Posted Date: 09/17/2018
United Middle School (UMS), is piloting the district's first middle school STEM program. As such, Dr. Eva Noyola was invited to speak to 6th grade STEM students about laws that govern the motion of planets. Dr. Noyola made her presentation, and also answered student questions about black holes, moons, solar systems and the habitability of different planets. Dr. Noyola attended the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México in México City, and earned her Ph.D. at the University of Texas (UT), at Austin. She currently works as a research scientist in the universities' McDonald Observatory.
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Dr. Eva Noyola answers student questions during her STEM-related presentation at UMS.