Blue Marble Space Institute of Science
Juan A. Ruiz currently serves as an Orbits Curiosity Educator at Lowell Observatory, where responsibilities include enhancing STEAM education through innovative astronomy programs and conducting hands-on activities for schools on Navajo and Hopi reservations. Previously, Juan held roles as a Research Assistant on goniometer development under Dr. Will Grundy, a Public Program Educator at Lowell Observatory, and as a Visiting Scholar at the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, focusing on community engagement in origins of life research. Additional experience includes a Research Associate position in the Young Scientist Program, work as a Research Assistant II at Northern Arizona University's Planetary Instrumentation eXperimentation and Exploration Lab, and a Teaching Assistant role in microbiology. Education includes a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Northern Arizona University and participation in the NASA L'SPACE Academy for proposal writing and evaluation.
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Blue Marble Space Institute of Science
Blue Marble Space Institute of Science is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research institute with an interdisciplinary approach to studying the relationship between Earth system science, space exploration, and the future of humanity. Our members constitute a distributed network of scientists across the world that integrate research across disciplinary boundaries and facilitate scientific conversations with the public in traditional and innovative ways.