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Meet the Staff
Assistant Director
Austin Edmister
Austin Edmister serves as assistant director for astronomy at the Detroit Observatory. Austin holds a BS in physics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and an MS in astrophysics from Michigan State University. He has over a decade of experience using telescopes and planetariums to teach about the wonders of the night sky.
Events and Operations Assistant
Megi Mustafaj
Megi Mustafaj serves as the events and operations assistant at the Detroit Observatory. Megi holds a BS in English from Eastern Michigan University. Prior to her position at the Observatory, she served as festival coordinator for the Ann Arbor Film Festival where she managed all operations and events for a small arts non-profit.
Meet our student
docents and staff
Lailyn Borum
Docent
College of LSA, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Eva Chavez
Docent
College of LSA, Anthropology and Museum Studies
Riley Fish
Docent
College of LSA, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Interdisciplinary Physics
Katya Gozman
Docent
Rackham Graduate School, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Sophia Grant
Docent
University of Michigan Law School, Juris Doctor Candidate
Jane Heckendorn
Docent
College of LSA, History
Sanil Mittal
Docent
College of LSA, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Xi Yuan Zheng
Docent
College of LSA, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Ahmad Kadri
Docent
College of LSA, English & Astronomy and Astrophysics
Sam Hopper
Docent
College of LSA, Biochemistry and Interdisciplinary Astronomy
Jennifer Dupuis
Docent
College of LSA, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Fiona Jones
Docent
School of Information, Master of Science in Information
Jonathan Meadows
Docent
College of LSA, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Interdisciplinary Physics
Sara DeSmet
Docent
College of LSA, History and Museum Studies
Maddie Racer
Docent
College of LSA, History
Elinor Langdon
Docent
College of LSA, History
Jerianne Clarke
Docent
College of LSA, Political Science and Afro-American & African Studies
Story Triplett
Docent
College of LSA, History
Mia Lambert
Docent
Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, Art and Design Major
Ava McKenzie
Docent
College of LSA, Biology Health and Society, pre-med