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Retired WWU professor George 'Pinky' Nelson honored for promoting science education

Dr. George "Pinky" Nelson, retired astrophysicist and former Western Washington University professor, was recently honored for his passion for advancing science education.

Nelson received the 2012-2013 Science Champions: Science Education Advocate Awards, according to a press…

2013-04-08
Retired astrophysicist Pinky Nelson honored as Science Champion 2013-03-22
Geary takes over as SMATE director at WWU

Edward Geary has been hired as the new director of Western Washington University’s Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Program, also known as SMATE.
Geary succeeds retired former-director George “Pinky” Nelson.

2013-02-11
Edward Geary hired as new director of SMATE at Western 2013-02-04
Former NASA astronaut Nelson to teach kids about gravity Nov. 14 2012-11-08
Western's new 'Science and Arts' program offers look at the inner workings of light 2012-10-23
Western’s new Science & Arts Early Release program offers hair-raising investigation of physics 2012-10-18
Local voices pay tribute to Armstrong's legacy

To George "Pinky" Nelson, his fellow former astronaut Neil Armstrong has a clear place in history.

The veteran of three space shuttle missions, who now teaches physics and astronomy at Western Washington University in Bellingham, called Armstrong's…

2012-08-28
Former astronaut turned WWU professor elected to state science academy

George “Pinky” Nelson, a professor of physics and astronomy at Western Washington University, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

The academy provides expert scientific and engineering analysis to inform public policymaking and works to increase the role of…

2012-08-13
Western professor elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences

George "Pinky" Nelson, a former NASA astronaut and current professor of physics and astronomy at Western Washington University, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

2012-08-13
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