research overview
- Dr. John M. Keller's research focuses around astronomy education. As Director of Fiske Planetarium, a 206-seat digital dome facility on the University of Colorado Boulder campus, Keller is actively involved in studying science learning in immersive environments. Keller also helps to lead occultation research efforts in collaboration with both the NASA Lucy Mission and RECON, the Research and Education Collaborative Occultation Network (an NSF and NASA funded citizen science astronomy research project involving roughly 40 secondary schools across the western United States to measure trans-Neptunian Objects and Trojan asteroids). Keller is also plays a leading role in studying longitudinal impacts of providing mentored summer research experiences to aspiring K-12 teachers on their classroom practices and retention in teaching. Keller also serves as PI on several projects involving the production and distribution of free full dome films for planetariums across the globe.
