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Elizabeth Warner

Principal Faculty Specialist/Observatory Director

College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Expertise

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science

Climate Change

Energy

Physics

Language Proficiency

english

Elizabeth Warner runs the campus astronomy Observatory, which is used extensively for introductory astronomy classes, research projects, and outreach. The Observatory has four permanently mounted telescopes on site and a collection of 12 portable telescopes used both on- and off-site. Warner can speak to reporters about an upcoming or recent celestial event. She does 'amateur' observing and can answer most questions related to observing stuff in the night sky.

In the News

Washington Post

Hard-to-find Comet ISON loiters low on the eastern horizon

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