James Schottelkotte

6323 Blueberry Hill Court

Cincinnati, OH 45248
jschottelkotte@gmail.com
Cell Phone: (513) 675-7505
Objective: To establish a strong foundation in the field of astronomy with a Bachelors degree that will be followed
by a Masters in informal science education. My primary interests lie in educating the public about
science, particularly astronomy.
EDUCATION
Penn State University, University Park, PA.
Major: Planetary Science and Astronomy

8/2011 Present
Expected Graduation: May 2015
GPA: 3.31
Minors: Astrobiology, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Scholastic Honors:
Deans List: Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
PSU Astronomy Club

President: 2013-2015

Vice President: 2012-2013

Member: 2011-2012

Planning meetings & schedules; Leading telescope observing sessions; Applying for University funding
Science Outreach:
Planetarium presenter;
Developing and executing science programs for elementary students from short demos to hour-long sessions;
Communicating astronomy to all ages.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Alien Astronomysteries Summer Camp

Instructor and Lab Coordinator: 2013-14

Teaching middle school students astronomy; Managing inventory and schedule; Activity set up
Penn State Geoscience Dept.

Undergraduate Research Assistant: 5/2013 8/2014

Computer modeling in FORTRAN and MATLAB

Published Paper: 3rd author. Habitable Zones around Main-Sequence Stars: Dependence on Planetary Mass
In prep: Oxygen False Positives in Planetary Atmospheres
The Community Press

Newspaper Carrier: 8/2001 6/2011

VOLUNTEER WORK
Hoxworth Blood Center

Canteen Volunteer

11/2009 7/2011

Westside Scouters

Concessions

6/20098/2012

Volunteer Hours: 97
Volunteer Events: over 150

TECHNOLOGIES:
Proficient:
Intermediate:
Beginner:

Starball and inflatable Starlab planetariums;

Windows 7/XP
Telescope Operation (Experience on 3-12 motorized Alt-Az telescopes and 14 dobsonians);
MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
Starry Night Enthusiast 7;
Macintosh and Linux OS;
CAD (Computer-Aided Design);
MATLAB, FORTRAN, and C++ coding languages;