About the author
Rickey Ainsworth is a planetarium educator who works to promote science literacy while building bridges between disciplines. Through new media and emerging technologies, and by cultivating community collaboration, he hopes to contribute to a more conscious, rational, and tolerant society.
Rickey manages operations at the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium. He serves on the boards of the Regional Math and Science Center, the Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association, and the Roger B. Chaffee Scholarship Fund, and as co-coordinator of the Astronomical League’s International Astronomy Day initiative. Rickey holds a B.S. in Film & Video Production from Grand Valley State University and an M.A. in Communication from Western Michigan University.
