StarStryder
Pamela Gay
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Just another star struck girl (My favorite star is AH Leo)
Female
35 years old
Edwardsville, ILLINOIS
United States
Last Login: 4/23/2009
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StarStryder's Interests
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| General | Astronomy, Podcasting, Web Design, Writing, Dog Training, Horseback Riding, Home Aquariums, and Home Repair | | Music | Christina Aguilera, Harry Connick, Jr., Dresden Dolls, HEM, Norah Jones, Joshua Radin, Audrey Ryan, Shelley Miller, Sting | | Movies | Dead Poet Society, Moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet, X-Men | | Television | Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, Bones, Eureka, Firefly, House, Numbers, Scrubs, Six Feet Under, Stargate SG-1 (early seasons) | | Books | Ender's Game, Harry Potter, I know Why the Cage Bird Sings, Prince of Tides, Shogan, Song Master, Travelling with Charley, Until we have Faces, A Widow for 1 Year |
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StarStryder's Details
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| Status: | Married | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Westford, MA | | Body type: | 5' 4" | | Ethnicity: | White / Caucasian | | Religion: | Christian - other | | Zodiac Sign: | Sagittarius | | Education: | Grad / professional school | | Occupation: | Astronomer |
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StarStryder's Schools
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University Texas
Austin, TX
Graduated: 2002
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Ph.D.
Major: Astronomy
Clubs: Astronomy Students Association, Expanding Your Horizons
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1996 to 2002 |
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Graduated: 1996
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Astrophysics
Minor: Computer Science
Clubs: SPS, IVCF
Greek:
Sigma Pi Sigma
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1992 to 1996 |
Westford Academy
Westford, MA
Graduated: 1992
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Marching Band, Jazz Band, Kaleidoscope
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1989 to 1992 |
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About me:
I am an astronomer, a teacher, a researcher, a podcaster, and I am a woman.
There is an element of schizophrenia inherent in the life of an astronomer. Torn between the light and darkness, we must be the thoughtful instructor to our day weary students, and the nocturnal voyeur, diligently stalking the heavens. To the public we must be eloquent and accurate in our elocution of true wisdom, while among ourselves we stumble to find possible explanations for things we don't understand. We are researchers who think logically and live by reason, yet we are also humans bound to our emotions. We are torn in every direction: research, family, teaching, learning, community, and academic isolation.
Why do I fight to do so many things? Because astronomers are free to learn and to discover truths no man has yet realized, and while we can never fully know all the answers, the pursuit of that one next piece of the universal puzzle drives me to drive myself to meet the challenges of all the characters I am asked to play.
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Who I'd like to meet:
I'd like to find the critical thinkers who still dream, scientists who still see magic in nature, anyone who never outgrew asking "Why?"
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