Curriculum Vitae for Bryan Mendez
Bryan J. Méndez
8 Gauss Way Berkeley, CA 94530 (510) 643-2178 bmendez@ssl.berkeley.edu
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/bmendez
Education
 
University of California, Berkeley, CA
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy & Astrophysics
 December 2002
  • Master of Arts in Astronomy & Astrophysics
 May 2000
 
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Bachelor of Science in General Physics and Astronomy & Astrophysics
 May 1997
  • Bachelor of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance
 May 1997
Teaching and Public Outreach Experience
 
Space Science Education and Public Outreach Specialist
Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA. 2002 - Present
Bryan is an Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) Specialist for the Center for Science Education at the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory (CSE@SSL). He develops programs for the public through the web and museums, develops classroom materials for students in K-12 classrooms, and conducts professional development for science educators. Bryan is a Co-Investigator of the NASA Heliophysics Science Education and Public Outreach Forum (SEPOF), and was Co-Director of the Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum (SECEF). He has been E/PO lead for the WISE and RHESSI NASA Explorer missions. Bryan has served as Deputy E/PO lead for the CHIPS, and SPIDR NASA Explorer missions, and has also been an E/PO team member for the STEREO-IMPACT mission. He has also been the E/PO Project Lead for several NASA ROSES E/PO projects: Calendar in the Sky: Engaging Latinos in NASA science and Maya Astronomy, Stardust@home, Nature's Biggest Blasts, and the Automated Planet Finder. Furthermore, Dr. Mendez is and has been an E/PO team member for several other NASA ROSES E/PO projects: Engaging Latinos In Space and Atmospheric science (ELISA), Virtual Cosmos (E/PO for the NVO), ATLSS and AMANTISS (with the Lawrence Hall of Science GEMS program). He has collaborated often with LHS on projects to do teacher professional development with GEMS materials for NASA Explorer Schools and to grow their network of GEMS sites and centers. Dr. Mendez is a GEMS Associate and played a role in the early development of the GEMS Space Science Sequence core curriculum materials. Bryan conducts workshops and short courses for teachers at CSE@SSL and at national conferences such as NSTA, CSTA, & SACNAS and in conjunction with LHS/GEMS. Since September 2002, Dr. Mendez has presented nearly 120 teacher professional development workshops, participated in over 50 lectures and public events, over 35 school visits, and developed over 20 E/PO products: lithographs, fact sheets, education briefs, educator guides, websites, professional development courses, lesson plans, lenticular cards, and CD-ROMs. He has served on NASA SMD E/PO working groups and review panels.
Instructor
University of California, Berkeley, CA. Summer 2002
Taught Summer Session course, Introduction to General Astronomy. Managed all aspects of the course. Designed syllabus and course website. Prepared and delivered daily lectures. Created and graded exams. Designed and graded class projects.
Instructor
University of California, Berkeley, CA. Fall 2000, Fall 2001
Taught The Art of Teaching Astronomy, a seminar-style course for new astronomy Graduate Student Instructors. Served as a mentor for the new instructors. Managed all aspects of the course. Constructed syllabi of topics and led discussions. Provided instructors feedback on their teaching through in-class practice teaching, personal observation, and videotaping of their classes. Created of a repository of teaching resources for Graduate Student Instructors.
Instructor
Academic Talent Development Program, University of California, Berkeley, CA. Summer 2001
Taught two-weeks of a six-week course on Astronomy for high school students. Focused on the development of modern scientific methodology in the context of astronomy. Constructed a syllabus, composed daily lesson plans, wrote homework problem sets and solutions, and graded student work.
Instructor
University of California, Berkeley, CA. Summer 2000
Taught Summer Session course, Introduction to General Astronomy. Managed all aspects of the course. Designed syllabus and course website. Prepared and delivered daily lectures. Wrote weekly homework sets and prepared solutions. Created and graded exams. Designed and graded class projects.
Graduate Student Instructor
University of California, Berkeley, CA. Fall 1999, Spring 2001
Graduate Student Instructor for Introduction to Astrophysics, an introductory course in astrophysics for prospective astronomy majors taught by professors Andrew Melatos (1st Semester) and Geoff Marcy (2nd Semester). Led discussion sections, wrote homework sets and solutions, conducted exam review sessions, graded exams, maintained class website, and saw to administrative tasks.
Volunteer Astronomer
Project ASTRO, Berkeley, CA. 1998 - 2001
Collaborated with teachers of the 4th and 5th grades in developing an astronomy curriculum for the school year. Made visits to the classrooms to give presentations and assist in teaching astronomy units.
Graduate Student Instructor
University of California, Berkeley, CA. Fall 1997, Spring 1998
Graduate Student Instructor in Introduction to General Astronomy. Taught with professors Leo Blitz and Alex Filippenko. Maintained class website; wrote homeworks, exams, and solution sets; taught weekly discussion sections; and saw to sundry administrative tasks.
Content Developer
Windows to the Universe, University of Michigan and NASA, Ann Arbor, MI. Winter 1997
Development of the Universe section of the Windows to the Universe educational website. Involved in HTML programming and writing of hyperdocuments on astronomical topics.
Volunteer Scientist
The Mad Scientist Network 2000 - Present
Answer internet users' questions about astronomy and astrophysics. Answers are designed to be accessible by a general audience. Questioners span all demographics.
Volunteer
Student Astronomical Society, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 1994 - 1997
President, Secretary, and member of this student-run society. Organized and participated in regular public observing nights at University of Michigan's Angell Hall Observatory. Designed educational inreach program to bring local middle school students to the University and partcipate in hands-on learning sessions about astronomy.
Volunteer
Society of Physics Students, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 1994 - 1997
Member of this student-run society. Participated in educational inreach programs. Performed demonstrations and experiments designed to encourage interest in physics.
Scientific Research Experience
Graduate Student Researcher
University of California, Berkeley, CA. 1998 - 2002
Ph.D. dissertation, Advisor: Marc Davis, professor of Physics and Astronomy. A project to study the velocity field of local galaxies using the tip of the red giant branch to measure distances. Acquired and processed CCD image data of local galaxies in V and I bands using the Keck Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope. Developed software in IDL to reduce and analyze data.
Summer Intern
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. Summer 1997
Research Advisor: David Leisawitz. Project to determine the characteristics of stellar populations embedded in massive Galactic star-forming regions. Developed software in IDL to reduce and analyze near-infrared images in J, H, and K bands. Constructed false-color mosaics of the images.
Research Assistant
The Michigan Spectral Catalogue Project, Ann Arbor, MI. Fall 1996 - Spring 1997
Assisted in the publishing of the Fifth Volume of the Michigan Spectral Catalogue. Wrote FORTRAN 77 programs to read catalogue data, and perform typesetting using LaTeX.
Summer Intern
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD. Summer 1996
Research Advisor: David Soderblom. Project studying the chromospheric activity in nearby solar-type stars as a way to estimate their ages. Reduced CCD echelle spectra data using scientific software (IRAF: Image Reduction and Analysis Facility). Extracted and analyzed over 200 stellar spectra. Oral presentation of work given at the end of the summer.
Research Assistant
NSF Fellowship, Summer Research Opportunities Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 1995 - 1997
B.S. thesis, Advisor: Patrick Seitzer, professor of Astronomy. Project to establish precise CCD astrometric methods and use them to measure the proper motion of the Galactic globular cluster Palomar 15. Acquired and reduced CCD image data from the 1.3-meter telescope at the MDM Observatory, Kitt Peak, AZ.. Used scientific software to measure stellar positions. Developed FORTRAN software to carry out statistical analyses. Presented a poster paper of the research at the 187th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
Publications

Ali, Nancy; Mendez, B.; Fricke, K.; Wright, E. L.; Eisenhardt, P. R.; Cutri, R. M.; Hurt, R.; WISE Team. More Than a Pretty Picture: Making WISE Data Accessible to the Public. 2011. American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #217, #158.09; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43.

Mendez, B. Cool Astronomy: Education and Public Outreach for the WISE mission. 2011. American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #217, #301.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43.

Mendez, B. J. Research in the Classroom with the WISE Mission. 2010. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #ED51B-01

Wright, Edward L.; Eisenhardt, Peter R. M.; Mainzer, Amy K.; Ressler, Michael E.; Cutri, Roc M.; Jarrett, Thomas; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Padgett, Deborah; McMillan, Robert S.; Skrutskie, Michael; Stanford, S. A.; Cohen, Martin; Walker, Russell G.; Mather, John C.; Leisawitz, David; Gautier, Thomas N.; McLean, Ian; Benford, Dominic; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Blain, Andrew; Mendez, Bryan; Irace, William R.; Duval, Valerie; Liu, Fengchuan; Royer, Don; Heinrichsen, Ingolf; Howard, Joan; Shannon, Mark; Kendall, Martha; Walsh, Amy L.; Larsen, Mark; Cardon, Joel G.; Schick, Scott; Schwalm, Mark; Abid, Mohamed; Fabinsky, Beth; Naes, Larry; Tsai, Chao-Wei. The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE): Mission Description and Initial On-orbit Performance. 2010. The Astronomical Journal, Volume 140, Issue 6, pp. 1868-1881 (2010).

Peticolas, L.; Méndez, B. J. H.; Yan, D.; Bartolone, L.; Robinson, D.; Maggi, B.; Adams, P.; Walker, A.; Reiff, P.; Beisser, K.; Turney, D. A Heliophysics Education and Public Outreach Effort: Training and Supporting the Trainers. 2010. Science Education and Outreach: Forging a Path to the Future. Proceedings of a conference held September 12-16, 2009 in Millbrae, California, USA. Edited by Jonathan Barnes, Denise A. Smith, Michael G. Gibbs, and James G. Manning., p.420

Méndez, B. J. H.; Day, B.; Gay, P. L.; Jacoby, S. H.; Raddick, M. J.; Walker, C. E.; Pompea, S. M. The Spectrum of Citizen Science Projects in Astronomy and Space Science. 2010. Science Education and Outreach: Forging a Path to the Future. Proceedings of a conference held September 12-16, 2009 in Millbrae, California, USA. Edited by Jonathan Barnes, Denise A. Smith, Michael G. Gibbs, and James G. Manning., p.324

Sharma, Mangala; Smith, D.; Mendez, B.; Shipp, S.; Schwerin, T.; Stockman, S.; Cooper, L. NASA's Science Education and Public Outreach Forums: Bringing Communities and Resources Together to Increase Effectiveness and Sustainability of E/PO. 2010. American Astronomical Society, HEAD meeting #11, #38.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.718

Borders, Kareen; Mendez, B. Infrared Astronomy Professional Development for K-12 Educators: WISE Telescope. 2010. American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #465.10; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.505

Smith, Denise A.; Mendez, B.; Shipp, S.; Schwerin, T.; Stockman, S.; Cooper, L. P.; Sharma, M. NASA's New Science Education and Public Outreach Forums: Bringing Communities and Resources Together to Increase Effectiveness and Sustainability. 2010. American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #465.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.503

Pereira, Vincent; Burrell, A.; Chavez, O.; Fawcett, E.; Elias, R.; Lugo, T.; Morillo, E.; Purpura, M.; Sorokin, S.; Gorjian, V.; Adkins, J.; Borders, K.; Kelly, S.; Martin, C.; Mendez, B.; Paradis, J.; Pittman, P.; Sepulveda, B. Using Spitzer Data To Obtain Dust Distribution Arounfd The Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 4051. 2010. American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #411.22; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.243

Mendez, B. J.; Smith, D.; Shipp, S. S.; Schwerin, T. G.; Stockman, S. A.; Cooper, L. P.; Peticolas, L. M. Science Education and Public Outreach Forums (SEPOF): Providing Coordination and Support for NASA's Science Mission Directorate Education and Outreach Programs. 2009. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #ED31A-0527

Mendez, B.; Day, B.; Gay, P.; Jacoby, S.; Raddick, J.; Walker, C.; Pompea, S. 2009. The Spectrum of Citizen Science Projects in Astronomy and Space Science. Science Education and Outreach: Forging A Path To The Future, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 431, proceedings of the conference held 12-16 September 2009, in Millbrae, CA, USA. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, p.324

Peticolas, P.; Mendez. B.; Yan, D.; Bartolone, L.; Robinson, D.; Maggi, B.; Adams, P.; Walker, A.; Reiff, P.; Beisser, K.; Turney, D. 2009. A Heliophysics Education and Public Outreach Effort: Training and Supporting the Trainers. Science Education and Outreach: Forging A Path To The Future, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 431, proceedings of the conference held 12-16 September 2009, in Millbrae, CA, USA. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, p.420

Mendez, B.; WISE Team. WISE Education and Public Outreach. 2009. American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #214, #217.06

Eisenhardt, Peter R.; Wright, E. L.; Benford, D.; Blain, A.; Cohen, M.; Cutri, R.; Gautier, T. N.; Jarrett, T.; Kirkpatrick, J. D.; Leisawitz, D.; Lonsdale, C.; Mainzer, A.; Mather, J.; McLean, I.; McMillan, R.; Mendez, B.; Padgett, D.; Ressler, M.; Skrutskie, M.; Stanford, S. A.; Walker, R. WISE: The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. 2009. American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #459.01

Sepulveda, Babs; Adkins, J.; Borders, K.; Gorjian, V.; Mendez, B.; Kelly, S.; Martin, C.; Paradis, J.; Pereira, V.; Pitman, P.; NGC 4051 Monitoring Team. Using Spitzer Data to Teach About Active Galactic Nuclei. 2009. American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #463.04

Gorjian, Varoujan; Adkins, J.; Borders, K.; Kelly, S.; Martin, C.; Mendez, B.; Paradis, J.; Perreira, V.; Pittman, P.; Sepulveda, B.;NGC 4051 Monitoring Group. Spitzer 3.6 and 5.8 micron Monitoring of the Seyfert 1 NGC 4051. 2009. American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #420.06

Smith, Denise A.; Summers, F.; Hasan, H.; Steel, S.; Dussault, M.; Lestition, K.; Arcand, K.; Watzke, M.; Squires, G.; Hurt, R.; Thaller, M.; Gurton, S.; Berendsen, M.; White, V.; Lowes, L.; Mendez, B.; Thieman, J. NASA and IYA: Bringing the Cosmos to the Public. 2009. American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #229.02

Mendez, B. J.; Peticolas, L. M. Exploring Magnetism: from Standards-based physical science concepts to cutting edge NASA research. 2008. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008, abstract #ED11B-0

Thieman, J. R.; Mayo, L. A.; Lewis, E. M.; Cline, T. D.; Ng, C. Y.; Mendez, B. J. The IYA and the Sun-Earth Connection. 2008. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008, abstract #ED51C-04

Peticolas, L. M.; Mendez, B.; Hawkins, I.; Whitworth, C. Effective Strategies for Engaging Latino/Hispanic Audiences in Astronomy during the International Year of Astronomy. 2008. Preparing for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy: A Hands-On Symposium ASP Conference Series, Vol. 400, proceedings of the conference held 1-5 June, 2008, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, in Conjunction with the 212th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society. p.422

Dussault, M.; Smith, D.; Allen, J.; Backman, D.; Bartolone, L.; Bobrowsky, M.; Gould, A.; Mendez, B.; Lochner, J.; Mayo, L.; McLin, K.; Reinfeld, E.; Shupla, C.; Summers, F.; Thiemann, J.; Devore, E. Discover the Universe with NASA during the International Year of Astronomy: A Workshop for Astronomy Educators. 2008. Preparing for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy: A Hands-On Symposium ASP Conference Series, Vol. 400, proceedings of the conference held 1-5 June, 2008, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, in Conjunction with the 212th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society. p.396

Westphal, A. J.; Allen, C.; Bajt, S.; Bastien, R.; Bechtel, H. A.; Bleuet, P.; Borg, J.; Brenker, F.; Bridges, J.; Brownlee, D. E.; Butterworth, A. L.; Burchell, M.; Burghammer, M.; Clark, B.; Cloetens, P.; Cody, G.; Ferroir, T.; Floss, C.; Flynn, G.; Frank, D.; Gainsforth, Z.; Grün, E.; Hoppe, P.; Kearsley, A.; Kelley, N.; Lemelle, L.; Leroux, H.; Nittler, L. R.; Lettieri, R.; Mendez, B.; Marchant, W.; Sandford, S. A.; See, T.; Simionovici, A.; Stadermann, F.; Sternovsky, Z.; Stroud, R. M.; Susini, J.; Sutton, F.; Tsou, P.; Tsuchiyama, A.; Tyliczszak, T.; Vekemans, B.; Vincze, L.; Warren, J.; Zolensky, M. E. Stardust Interstellar Preliminary Examination - First Results. 2008. 71st Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, held July 28-August 1, 2008 in Matsue, Japan. Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement, Vol. 43, paper id. 5305.

Méndez, B. J. H. Education And Public Outreach for NASA's WISE Mission. 2008. EPO and a Changing World: Creating Linkages and Expanding Partnerships ASP Conference Series, Vol. 389, proceedings of the conference held 5-7 September 2007, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2080., p.385

Méndez, B. J. H. SpaceScience@Home: Authentic Research Projects that Use Citizen Scientists. 2008. EPO and a Changing World: Creating Linkages and Expanding Partnerships ASP Conference Series, Vol. 389, proceedings of the conference held 5-7 September 2007, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2080., p.219

Peticolas, L. M.; Craig, N.; Kucera, T.; Michels, D. J.; Gerulskis, J.; MacDowall, R. J.; Beisser, K.; Chrissotimos, C.; Luhmann, J. G.; Galvin, A. B.; Ratta, L.; Drobnes, E.; Méndez, B. J.; Hill, S.; Marren, K.; Howard, R. The Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) Education and Outreach (E/PO) Program. 2008. Space Science Reviews, Volume 136, Issue 1-4, pp. 627-646

Mendez, Bryan J.; Craig, N.; Wright, E., Cool Astronomy: The Education And Public Outreach Program For NASA's Wise Mission. 2007. American Astronomical Society Meeting 210, #80.02

Westphal, A. J.; Bastien, R. K.; Butterworth, A. L.; von Korff, J.; Anderson, D.; Mendez, B.; Prasad, R.; Kelley, N.; Frank, D.; Lettieri, R.; Gainsforth, Z.; Snead, C. J.; Warren, J. L.; Zolensky, M. E., Search for Contemporary Interstellar Dust in the Stardust Collector. 2007. 38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, (Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII), held March 12-16, 2007 in League City, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1338, p.1457

Mendez, Bryan J.; Westphal, A. J.; Butterworth, A. L.; Craig, N., Education and Public Outreach for Stardust@home: An Interactive Internet-based Search for Interstellar Dust. 2006. 2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #75.07

Westphal, A. J.; Anderson, D.; Bastien, R.; Butterworth, A.; Frank, D.; Gainsforth, Z.; Kelley, N.; Lettieri, R.; Mendez, B.; Prasad, R.; Tsitrin, S.; von Korff, J.; Warren, J.; Wertheimer, D.; Zhang, A.; Zolensky, M., The Stardust Interstellar Dust Collector and Stardust@home. 2006. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006, abstract #P52B-08.

Westphal, A. J.; von Korff, J.; Anderson, D. P.; Alexander, A.; Betts, B.; Brownlee, D. E.; Butterworth, A. L.; Craig, N.; Gainsforth, Z.; Mendez, B.; See, T.; Snead, C. J.; Srama, R.; Tsitrin, S.; Warren, J.; Zolensky, M., Stardust@home: Virtual Microscope Validation and First Results. 2006. 37th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 13-17, 2006, League City, Texas, abstract no.2225

Mendez, Bryan J.; Westphal, A. J.; Butterworth, A. L.; Craig, N., Stardust@home: An Interactive Internet-based Search for Interstellar Dust. 2006. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED53C-03.

Mendez, Bryan J.; Westphal, A. J.; Butterworth, A. L.; Craig, N., Stardust@home: Engaging the Public in an Interactive, Internet-based Search for Interstellar Dust in the Stardust Aerogel Collector. 2006. Astronomical Society of the Pacific 118th Meeting. SN25.

Craig, N.; Peticolas, L. M.; Mendez, B. J., STEREO-IMPACT Education and Public Outreach: Sharing STEREO Science. 2005. American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #67.13; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 37, p.1265

Mendez, B. J.; Craig, N.; Westphal, A. J., Stardust@home: Enlisting Students and the Public in the Search for Interstellar Dust. 2005. American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #67.12; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 37, p.1265

Mendez, B. J.; Peticolas, L.M.; Craig, N., STEREO-IMPACT E/PO: Getting Ready for Launch!, 2005. Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED31D-1234.

Méndez, B. J.; Craig, N., Education & Public Outreach Programs for NASA Astronomy Missions at UC Berkeley, 2005. ASP 117th Meeting, Building Community: the emerging EPO profession, PW17.

Silva, S.; Dussault, M.; Grier, J.A.; Bartolone, L.; Mendez, B. J.; Reinfeld, E.; Steel, S. J.; Universe Forum; Universe EPO Team, Modeling the Universe, 2005. ASP 117th Meeting, Building Community: the emerging EPO profession, WRD.

Schultz, G.; Méndez, B. J.; Narasimhan, L.; Beck-Winchatz, B.; Bartolone, L.; Wagner, S., Effective Strategies in Formal Education: A Participatory Workshop, 2005. ASP 117th Meeting, Building Community: the emerging EPO profession, WFH.

Craig, N.; Peticolas, L.M.; Méndez, B. J.; Morales Manzanares, R., Education & Public Outreach (E/PO) programs for NASA’s Sun-Earth Connection Missions – RHESSI and STEREO, 2005. ASP 117th Meeting, Building Community: the emerging EPO profession, PR01.

Mendez, B. J.; Bartolone, L.; Craig, N.; Dussault, M.; Gould, R. R.; Grier, J. A.; Lestition, K.; Lochner, J.; Plait, P.; Porro, I.; Range, S.; Reinfeld, E.; Silva, S.; Steel, S. J.; Universe Forum; Universe EPO Team, Modeling the Universe: Professional Development for Teachers Designed by NASA's Universe Forum Education and Outreach Program. 2005. American Astronomical Society Meeting 206, #04.01

Craig, N.; Mendez, B. J.; Hanisch, R. J.; Christian, C. A.; Summers, F.; Haisch, B.; Lindblom, J., The Virtual Cosmos Project: Astronomical Data access for General Public via the National Virtual Observatory. 2005. American Astronomical Society Meeting 206, #05.09

Mendez, B. J.; Peticolas, L. M.; Craig, N.; Holman, G., Exploring Magnetism: Bringing The Sun-Earth Connection into the Classroom via Basic Science. 2005. American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting 2005, abstract #SH11A-05

Mendez, B. J., Making An Impact With A Shoestring Through Partnerships, 2004. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2004, abstract #ED33C-07

Peticolas, L. M.; Craig, N.; Mendez, B., Partners and Networks in the THEMIS Education and Public Outreach Program, 2004. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2004, abstract #ED21B-0067

Mendez, B. J.; Craig, N., Education and Public Outreach Activities for the Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager at UC Berkeley, 2004. American Astronomical Society, HEAD meeting #8, #05.09

Dussault, M.; Bartolone, L.; Grier, J.; Lochner, J.; Mendez, B.; Reinfeld, E.; Silva, S.; Steel, S.; Craig, N.; Gould, R.; Lestition, K.; Plait, P.; Porro, I.; Range, S., Modeling the Universe: Professional Development for Teachers Designed by NASA's Structure and Evolution of the Universe E/PO Program, 2004. American Astronomical Society, HEAD meeting #8, #27.06

Mendez, B.; Craig, N.; Haisch, B.; Lindblom, J.; Hanisch, R.; Summers, F.; Abbott, B., The Digital Universe Coalition: Building a Prototype NVO E/PO Portal. 2004. American Astronomical Society Meeting 204, #78.05

 

Peticolas, L. M.; Manzanares, R. M.; Craig, N.; Luhmann, J. G.; Campion, E.; Mendez, B., Informal education: space weather music using sonification of solar wind data. 2004. American Astronomical Society Meeting 204, #78.01

 

Craig, N.; Price, A.; Mattei, J.; Mendez, B.; Hawkins, I., National Virtual Observatory Outreach: A Needs Analysis Study of Amateur Astronomers. 2004. American Astronomical Society Meeting 203, #118.18

 

Mendez, B. J.; Peticolas, L. M.; Schultz, G.; Craig, N., High Leverage NASA Education & Public Outreach Teacher Professional Development Programs. 2003. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2002, abstract #ED41D-1192

 

Peticolas, L. M.; Mendez, B.; Schultz, G.; Luhmann, J. G.; Craig, N., Using backward design in NASA educational resources. 2003. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2002, abstract #ED51C-1207

 

Mendez, B. J.; Craig, N., Education and Public Outreach Programs for Structure and Evolution of the Universe Themed Missions: CHIPS and SPIDR. 2003. American Astronomical Society Meeting 202, #10.19

 

Craig, N.; Mendez, B. J.; Peticolas, L., Education and Public Outreach Programs for RHESSI and STEREO/IMPACT Missions. 2003. American Astronomical Society Meeting 202, #10.18

 

Craig, N.; Mendez, B.; Luhmann, J.; Sircar, I., Sounds of space: listening to the Sun-Earth connection. 2003. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly, abstract #12731

 

Mendez, B.; Davis, M.; Newman, J.; Madore, B. F.; Freedman, W. L.; Moustakas, J., The Enigmatic Local Hubble Flow: Probing the Nearby Peculiar Velocity Field with Consistent Distances to Neighboring Galaxies. 2003. American Astronomical Society Meeting 201, #23.06D; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 34, #4

 

Mendez, B. J., The enigmatic local Hubble flow: Probing the nearby peculiar velocity field with consistent distances to neighboring galaxies. 2002. Thesis (PhD). UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, Source DAI-B 64/02, p. 764, Aug 2003, 168 pages.

 

Mendez, B.; Davis, M.; Moustakas, J.; Newman, J.; Madore, B.F.; Freedman, W.L. Deviations from the Local Hubble Flow. I. The Tip of the Red Giant Branch as a Distance Indicator. 2002. The Astronomical Journal, Volume 124, Issue 1, pp. 213-233.

Leisawitz, D.; Digel, S. W.; Guo, Z.; Mendez, B.; Hanson, M. M. A Study of the Infrared Spectral Energy Distributions of H II Regions. 1998. Star Formation with the Infrared Space Observatory, 24-26 June 1997, Lisbon, Portugal, edited by Joao Yun and Rene Liseau, Publisher: ASP, as volume 132 of ASP Conference Series. P. 101.

Guo, Z.; Digel, S.; Hanson, M.; Leisawitz, D.; Mendez, B. JHK Observations of Star Formation Regions. 1997. American Astronomical Society, 191st AAS Meeting, #06.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 29

Mendez, B.; Seitzer, P.O. Precision CCD Astrometry. 1996. American Astronomical Society, 187th AAS Meeting, #73.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 28

Fellowships and Honors
Professional Memberships
Musical Experience
Private Studies
Teaching Experience
  • Private Instructor, Traverse City, MI and Ann Arbor, MI. 1991-1995
    Instructed 6th-12th Grade students in saxophone performance. Worked with students individually to develop both their technical and artistic performance skills.
  • Section Coach, Plymouth-Canton Marching Band, Plymouth, MI. August-Nov. 1994
    Coached 30+ high school saxophone students in music to be performed in their marching band. Helped individuals with specific playing issues.
  • Saxophone Workshop Jazz Instructor, Interlochen Arts Camp and All-State at Interlochen, Interlochen, MI. July 1993
    Instructed ~15 high school aged students in Jazz improvisation on saxophone.
Ensemble Performance Experience
  • The Jazz School Adult Big Band (2003 - present)
  • The UC Berkeley Saxophone Quartet, Tenor Saxophone (2000 - 2001)
  • UC Jazz Ensembles' Wednesday Band, UC Berkeley (1998 - 2002)
  • Traverse City Senior High Alumni Jazz Band, 2nd Tenor (July 1997)
  • Ann Arbor Community Concert Band, 1st Tenor (Summer 1996)
  • UofM Commencement Band, Tenor Sax (May 1995)
  • Saxophone Quartet, Tenor, U of M sax studio members (1994 - 1996)
  • University Productions production of 42nd Street, Pit Orchestra, Clarinet and Tenor Sax (Winter 1995)
  • University of Michigan Symphony Band, 2nd Alto Sax (Winter 1995)
  • University of Michigan Wind Ensemble, 2nd Tenor (Winter 1995)
  • Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, Tenor Sax (Winter 1995)
  • UofM Sax Studio Choir, Tenor (Winter 1995)
  • UofM Commencement Band, Tenor Sax (Dec. 1994)
  • University of Michigan Concert Band, Tenor Sax (Fall 1994)
  • University of Michigan Wind Ensemble, Tenor Sax (Fall 1994)
  • University of Michigan Concert Band, Tenor Sax (Winter 1994)
  • Saxophone Quartet, Alto & Tenor, All-State at Interlochen staff (Summer 1993)
  • The 4 Tops and The Temptations stage band, 2nd Alto, Interlochen Center for the Arts (July 1993)
  • U of M's Northcoast Jazz Ensemble, 1st Tenor (Winter 1993)
  • University of Michigan Concert Band, Tenor Sax (Winter 1993)