on and rides his motorcycles including taking various trips around Minnesota and Canada with his girlfriend Brittany. Next summer he will be completeing field camp for his geology major as well as taking a motorcycle trip to Alaska. Because of his geology studies, he is the expert on astronomical geology and likes to focus on the moons of planets, especially the Galilean Moons.
	Andy Yadon Andy is a history major, as such he is the planetarium expert on the history of astronomy and other intersting topics. In his spare time he works at McDonalds and watches the Packers.
	Lindsey Meuwissen Lindsey is a teaching physics major and is interested in tap dancing in her spare time.