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Carolyn Sumners, Ed.D. 


Carolyn Sumners, Ed.D.

Title:  Curator of Astronomy

Dr. Carolyn Sumners is Director of Astronomy at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and Adjunct Professor in Physics and Astronomy at Rice University.  At the Museum, she has taught adults, astronauts, and over a million students. She has written trade books, a textbook series, and over 50 planetarium shows. Her inventions include the Challenger Learning Center, which has been replicated over 50 times, and the portable digital theater. She has also conducted research in archaeoastronomy using the planetarium to replicate the night sky at critical moments in history.   

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Read Dr. Sumner’s thoughts on the latest in astronomy and the Museum’s upcoming planetarium shows on the Museum’s blog, BEYONDbones.