ANNETTE S. LEE Aslee17@Gmail.Com Aslee@Stcloudstate.Edu

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ANNETTE S. LEE [email protected] [email protected]

CURRENT POSITIONS

Associate Professor – Physics and Astronomy St. Cloud, Minnesota, US College of Science and Engineering August 2009-Present St. Cloud State University

Adjunct Associate Professor - Centre for Astrophysics Brisbane, Queensland, Australia School of Agricultural, Computational & Environmental Sciences August 2018-Present University of Southern Queensland

Professional Visual Artist Minneapolis, Minnesota, US M.F.A., Painting, 2000 1987-Present

EDUCATION

University of the Western Cape Cape Town, South Africa Ph.D., Physics and Astronomy March 2020 • Research Interests: Interdisciplinary STEM, Indigenous STEM, Astronomy Education Research, Cultural Astronomy, Community Based Research/Programming, Public Outreach, Science Education Dissertation “The Effects on Student Knowledge and Engagement When Using a Culturally Responsive Framework to teach ASTR101”

Washington University St. Louis, Missouri M.S., Astrophysics May 2008 Yale University School of Art New Haven, Connecticut M.F.A., Painting May 2000 University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, Illinois B.F.A., Art May 1998 University of California Berkeley, California B.S., Applied Mathematics May 1992

EXHIBITIONS

2019 (current project) One Sky Many Worlds-Voices in Indigenous Astronomy, International Traveling Exhibit, National Science Museum of Canada-Ingenium in partnership with Nomad Exhibitions, Co-curator and Indigenous Design Advisor, opening May 2022 2019 Chicago’s Night Sky, Annette S. Lee, et al., Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL-permanent exhibit 2019 Our Home Native Minnesota, Annette S. Lee, et al., Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN- permanent exhibit 2018 Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections, Annette S. Lee, et al., Paramount Gallery, St. Cloud, MN 2018 Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections, Annette S. Lee, et al., Two Rivers Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 1 2018 Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections, Annette S. Lee, et al., Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia, MN 2018 Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections, Annette S. Lee, et al., Lyric Center for the Arts, First Stage Gallery, Virginia, MN 2018 Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections, Annette S. Lee, et al., Goodhue Historical Center, Red Wing., MN 2018 Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections, Annette S. Lee, et al., White Earth Tribal College Gallery, Mahnomen MN 2018 Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections, Annette S. Lee, et al., Miikanan Gallery, Bemidji, MN 2017 One Sky-Many Astronomies, Indigenous Astronomy Exhibit, National Science Museum of Canada-Ingenium, permanent exhibit, lead curator and lead artist 2017 Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections, Annette S. Lee, et al., Perpich Center for the Arts Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 2017 Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections, Annette S. Lee, et al., All My Relations Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 2016 Native Skywatchers, Annette S. Lee, et al., Macrostie Gallery, Grand Rapids, MN 2016 Native Skywatchers, Annette S. Lee, W. Wilson, Milaca Arts Center, Milaca, MN 2016 Native Skywatchers, Annette S. Lee, W.Wilson, Whitney Senior Center, St. Cloud, MN 2015 Native Skywatchers Earth Sky Connections, Annette S. Lee, et al. & Arts Learning Participants, Great River Regional Library, St. Cloud, MN 2015 Native Skywatchers Reach for the Art in the Sky: Annette S. Lee et al., Ziibiwing Cultural & Lifeways Center, Mt. Pleasant, MI 2015 Identity: Expressing & Embracing Show, St. Cloud State Univ.-Women’s Center, Paramount Art Center, St. Cloud, MN 2014 (permanent collection) Makoce Wicanhpi Wowapi (D/Lakota Sky Star Map) Tweed Museum, Duluth, Minnesota 2014 Native Skywatchers Reach for the Art in the Sky: Annette S. Lee & W. Wilson, Duluth Art Institute, MN 2014 Native Skywatchers- Reach for the Art in the Sky: Annette S. Lee & W. Wilson, Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia, MN 2013 Native Skywatchers – Ojibwe & Dakota Star Paintings, MCC Gallery, Berkeley, CA 2013 Membership Show, Depot Great Hall, Duluth, MN 2012 Arrowhead Regional Biennial, Steffl Gallery, Duluth, MN 2012 Artistic Duluth, Steffl Gallery, Duluth, MN 2012 Mahpiyato K’a Maka -Dakota Earth-Sky Relationships at Wakan Tipi, Gordon Parks Gallery, St. Paul, MN 2012 Our Lives, Our Stories, Our Identities, St. Cloud, MN 2012 Duluth Art Institute Annual Membership Exhibition, Great Hall Gallery, Duluth, MN 2013 Duluth Art Institute Annual Membership Exhibition, Great Hall Gallery, Duluth, MN 2011 Art Traditions of the Anishinaabe, Madeline Island Museum Gallery, Madeline Is., MN 2011 University Program Board Juried Exhibit, Atwood Gallery, St. Cloud State Univ., St. Cloud, MN 2012 University Program Board Juried Exhibit, Atwood Gallery, St. Cloud State Univ., St. Cloud, MN 2010 American Indian Art Scholarship Exhibit, Kruk Gallery, Univ. of Wisconsin, Superior, WI 2011 American Indian Art Scholarship Exhibit, Kruk Gallery, Univ. of Wisconsin, Superior, WI 2010 Cultural Perspectives: My Home, Your Home, Our Home, Performing Arts Gallery, Burnsville, MN 2008 Medicine Dream Journeys: Paintings and Drawings, Arton Water Gallery, Northfield, MN 2008 Horse Redux, Blue Iris Gallery, Duluth, MN 2007 Native Skywatchers: The Artist & the Scientist, American Astronomical Society Meeting, Honolulu, HI 2007 Solo show, Beings of Light and Air, Blue Iris Gallery, Duluth, MN 2 2005 Group show, The Art of Peace – Every day, Cocos to Geaux, Duluth, MN 2004 Group show, Seven Deadly Sins: Pride and Humility, Duluth Art Inst., Duluth, MN 2003 A Road Less Traveled: Painter/Scientist Annette S. Lee Rides Confidently on Horseback Through the Intersection of Art and Science, interview by P. Virtucio, Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, MN

SELECTED GRANTS AND HONORS

Intl. Astron. Union (IAU) Advisory Committee - Equity, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion 2019-current American Astronomical Society (AAS) Shapley Lecturer 2019-current AUS Embassy Scholar, University of Southern Queensland, Centre for Astrophysics 2018 American Astronomical Society Education and Professional Development Grant 2018 Distinguished Lecturer, Archaeological Institute of America, Webster Lectureship 2018-2019 Faculty Improvement Grant, “Digital Storytelling in STEM”, St. Cloud State University 2015, 2017 Cultural Diversity Grant, “Interdisciplinary STEM”, St. Cloud State Univ. 2017 NASA-MN Space Grant Funding, Research, Course & Educator Workshop 2009-2016 Minnesota State Arts Board-Arts Learning Grant 2014-2017 Minnesota State Arts Board-Arts Touring Grant 2016-2018 Travel Award, International Astronomical Union General Assembly 2015 Denison Visiting Professorship Award, Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 2015-2017 Faculty Research Grant, Dissemination Dakota Star Knowledge, St. Cloud State University 2013 University Research Grant, Ojibwe Star Knowledge Book, St. Cloud State University 2009, 2013 Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, Native Skywatchers and Girls Best Planning Grant 2012-2103 Bush Foundation Fellowship Award, Native Skywatchers Research & Programming 2012-2104 North Star STEM Alliance, Native Skywatchers Outreach & Presentations 2009 - 2012 New Researcher Award, St. Cloud State University, MN 2011 MN State Arts Board, Cultural Community Partnership Award, MN 2011 - 2012 Invited Attendee 58th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Physics, Lindau, Germany 2008 Olin Fellowship for Women, Graduate School, Washington University, 2007 Travel Fellowship, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 2005 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2003-2006 NASA - MN Space Grant Consortium Representative 2003 Schoelkopf Traveling Fellowship, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT 1999

RECENT INVITED TALKS

Canadian Space Agency-Women in Space Conference, Keynote Speaker, Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada 2020 American Physical Society, Conference for Women in Physics, Univ. of Minnesota, Invited Speaker 2020 Stars over Wiikwemkoong, Manitoulin Island, Assiginack, Ontario, Canada, Invited Speaker 2020 Sophia Centre for Cosmology in Culture Conference, “Stories of Sky”, Lampeter, Wales, Invited Speaker 2020 American Astronomical Society (AAS) 234th Meeting, Plenary-Invited Speaker, St. Louis, Missouri 2019 Am. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Dialogue on Science, Ethics & Religion, Invited Talk 2019 Adler Planetarium, Webster Distinguished Lecturer IAI, Invited Talk, Chicago, Illinois 2019 Minnesota Geoscience Teachers Conference, Keynote Speaker, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2019 Invited Speaker, International Expert Meeting, Astronomical Heritage & Sacred Places, Gran Canaria, Spain 2018 Invited Colloquium Speaker, Department of Astronomy University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2018 Keynote Speaker, Maamwizing Indigenous Conference, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario 2018 Keynote Speaker, Environmental Education Association of Oregon, Portland, Oregon 2018 Invited Speaker, Public Talk, US Embassy Scholar, Univ. of Southern Queensland, National Science Week 2018 Invited Colloquium Speaker, US Embassy Scholar, Univ. of Southern Queensland, Centre for Astrophysics 2018 Invited Speaker, American Indian/Alaskan Native Working Group Lead, NASA Science Mission Directorate 2018 Invited Speaker, NASA Office of Education, Minority University Research & Education Project (MUREP) 2017

3 SYNERGISTIC COLLABORATIONS

2020 - current Co-designer for indigenous star map collaborative project, “Mi’kmaq Star Map”, partnership with Carola Knockwood, Executive Director, Mi’kmaq Kina’matnewey, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 2019-current Indigenous Astronomy Consultant and Guest Speaker, collaborative work with Robert Cockcroft, Indigenous Astronomy Course, Fall 2019, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada 2018 - current Co-curator and Indigenous Design Advisor- indigenous astronomy traveling exhibit with D. Pantalony and W. Buck, “One Sky-Many Worlds: Indigenous Voices in Astronomy”, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, Canada 2019-current Working group, International Astronomical Union: Astronomy for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion-“A Roadmap to Action Within the Framework of the IAU”, Working group-invited member with J. Holbrook, W. Diaz Merced, S. Deustua, L. Walkowicz, P. Brogna, B. Garcia 2017 - current Collaborative indigenous science education, curriculum development with G. Langhorst, “Maya Cosmologies-Maizocentric Worldview”, Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, Minnesota 2015 - 2017 Co-curator indigenous astronomy permanent exhibit with D. Pantalony and W. Buck, education and public outreach, “One Sky-Many Astronomies”, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, Canada 2015 - current Partner with W. Buck, indigenous astronomy, science education, curriculum development and public outreach, Manitoba First Nations Educator Resource Center, Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada 2016 - current Partner with D. Hamacher, University of Melbourne; C. Brown, Univ. South Queensland, “Incorporating Indigenous elements of astronomy into existing undergraduate courses and outreach activities to enhance cross-cultural competencies” 2017 - current Partner with D. Scalice, NASA-Astrobiology Program, Education & Communications Lead, “Dual Learning/Two Eyed Seeing Pedagogy in Science Education”

ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION

Center for Applied Atmospheric Research & Education-CAARE, Evaluator, Collaboration with San Jose State Univ., Fond du Lac Tribal & Comm. College, NASA-MIRO-MUREP 2015 – present

NASA-CIPAIR, Environmental Modeling & Research Experience (EMARE), Evaluator, collaboration with Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, NASA-MIRO-MUREP 2010 - 2014

Department of Physics and Astronomy Assessment Lead, St. Cloud State University 2015 – present

College of Science & Engineering Assessment Representative, St. Cloud State University 2015 – present

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

2009-current St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, Associate Professor, Astron. & Physics, Planetarium Director 2018-current University of Southern Queensland, Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Astrophysics, School of Agricultural, Computational, & Environmental Sciences, Australia 2015-current Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, Cloquet, MN, Indigenous/Interdisciplinary STEM consultant & faculty 2008-2009 Harris Stowe University, St. Louis, MO, Adjunct Instructor, Geography 2005-2008 Washington University, St. Louis, MO, Teaching Assistant, Astronomy and Physics

4 2001-2005 Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, Cloquet, MN, Tenured Faculty in Art, Math, Astronomy 2001-2003 University of Minnesota, Teacher Corp Program, Duluth, MN, Instructor of Math & Math Education 1999-2000 Yale University, Geology Department, New Haven, CT, Teaching Assistant in Geology 1999 Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT, Teaching Assistant in Drawing & Printshop Manager 1995-1998 University of Illinois, Office of Minority Student Affairs, Champaign-Urbana, IL, Coordinator and Master Tutor in Astronomy, Physics and Mathematics 1993-1994 Lac Courte Orielles Ojibwa Community College, Hayward, WI, Full-time Faculty in Math, Computer Science and Astronomy

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2009-current Astronomy Education Research (AER), St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. Working with D. Marshall & J. Holbrook Univ. of the Western Cape, focus on culturally integrated STEM & widening STEM participation. 2012-current Evaluator/Assessment - NASA, Geography and GIS, Environmental Science, interdisciplinary research experiences at the community college level for underrepresented students, Fond du Lac Tribal & Comm. College, Cloquet, MN, 2007-2018 Interdisciplinary STEM/Indigenous STEM, Cultural Astronomy, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. Working with Fond du Lac Tribal & Comm. College, Cloquet, MN, curriculum development, grant writer, STEM program development, faculty 2008-2009 Graduate Research Fellow in Astrochemistry, Washington University, St. Louis, MO Worked with K. Lodders on chemical models of atmospheres of stars & exoplanets. 2005-2008 Graduate Research Fellow in Astrophysics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO Worked with J. Buckley on gamma ray sources & observing at Whipple Observatory. 1998-2000 Research Assistant in Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT Worked with A. Davaille in modeling layers of the Earth’s interior. 1990-1992 Research Assistant in Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley, CA Worked with Gibor Basri in high-resolution stellar spectroscopy. 1991 Research Assistant in Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley, CA Worked with Ivan King in digital imaging of galaxies from the Hubble Space Telescope. 1989 Research Participant - Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, CA UC Berkeley Summer Math Research Institute, Uri Treisman, Leon Henkin

CONFERENCES

2020 Jan.-“Astronomy and Culture – Best Practices for Systematic Transformation in an Increasingly Diverse and Interconnected Global Society”, American Astronomical Society, Lead-Special Session, Honolulu, Hawaii 2019 Nov.- International Astronomical Union: Astronomy for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion-“A Roadmap to Action Within the Framework of the IAU”, Working group-invited member 2019 Jun.-“From Native Skywatchers to ASTR 101…Widening Participation in STEM in Indigenous Communities and Beyond”, American Astronomical Society, Plenary Speaker, St. Louis, Missouri 2019 Apr.-“From Native Skywatchers to ASTR 101…Widening Participation in STEM”, American Association for the Advancement of Science-Engaging Scientists in the Science and Religion Dialog, “Indigenous Communities: Honoring Faith, Culture, and Worldview”, Plenary Speaker, Indiana University 2019 Feb.-“Resources. Resources. Resources. Indigenous STEM, Interdisciplinary STEM. Two-eyed Seeing & Dual Learning...Working Together To Increase Cultural Relevancy in Science Classrooms”, MN Earth Science Teachers Conference, Keynote Speaker, Minneapolis, Minnesota

5 2019 Jan - “As It is Above, It is Below-Kapemni Doorways in the Night Sky”, Indigenous Astronomy Workshop, Plenary Speaker, Physics & Astronomy Dept., Western University, Ontario, Canada 2019 Jan - “Native Skywatchers: Bringing Together Cultural and Scientific Knowledge of the Stars”, American Astronomical Society, Professional Development Workshop, Seattle, Washington 2018 Sept-“As It is Above; It is Below – Kapemni Doorways in the Night Sky”, Environmental Education Conference: Exploring Our Connections through Environmental Education, Environmental Educators Association of Oregon, Canby, OR 2018 Sept-“Our Brains Are Wired For Storytelling”, Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)- Advancing Astronomy for All: Conference on Education, Communication, and Diversity in Science, Sonoma County, CA, Oral Presentation 2018 Aug-“Native Skywatchers Indigenous STEM Revitalization and Dual Learning Pedagogy”, Festival of Astronomy/National Science Week, University of Southern Queensland (USQ); Brisbane Planetarium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2018 Feb-“Examples, tools, and strategies for making a more inclusive science”, Advancing Science Discovery to Application”, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, Austin, TX 2017 Dec-“Native Skywatchers-Indigenous STEM Resource Development”, Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)-Engaging Diverse and Underserved Communities in Astronomy and STEM, St. Louis, Missouri-Invited Speaker: Panel, Presentation, and Workshop 2017 Nov-“Native Skywatchers-Indigenous STEM Resource Development”, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), Minnesota Science Teachers Association (MnSTA), St. Cloud, MN-Invited Speaker 2017 Nov-“Star Maps, Planispheres, and Celestial Calendars: Engaging Students, Educators, and Communities with Multicultural STEM/STEAM Visual Resources”, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), Science Educators Conference, St. Cloud, MN-Invited Speaker 2017 Sept-“Interdisciplinary, Intercultural, Community-Based Education Practices at the Intersection of Art-Science-Culture”, INSAP X; OXFORD XI; SEAC, Santiago de Compostela, Spain 2017 Jul-“Celestial Calendar-Paintings and Culture-Based Digital Storytelling: Cross-Cultural, Interdisciplinary, STEM/STEAM Resources for Authentic Astronomy Education Engagement”, International Symposium on Education in Astronomy and Astrobiology” (ISE2A-IAU), Utrecht, Netherlands 2017 Jun- “Star Maps, Planispheres, and Celestial Calendars: Engaging Students, Educators, and Communities with Multicultural STEM/STEAM Visual Resources”, American Astronomical Society (AAS), Austin, Texas, US 2016 Nov-Native Skywatchers: Overview of Indigenous Revitalization Efforts, Invited Speaker, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, Canada

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Celestial Calendar-Paintings and Culture-Based Digital Storytelling: Cross-Cultural, Interdisciplinary, STEM/STEAM Resources for Authentic Astronomy Education Engagement, EPJ Conference Proceedings in Physics and Astronomy, International Symposium on Education in Astronomy and Astrobiology” (ISE2A- IAU), Utrecht, Netherlands, 2019 The Cosmos as Viewed Through the Lens of a Native-American Astronomer-Artist, pg. 203-220, Imagining Other Worlds, edited by N. Campion and C. Impey, Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena (INSAP) IX, Gresham College, London, Sophia Centre Press 2018 Cover artwork, close up - Maang constellation, Journal of Astronomy in Culture, International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture (ISAAC), Vol. 1, 1. June 2016, http://escholarship.org/uc/jac, 2016 Ojibwe Giizhiig Anung Masinaaigan and D(L)akota Makoċe Wiċaŋḣpi Wowapi: Revitalization of Native American Star Knowledge, A Community Effort, Journal of Astronomy in Culture, International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture (ISAAC), Vol. 1, 1. June 2016 Native Skywatchers and the Makoce Wicanhpi Wowapi – D(L)akota Star Map - Building Community Around Native Star Knowledge, Astronomical Society of the Pacific-Communicating Science, Conference Series, San Jose, CA, http://www.astrosociety.org/publications/asp-conference-series-forthcoming-volumes/ Seeing the Skies through Native Eyes – Collaboration with Integrity in the Digital Planetarium and Other Educational Programs, L. Peticolas, D. Begay, N. Maryboy. A. Lee, N. Imara, B. Mendez, Astronomical 6 Society of the Pacific-Communicating Science, Conference Series, San Jose, CA, http://www.astrosociety.org/publications/asp-conference-series-forthcoming-volumes/, 2014

BOOKS PUBLISHED

Ojibwe Sky Star Map Constellation Guide: An Introduction to Ojibwe Star Knowledge, A. Lee, et. al., Avenue F Productions, Cloquet, MN, ISBN 978-615-98678-4, 2014

D(L)akota Sky Star Map Constellation Guide: An Introduction to D(L)akota Star Knowledge, A. Lee, et. al., Avenue F Productions, Cloquet, MN, ISBN 978-0-692-23254-5, 2014

The Forever Sky, text by R. Peacock, paintings by A. Lee, Minnesota Historical Society Press, April 2019

Native Skywatchers Curriculum Workbook, A. Lee, Native Skywatchers Press, ISBN 978-0-692-73808-5 release date 2020

North Country Aurora: The History, Science, Literature, and Lore of the Northern Lights, text by A. Lee, photos by T. Novitsky, Minnesota Historical Society Press, release date 2021

REFERENES

Wilfred Buck Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre | Elder and Science Educator | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 204-5941290 ext. 2035 | [email protected]

Carola Knockwood Executive Director of Mi’kmaw Service Branch | Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development | Sydney, Nova Scotia | 902-567-0336 | [email protected]

David Pantalony Ingenium - Canada Museum of Science & Technology | Curator, Physical Sciences and Medicine | 613-949-9165 | [email protected]

Jarita Holbrook University of the Western Cape | Physics & Astronomy Department | 724-252-7482 | [email protected]

Duane Hamacher University of Melbourne | ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics | [email protected] | +61 414 447 396

Daniella Scalice NASA - Education and Communications Lead, NASA Astrobiology Program | 831-247-6728 | [email protected]